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Jack Weinstein
Jack Bertrand Weinstein was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He joined the court in 1967 after a nomination by President Lyndon Johnson (D). Weinstein served as chief judge of the court from 1980 to 1988. Weinstein assumed senior status on March 1, 1993. His service ended on June 15, 2021, upon his death.[1]
Biography
Early life and education
Born in Wichita, Kansas, Weinstein graduated from Brooklyn College with a bachelor's degree in 1943, and obtained his Masters of Law, LL.B from Columbia University in 1948.[1]
Military service
From 1943 to 1946, Weinstein served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy.[1]
Professional career
Weinstein was a Lecturer at Columbia University from 1948 to 1949, before serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Stanley Fuld in the New York Court of Appeals until 1950. Weinstein was a private practice attorney in New York City from 1950 to 1952, and returned to serve as a member of the faculty at Columbia University School of Law from 1952 to 1967. Weinstein also served as a county attorney for Nassau County, New York from 1955 to 1957. Since 1987, Weinstein has been an adjunct professor at the Brooklyn Law School.[1]
Awards and associations
- 1993: Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award, American Judicature Society[2]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern district of New York
Weinstein was nominated to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York by President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 16, 1967, to a seat vacated by Leo Rayfiel. Weinstein was confirmed by the Senate on April 14, 1967, and received commission on April 15, 1967. Weinstein was chief judge of the court from 1980 to 1988. Weinstein assumed senior status on March 1, 1993.[1] He was succeeded to this post by John Gleeson.
See also
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Judge Weinstein Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Opinions of the court
Footnotes
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| Preceded by: Leo Rayfiel |
Eastern District of New York 1967–1993 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: John Gleeson
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
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