Philip M. Kleinfeld

Philip M. Kleinfeld (June 19, 1894 in New York City – January 11, 1971 in Manhattan, New York City) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of Max Kleinfeld (c.1872–1939). He graduated from New York Law School in 1916, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in New York City. He married Rose Meyers.

Kleinfeld was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 16th D.) in 1922.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (4th D.) from 1923 to 1941, sitting in the 146th, 147th, 148th, 149th, 150th, 151st, 152nd, 153rd, 154th, 155th, 156th, 157th, 158th, 159th, 160th, 161st, 162nd and 163rd New York State Legislatures. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1938.

On January 13, 1941, he was appointed by Governor Herbert H. Lehman to the New York Supreme Court (2nd D.) to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Albert Conway to the New York Court of Appeals. In November 1941, he was elected to a fourteen-year term, and was re-elected in 1955. In 1956, he was designated to the Appellate Division (2nd Dep.), and retired from the bench at the end of 1970.

He died on January 11, 1971, in New York Hospital in Manhattan, of heart disease.

Sources

• MAX KLEINFELD; Retired Restaurateur, Father of State Senator, Was 67 in NYT on October 6, 1939 (subscription required0
• KLEINFELD NAMED AS STATE JUSTICE in NYT on January 14, 1941 (subscription required)
• Justice Philip M. Kleinteld Dies in NYT on January 12, 1971 (subscription required)
• Bio at New York Court History