Misplaced Pages

Jay Rabinowitz (jurist): Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 20:06, 26 December 2017 edit79.179.64.45 (talk)No edit summary← Previous edit Latest revision as of 16:01, 3 October 2024 edit undoInternetArchiveBot (talk | contribs)Bots, Pending changes reviewers5,381,593 edits Rescuing 2 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5 
(42 intermediate revisions by 22 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|American judge}}
{{Lead too short|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox Judge {{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jay Andrew Rabinowitz | name = Jay Andrew Rabinowitz
| image = Jay Rabinowitz.jpg | image = Jay Rabinowitz.jpg
Line 26: Line 26:
}} }}


'''Jay Andrew Rabinowitz'''<ref name="graveyard"></ref> (February 25, 1927 – June 16, 2001<ref name="ap74">{{cite web|url=http://www.alaskapacific.edu/pr/archives_body.php?id=74 |title=Alaska Flag Lowered for Supreme Court Justice Jay Rabinowitz - Alaska Pacific University, 19 June 2001 |accessdate=2005-09-14 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040929102026/http://www.alaskapacific.edu/pr/archives_body.php?id=74 |archivedate=29 September 2004 |df= }}</ref>) was an ] ], ], and Chief Justice of the ] four non-consecutive terms (1972–1975, 1978–1981, 1984–1987, 1990–1992) remaining active as a justice from February 1965 to February 1997. '''Jay Andrew Rabinowitz'''<ref name="graveyard"></ref> (February 25, 1927 – June 16, 2001<ref name="ap74">{{cite web|url=http://www.alaskapacific.edu/pr/archives_body.php?id=74 |title=Alaska Flag Lowered for Supreme Court Justice Jay Rabinowitz - Alaska Pacific University, 19 June 2001 |accessdate=2005-09-14 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040929102026/http://www.alaskapacific.edu/pr/archives_body.php?id=74 |archivedate=29 September 2004 }}</ref>) was an American ], ], and ] of the ] for four non-consecutive terms, remaining active as a justice from February 1965 until his ] in February 1997.

During his time on the Alaska Supreme Court, Rabinowitz wrote more than 1,200 ], 200 of them ]. Rabinowitz wrote landmark opinions in cases involving ], ], ], ], ],<ref name=":0" /> and ].{{r|LATimes}}

Before attending ], Rabinowitz served in the ] near the end of ]. In 1952, he received his law degree from ].


==Early life and career== ==Early life and career==
{{More citations needed section|date=December 2022}}
Rabinowitz was born in ], ] to a ]ish-American family. His paternal grandfather had emigrated from ], ] to ] at age fourteen, leaving his own family behind. Jay Rabinowitz grew up in ], ] where his father, Milton, a 1922 graduate of the ], worked as a bookkeeper for a wholesale ] distributor during the <nowiki>]</nowiki>. Rabinowitz was born in ], ], to a ]ish-American family. His paternal grandfather had emigrated from ], ] to ], at age fourteen, leaving his own family behind. Jay Rabinowitz grew up in ], ] where his father, Milton, a 1922 graduate of the ], worked as a bookkeeper for a wholesale ] distributor during the ].


Jay served in the ] near the end of ]. During his service overseas Rabinowitz happened to meet his great-uncle Chaim, whom he'd never before met, in a displaced persons camp in Germany. Chaim was the family's only relative in Europe who had survived the ]. Following some careful forgery of paperwork, Chaim was able to join his relatives in Brooklyn after the war ended. Near the end of World War II, Rabinowitz served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. During his service overseas, Rabinowitz happened to meet his great-uncle Chaim, whom he'd never before met, in a ] in Germany. Chaim was the family's only relative in Europe who had survived the ].


After returning home, Jay Rabinowitz attended ], where he earned a ] degree in 1949.<ref name="ap74"/> After returning home, Rabinowitz attended Syracuse University, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1949.<ref name="ap74"/>


He graduated from ] in 1952 and was ] in New York State the same year. After practicing law in ] for five years, Rabinowitz moved to ], accepting a position as law clerk to ] Judge ] in 1957.<ref name="akbar"></ref> Later that year, he met and married Anne Nesbit. The couple remained together until Rabinowitz's death in 2001. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1952 and was ] in New York State the same year. After practicing law in ] for five years, Rabinowitz moved to ], in 1957, to accept a position as law clerk to ] judge ].{{r|AKBar}}


In 1958, Rabinowitz was admitted to the ] and clerked for the ] in ]. He was appointed Superior Court Judge in Fairbanks in 1960. In 1958, Rabinowitz was admitted to the ] and clerked for the ] in ]. He was appointed superior court judge in Fairbanks in 1960.


