Irwin Goldbloom, 94, former Justice Department Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Latham & Watkins senior partner, died on March 31, 2026.

A native of Syracuse, NY, Irwin attended Syracuse University, earning a BA (1955) and an LLB (1958) from the College of Law. His studies were interrupted by his Army service in Korea where he managed a MASH unit. After law school, Irwin moved to Washington, D.C., where he built his career in public service and private practice as a civil litigator, handling complex civil and politically sensitive cases, including those tied to Watergate and the Kennedy assassination.

In retirement, he was a strong advocate for seniors; he was appointed to the Montgomery County Commission on Aging as Chair and served on the Jewish Council for the Aging. He was an avid tennis player and enjoyed vacationing on the Outer Banks, NC. He shared a lifelong love of Broadway musicals and theater with his children and grandchildren and took up classical piano lessons later in life.

Survived by his wife, Margaret, five children, Donna (Ed – deceased), Abby (David), Claire (Jon), Moira and Gwen, and eight grandchildren, Daniel, Adam, Leora (Noah), Ari, Eddie, Leo, Milo, and Sasha. Funeral services will be held at Washington Hebrew Congregation on April 3, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. Services entrusted to Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care.

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