Who appointed Murray Irwin Gurfein?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed Murray Irwin Gurfein to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1974.

Was Murray Irwin Gurfein appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Murray Irwin Gurfein was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Murray Irwin Gurfein's confirmation vote?

Murray Irwin Gurfein was confirmed by voice vote on August 22, 1974. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Second Circuit / Appointed 1974 / Served to 1979

Murray Irwin Gurfein

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1974 and confirmed by voice vote, Murray Irwin Gurfein was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1930. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1907–1979
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1974
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Columbia College 1926 · Harvard Law School 1930
Succeeded: Paul Raymond Hays
Succeeded by: Lawrence Warren Pierce

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1971	Southern District of New York succeeded Thomas Francis Murphy	Nixon (R)	Voice vote
1974	Second Circuit succeeded Paul Raymond Hays	Nixon (R)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Columbia College	A.B.	1926
Harvard Law School	LL.B.	1930

Judicial Record

In our data, Gurfein authored 106 published opinions for the court (1971–1975). Most cited: Mortellito v. Nina of California, Inc. (62 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1972	Mortellito v. Nina of California, Inc.	335 F. Supp. 1288	62
1971	Lawn v. Franklin	328 F. Supp. 791	38
1974	Viacom International Inc. v. Tandem Productions, Inc.	368 F. Supp. 1264	29
1973	In Re Freudmann	362 F. Supp. 429	29
1971	American Cyanamid Co. v. Elizabeth Arden Sales Corp.	331 F. Supp. 597	29
1971	Bowman v. Hartig	334 F. Supp. 1323	28
1971	Gaf Corporation v. Circle Floor Co.	329 F. Supp. 823	27
1973	Rosette v. Rainbo Record Manufacturing Corporation	354 F. Supp. 1183	26
1972	Doe v. Lavine	347 F. Supp. 357	26
1972	Plum Tree, Inc. v. NK Winston Corporation	351 F. Supp. 80	25
1972	Geo. Washington Mint, Inc. v. Washington Mint, Inc.	349 F. Supp. 255	25
1973	Texas Consumer Finance Corp. v. First National City Bank	365 F. Supp. 427	24
1971	Weinberger v. New York Stock Exchange	335 F. Supp. 139	24
1972	United States v. Local 638, Enterprise Ass'n of Steam	347 F. Supp. 164	23
1973	Shapiro v. Ferrandina	355 F. Supp. 563	22

Showing the 15 most-cited of 106 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Murray Irwin Gurfein?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed Murray Irwin Gurfein to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1974.
Was Murray Irwin Gurfein appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Murray Irwin Gurfein was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Murray Irwin Gurfein's confirmation vote?: Murray Irwin Gurfein was confirmed by voice vote on August 22, 1974. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Murray Irwin Gurfein on?: Murray Irwin Gurfein was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Sources

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5 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).