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'''Moses M. Weinstein''' ([[July 8]], [[1912]] [[New York City]] - [[November 30]], [[2007]] [[Pembroke Pines, Florida|Pembroke Pines]], [[Broward County, Florida]]) was an American lawyer and politician.
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| office = Member of the New York State Assembly
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|07|08}}
| birth_place = [[New York City, New York]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|11|30|1912|07|08}}
| death_place = [[Pembroke Pines, Florida]]
| children = [[Peter Weinstein]], Jeremy Weinstein, Jonathan Weinstein
| spouse = Muriel Marshall
| term = 1959-1969
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'''Moses M. Weinstein''' (July 8, 1912 – November 30, 2007) was an American lawyer and politician.


==Name==
==Name==
He was born '''Morris Weinstein''' without middle initial. A playbill for a production at [[Brooklyn College]] added erroneously the middle initial, and a mistaken inscription of his degree at [[Brooklyn Law School]] changed Morris to Moses which name he adopted henceforth.
He was born '''Morris Weinstein''' without a middle initial. A playbill for a production at [[Brooklyn College]] added erroneously the middle initial, and a mistaken inscription of his degree at [[Brooklyn Law School]] changed Morris to Moses which name he adopted henceforth.


==Life==
==Life==
He was the son of a tailor, and grew up on the [[Lower East Side, Manhattan]]. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School at 15, but it took him seven years and a dozen jobs to work his way through college and law school.
He was born on July 8, 1912, in [[New York City]], the son of a tailor, and grew up on the [[Lower East Side, Manhattan]]. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School at 15, but it took him seven years and a dozen jobs to work his way through college and law school.


In 1941, he married Muriel Marshall (d. 2006). They had three sons who all graduated from Brooklyn Law School too: Jeremy Weinstein, a New York Supreme Court justice, Jonathan Weinstein, and Peter Weinstein, a Circuit Court judge in Broward County, Fla.
In 1941, he married Muriel Marshall (d. 2006). They had three sons who all graduated from Brooklyn Law School too: [[Jeremy Weinstein]], a New York Supreme Court justice and State Senator; Jonathan Weinstein; and Peter Weinstein, a Circuit Court judge in Broward County, Fla.


In [[World War II]], he was an infantry corporal and fought in the [[Battle of the Bulge]].
In [[World War II]], he was an infantry corporal and fought in the [[Battle of the Bulge]].


He was a member from [[Queens County]] of the [[New York State Assembly]] from 1959 to 1969, was Majority Leader from 1965 to 1968, and as such became Acting [[Speaker of the New York State Assembly|Speaker]] for the remainder of the term upon the resignation of Speaker [[Anthony J. Travia]] after the close of the legislative session of that year.
He was a member of the [[New York State Assembly]] from 1959 to 1969, sitting in the [[172nd New York State Legislature|172nd]], [[173rd New York State Legislature|173rd]], [[174th New York State Legislature|174th]], [[175th New York State Legislature|175th]], [[176th New York State Legislature|176th]], [[177th New York State Legislature|177th]] and [[178th New York State Legislature]]s. He was Majority Leader from 1965 to 1968, and as such became Acting [[Speaker of the New York State Assembly|Speaker]] for the remainder of the year upon the resignation of Speaker [[Anthony J. Travia]] after the close of the legislative session in 1968.


He was Chairman of the Queens [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] from 1962 to 1969, and was Majority Leader of the [[New York State Constitutional Convention]] of 1967.
He was Chairman of the Queens [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] from 1962 to 1969, and was Majority Leader of the [[New York State Constitutional Convention]] of 1967.


In August 1968, Weinstein, who as Acting Speaker was fourth in line for the governorship, became Acting Governor for 10 days when [[Governor of New York|Governor]] [[Nelson A. Rockefeller]], [[Lieutenant Governor of New York|Lt. Gov.]] [[Malcolm Wilson (New York)|Malcolm Wilson]] and [[Majority Leader of the New York State Senate|Senate Majority Leader]] [[Earl W. Brydges]] went to the [[Republican National Convention]] in [[Miami Beach, Florida]].
In August 1968, Weinstein, who as Acting Speaker was fourth in line for the governorship, became Acting [[Governor of New York]] for 10 days when Governor [[Nelson Rockefeller]], Lieutenant Governor [[Malcolm Wilson (New York)|Malcolm Wilson]] and Temporary President of the Senate [[Earl W. Brydges]] went to the [[1968 Republican National Convention]] in [[Miami Beach, Florida]].


Weinstein was an ally of [[Mayor of New York]] [[Robert F. Wagner]] in the early 1960s and had a good relationship with Governor Rockefeller. Weinstein sponsored measures that created the [[Urban Development Corporation]] and the Crime Victims Compensation Board, reformed [[divorce]] and welfare laws, established a consumer bill of rights, increased aid for air-pollution controls and Regents scholarships, and promoted hospital expansion. He supported rent controls, veterans rights, aid to small businesses and antidiscrimination laws.
Weinstein was an ally of [[Mayor of New York]] [[Robert F. Wagner]] in the early 1960s and had a good relationship with Governor Rockefeller. Weinstein sponsored measures that created the [[Urban Development Corporation]] and the Crime Victims Compensation Board, reformed [[divorce]] and welfare laws, established a consumer bill of rights, increased aid for air-pollution controls and Regents scholarships, and promoted hospital expansion. He supported rent controls, veterans rights, aid to small businesses and antidiscrimination laws.


