Career
He was known as "the Kuntras HaSfeikos" based on his work, Kuntras HaSfeikos, קונטרס הספיקות. In 1743 Yehuda was born to his father Yosef in the Galician town of Kalush (presently located in Ukraine). Contrary to some historical reports, Yehuda was not a fourth-generation descendant from Rabbi Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, but fifth generation.
The family tree is shown in Yom Tov"s biography (linked above).
He was the first Rabbi of Sighet, Romania. R. Yehuda wrote: Kuntras HaSfeikos which documents cases in the g"marah regarding monetary disputes.