Oral history interview with David Trager and Paul Siegfried, 1994.

Biographical Note

Judge. Lawyer.

Scope and Contents

Siegfried's experiences as member of successive Mayor's Committees on the Judiciary in New York City beginning in 1975; Trager's experiences as chairperson of [Edward I.] Koch Mayor's Committee on the Judiciary, 1985-1993; Process of judicial nomination and appointment in New York City; administrative amendments issued by Koch; Judicial reappointment; Appointment of minorities to judgeship; judicial tenure; commentary on age discrimination; commentary on judicial credibility and merit; judicial physical and psychological examinations in New York City.

Subjects

• Interviews.
• Judges--Interviews.
• Koch, Ed, 1924-2013.
• Lawyers--Interviews.
• New York (N.Y.). Mayor.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Siegfried, Paul, interviewee.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ive
• Siegfried, Paul--Interviews.
• Soffer, Jonathan, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Trager, David G., 1937-2011--Interviews.

Access Conditions

Copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1996.