Simon H. Rifkind
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Simon H. Rifkind

American judge (1901–1995)

Simon Hirsch Rifkind (June 5, 1901 – November 14, 1995) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and trial lawyer.2

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Born Jun 5, 1901, died Nov 14, 1995.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedCity College of New York3
  • Date not recordedColumbia Law School3
  • Date not recordedDeWitt Clinton High School3

Born on June 5, 1901, in Meretz, Russian Empire (now Merkinė, Lithuania), Rifkind emigrated with his family to New York City, New York in 1910. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1922 from the City College of New York, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and a Bachelor of Laws in 1925 from Columbia Law School. He entered private practice in New York City from 1926 to 1930. He was an administrative assistant to United States Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York from 1927 to 1933. He returned to private practice in New York City from 1933 to 1941.

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Career

Occupation: judge, lawyer.5

Personal life

  • BornJun 5, 1901, Merkinė6
  • DiedNov 14, 1995, Manhattan7
  • CitizenshipUnited States8