In 1969, he was elected to a 14-year term as a [[New York State Supreme Court]] justice in Queens. In a 1973 case, acknowledging he might be violating the law, he vacated the three-year term of a woman convicted of selling drugs, noting that she had terminal [[cancer]] and less than a year to live.
In November 1969, he was elected to the [[New York Supreme Court]]. In a 1973 case, acknowledging he might be violating the law, he vacated the three-year term of a woman convicted of selling drugs, noting that she had terminal [[cancer]] and less than a year to live.


In 1980, he was appointed to the [[New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division]], Second Department, with jurisdiction over [[Queens]], [[Brooklyn]], [[Staten Island]] and seven suburban counties. He participated in rulings that threw out unjust convictions, invalidated school financing based on property taxes and decided many other controversies. He left the bench in 1989 after reaching the mandatory retirement age.
In 1980, he was appointed to the [[New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division]], Second Department, with jurisdiction over [[Queens]], [[Brooklyn]], [[Staten Island]] and seven suburban counties. He participated in rulings that threw out unjust convictions, invalidated school financing based on property taxes and decided many other controversies. He left the bench at the end of 1988 after reaching the constitutional age limit.


He died at the Memorial Hospital in Pembroke Pines, Fla.
He died on November 30, 2007, in Memorial Hospital in [[Pembroke Pines, Florida|Pembroke Pines]], [[Broward County, Florida]].


==Sources==
==Sources==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/nyregion/03weinstein.html] Obit in NYT on December 3, 2007, with photo
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/nyregion/03weinstein.html] Obit in NYT on December 3, 2007, with photo
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*[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E6DF143AF937A35751C1A9619C8B63] Mourning notice by Brooklyn Law School, in NYT on December 4, 2007
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weinmann-weisman.html] Political Graveyard
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*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E6DF143AF937A35751C1A9619C8B63] Mourning notice by Brooklyn Law School, in NYT on December 4, 2007


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Latest revision as of 23:11, 19 January 2024

Moses M. Weinstein
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
1959-1969
Majority Leader
In office
1965-1968
Personal details
Born(1912-07-08)July 8, 1912
New York City, New York
DiedNovember 30, 2007(2007-11-30) (aged 95)
Pembroke Pines, Florida
SpouseMuriel Marshall
ChildrenPeter Weinstein, Jeremy Weinstein, Jonathan Weinstein

Moses M. Weinstein (July 8, 1912 – November 30, 2007) was an American lawyer and politician.

Name[edit]

He was born Morris Weinstein without a middle initial. A playbill for a production at Brooklyn College added erroneously the middle initial, and a mistaken inscription of his degree at Brooklyn Law School changed Morris to Moses which name he adopted henceforth.

Life[edit]

He was born on July 8, 1912, in New York City, the son of a tailor, and grew up on the Lower East Side, Manhattan. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School at 15, but it took him seven years and a dozen jobs to work his way through college and law school.

In 1941, he married Muriel Marshall (d. 2006). They had three sons who all graduated from Brooklyn Law School too: Jeremy Weinstein, a New York Supreme Court justice and State Senator; Jonathan Weinstein; and Peter Weinstein, a Circuit Court judge in Broward County, Fla.

In World War II, he was an infantry corporal and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1959 to 1969, sitting in the 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th, 177th and 178th New York State Legislatures. He was Majority Leader from 1965 to 1968, and as such became Acting Speaker for the remainder of the year upon the resignation of Speaker Anthony J. Travia after the close of the legislative session in 1968.

He was Chairman of the Queens Democratic Party from 1962 to 1969, and was Majority Leader of the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1967.

In August 1968, Weinstein, who as Acting Speaker was fourth in line for the governorship, became Acting Governor of New York for 10 days when Governor Nelson Rockefeller, Lieutenant Governor Malcolm Wilson and Temporary President of the Senate Earl W. Brydges went to the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida.

Weinstein was an ally of Mayor of New York Robert F. Wagner in the early 1960s and had a good relationship with Governor Rockefeller. Weinstein sponsored measures that created the Urban Development Corporation and the Crime Victims Compensation Board, reformed divorce and welfare laws, established a consumer bill of rights, increased aid for air-pollution controls and Regents scholarships, and promoted hospital expansion. He supported rent controls, veterans rights, aid to small businesses and antidiscrimination laws.

In November 1969, he was elected to the New York Supreme Court. In a 1973 case, acknowledging he might be violating the law, he vacated the three-year term of a woman convicted of selling drugs, noting that she had terminal cancer and less than a year to live.

In 1980, he was appointed to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, with jurisdiction over Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and seven suburban counties. He participated in rulings that threw out unjust convictions, invalidated school financing based on property taxes and decided many other controversies. He left the bench at the end of 1988 after reaching the constitutional age limit.

He died on November 30, 2007, in Memorial Hospital in Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Florida.

Sources[edit]

  • [1] Obit in NYT on December 3, 2007, with photo
  • [2] Mourning notice by Brooklyn Law School, in NYT on December 4, 2007
New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York State Assembly
Queens County, 7th District
1959–1965 		Succeeded by
district abolished
Preceded by
new district
 New York State Assembly
24th District
1966 		Succeeded by
Preceded by New York State Assembly
25th District
1967–1969 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly
1965–1968 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the New York State Assembly
Acting
1968 		Succeeded by
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