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Bernard Newman (judge)

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Bernard Newman
Senior Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
In office
December 31, 1983 – April 22, 1999
Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
In office
November 1, 1980 – December 31, 1983
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 94 Stat. 1727
Succeeded byDominick L. DiCarlo
Judge of the United States Customs Court
In office
June 24, 1968 – November 1, 1980
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byMary H. Donlon
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Chairman of the Manhattan Republican Party
In office
1958–1962
Personal details
Born
Bernard Newman

(1907-10-28)October 28, 1907
New York City, New York
DiedApril 22, 1999(1999-04-22) (aged 91)
New York City, New York
EducationNew York University (BS)
New York University School of Law (LLB)

Bernard Newman (October 28, 1907 – April 22, 1999) was a judge of the United States Court of International Trade.

Early life and education

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Newman was born October 28, 1907, in New York City, New York, at the same address as Louis Lefkowitz, the later New York State Attorney General, who would become his friend.[1] He received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1928 from New York University Washington Square College. He received his Bachelor of Laws in 1929 from New York University School of Law.[2] He married fellow student Kathryn Bereano.[1]

Career

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After entering the bar in 1930, he started the law partnership Newman & Newman where he worked until 1936. He was a corporation counsel for New York City from 1936 to 1942. He was a law secretary to Justice Samuel H. Hofstadter at the New York Court of Appeals from 1942 to 1948, a time when he befriended Carmine DeSapio, the later Secretary of State of New York.[1] He served as an official referee of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court from 1948 to 1962. In 1958 he became the New York County Republican chairman. After the party structure in Manhattan was rearranged in 1961, he became a judge at the family court in 1962, and he was appointed later to the State Supreme Court.[1] He again served in private practice in New York City from 1963 to 1965. He served as a hearing office to both the New York State Labor Relations Board and New York State Mediation Board from 1963 to 1965. He served as a Judge for the Family Court of the State of New York from 1966 to 1968.[2]

Federal judicial service

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Newman was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 29, 1968, to a seat on the United States Customs Court vacated by Judge Mary H. Donlon. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 1968, and received his commission on June 24, 1968. He was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of International Trade on November 1, 1980, to a new seat authorized by 94 Stat. 1727. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1983.[2] His service terminated on April 22, 1999, due to his death in New York City.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e The New York Times obituary of judge Bernard Newman, 25 April 1999
  2. ^ a b c Bernard Newman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States Customs Court
1968–1980
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Preceded by
Seat established by 94 Stat. 1727
Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
1980–1983
Succeeded by