Jack Weinstein
| Jack Weinstein | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Station: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Lyndon Johnson |
| Active: | 04/15/1967 - 02/28/1993 |
| Chief: | 1980 - 1988 |
| Senior: | 03/01/1993 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Leo Rayfiel |
| Succeeded by: | John Gleeson |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1921 |
| Home State: | Wichita, KS |
| Bachelors: | Brooklyn College, B.A., 1943 |
| Law School: | Columbia Law, LL.B., 1948 |
| Military service: | U.S. Navy 1943 - 1946 |
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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 Hon. Stanley Fuld in the New York State 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 career
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 1980-1988. Weinstein assumed senior status on March 1, 1993.[1] He was succeeded to this post by John Gleeson.
Notable cases
Teacher vulgarities
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
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| On May 20, 2010, Judge Weinstien ruled that a New York City teacher should not been suspended for using vulgar, sexual language in a sex education class. The nearly three year old lawsuit came when the teacher was suspended for asking students to write down words used in sex which involved vulgar language. The judge found that New York City public schools had no authority over what teachers can say or not say in the classroom.[3] |
Wrongful arrest
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
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| Judge Weinstien was the presiding judge in a lawsuit that involved the wrongful arrest of two brothers when the New York Police Department was engaged in a narcotics bust. On November 30, 2009, the judge upheld a $10 million dollar jury verdict in favor of the two brothers as the New York Police appealed the jury verdict. When the decision was released, the judge harshly criticized the New York Police for having police officers falsify arrests.[4] |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Jack Weinstein Federal Judicial Center Bio
- ↑ American Judicature Society, Devitt Award
- ↑ New York Daily News "Federal judge sides with city teacher Faith Kramer, who used vulgar terms during lesson on AIDS", May 21, 2010
- ↑ "New York Daily News" Judge Jack Weinstein rips NYPD on false arrests as brothers sue for $10M over wrongful narcs bust, November 30, 2009
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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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 | ||
