Vito Joseph Titone[3] (July 5, 1929 – July 6, 2005) was an American judge who served as an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1985 to 1998.[1][4]
Vito J. Titone | |
|---|---|
| Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals | |
| In office May 28, 1985[1] – September 1, 1998[2] | |
| Appointed by | Mario Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Lawrence H. Cooke |
| Succeeded by | Albert Rosenblatt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 5, 1929 Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
| Died | July 6, 2005 (aged 76) Staten Island, New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
Titone was known as a liberal lion of the state's highest court.[5] One of his most notable decisions was the majority opinion in Braschi v. Stahl, which recognized for the first time that a gay couple could be considered a family under the law.[6]
Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Queens, Titone received his law degree from St. John's University School of Law, where he was a classmate and close friend with future Governor Mario Cuomo, who later appointed Titone to the Court of Appeals.[7][8] He died on July 6, 2005, in Staten Island, New York City, New York at age 76.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Pérez-Peña, Richard (February 21, 1998). "A Liberal On Top Court Is Resigning". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ Staff (November 13, 1998). "Panel Nominates Seven For High Court Vacancy". Associated Press. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Who's Who in American Law, 2002-2003. Marquis Who's Who. 2002. p. 653.
- ^ Staff (July 16, 1986). "Titone Cleared of Accusations Involving Bribes". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ a b Saxon, Wolfgang (July 8, 2005). "Vito Titone of Top New York Court Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "Braschi v. Stahl Associates, 74 N.Y.2d 201 (N.Y. 1989)".
- ^ Rosenblatt, Albert M., ed. (2007). "Vito Joseph Titone". The Judges of the New York Court of Appeals: A Biographical History. Fordham University Press. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Historical Society of the New York Courts.
- ^ Cuomo, Mario; Titone, Vito (April 23, 1985). Governor's News Conference: Court of Appeals. New York State Archives. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via YouTube.