Jack B. Weinstein (born 1921, Kansas) is a United States federal judge in the Eastern District of New York. Judge Weinstein was appointed in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson. From 1980 to 1988, he served as chief judge of the district. In 1993, he took senior status; however, unlike some senior judges, he has maintained a full docket (and more) as a senior judge. He is the author of a leading treatise on evidence and numerous articles and books, ...
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Jack B. Weinstein (born 1921, Kansas) is a United States federal judge in the Eastern District of New York. Judge Weinstein was appointed in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson. From 1980 to 1988, he served as chief judge of the district. In 1993, he took senior status; however, unlike some senior judges, he has maintained a full docket (and more) as a senior judge. He is the author of a leading treatise on evidence and numerous articles and books, and is widely regarded as one of the most respected and influential living judges in America.
Judge Weinstein was born in Kansas in 1921, and raised partly in Brooklyn. He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1943. He served as an officer in the United States Navy during the Second World War. He was a professor at Columbia Law School from 1952 to 1998, continuing to hold his job as a federal judge.
He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1948. After law school, he worked for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, was a member of the litigation team for...
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