Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Beatrice Shainswit, 2001
Creator: | Shainswit, Beatrice | Project: | Columbia University Law School alumnae oral history collection. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteNew York State Supreme Court Justice
Scope and ContentsChildhood in Williamsburg, New York during Depression; B.A., Economics, Brooklyn college, magna cum laude; L.L.M. Columbia University Law School, 1947; importance of CU Law School professors' recommendations for entrance to legal profession; member, Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services [JAMS]; Assistant Attorney General in 1950: appellate law, defense of rent control; administrator, New York City [NYC] Housing and Development Association; General Counsel, New York State; NYC Rent and Rehabilitation Administration, 1950-1965; first Assistant and General Counsel to NYC Council President Frank O'Connor, 1966-1970; thoughts on 1960s reform of New York politics; civil court judge in upper East Side Manhattan, 1971-1973; New York State Supreme Court Justice, 1973-1991; description of famous commercial court cases; sentencing issues; retirement, continued involvement in law through JAMS, Columbia University Law School Alumni Association
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 2001
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