==Alaska Supreme Court== ==Alaska Supreme Court==
Following his appointment by ] ], Rabinowitz was sworn in as an ] justice on March 4, 1965. Rabinowitz remained on the state Supreme Court until February 28, 1997, having reached the mandated retirement age of 70 for judges in Alaska,<ref name="Constitution"> Article 4 of the ]</ref><ref name="matthews"></ref> during which time he served four non-consecutive three-year terms as ]. (The ] prohibits consecutive terms as Chief Supreme Court Justice.)<ref name="Constitution" /> Following his appointment by ] ], Rabinowitz was sworn in as an ] justice on March 4, 1965. Rabinowitz remained on the state Supreme Court until February 28, 1997, having reached the mandated retirement age of 70 for judges in Alaska,<ref name="Constitution">{{cite web |url=http://ltgov.alaska.gov/services/constitution.php?section=4 |title=Lieutenant Governor Craig Campbell |accessdate=2009-12-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112064152/http://ltgov.alaska.gov/services/constitution.php?section=4 |archivedate=2010-01-12 }} Article 4 of the ]</ref><ref name="matthews">{{Cite web |url=http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?15+Alaska+L.+Rev.+201 |title=Alaska Law Review: Chief Justice Warren W. Matthews, 15 Alaska L. Rev. 201 (December 1998)<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2006-11-07 |archive-date=2006-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060919131003/https://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?15%20Alaska%20L.%20Rev.%20201 |url-status=dead }}</ref> during which time he served four non-consecutive three-year terms as ]. (The ] prohibits consecutive terms as chief supreme court justice.)<ref name="Constitution" />


During his time on the bench, Rabinowitz wrote more than 1,200 court opinions, 200 of them dissenting. He was a strong and articulate voice for safeguarding the civil liberties of Alaskans. He wrote landmark opinions in cases involving privacy, ], search and seizure, self-incrimination, and ].<ref>Feldman, J. and Orlansky, S., "Justice Rabinowitz And Personal Freedom: Evolving A Constitutional Framework," 15 Duke-Alaska Law Review 1 (June 1998).</ref> He was particularly sensitive to the ways in which the law affected the legal rights of Alaska Natives and authored several noteworthy judicial opinions that respected Native traditions in areas of family rights and adoption, education, and law enforcement. During his time on the bench, Rabinowitz wrote more than 1,200 court opinions, 200 of them dissenting. He was a strong and articulate voice for safeguarding the civil liberties of Alaskans. He wrote landmark opinions in cases involving privacy, reproductive freedom, search and seizure, self-incrimination, free speech,<ref name=":0">Feldman, J. and Orlansky, S., "Justice Rabinowitz And Personal Freedom: Evolving A Constitutional Framework," 15 Duke-Alaska Law Review 1 (June 1998).</ref> and marijuana use.{{r|LATimes}} He was particularly sensitive to the ways in which the law affected the legal rights of Alaska Natives and authored several noteworthy judicial opinions that respected Native traditions in areas of family rights and adoption, education, and law enforcement.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}


Rabinowitz's law clerks included Robert Coates, Kermit Barker, Douglas Serdahley, ;Stephan Williams, Michelle Stone, Mark Regan, Becky Snow, Susan Burke, Mark Ashburn, Evan Schultz, Joshua Moore, Joe Matal, Ari Fox, Peter Mozarski, Deborah Tuerkheimer, and ], now a judge of ].<ref> Andrew Kleinfeld</ref> Rabinowitz's law clerks included Robert Coates and ], who became a judge of the ].<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060919131048/https://www.law.duke.edu/journals/alr/articles/alr15p197.htm |date=2006-09-19 }} Andrew Kleinfeld</ref>


Beginning in 1971, Rabinowitz also served on the ], where he headed three drafting committees and served on numerous others. Beginning in 1971, Rabinowitz also served on the ], where he headed three drafting committees and served on numerous others.


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Rabinowitz was a competitive athlete, and pursued both ] and ] throughout his life, taking up ] in middle age. He and his wife, Anne, had four children: ], a former Olympian and now a lawyer practicing in California; Mara, a public defender in Alaska; Max, an ] practicing in Alaska; and Sarah, a ] residing in Alaska. His brother is ], creator of '']'', a 1974 Broadway musical show; his cousins include media contributor, ], and ] (Barrie Rabinowitz). Rabinowitz was a competitive athlete, and pursued both ] and ] throughout his life, taking up ] in middle age. He and his wife, Anne, had four children, including former Olympian ]. His brother is ], creator of '']'', a 1974 Broadway musical show; his cousins include media contributor ] and ].


==Death and legacy== ==Death and legacy==
Rabinowitz died June 16, 2001 at the age of 74 from complications of ] in a ] hospital.<ref name="graveyard"/><ref name="ester_rep"></ref> In remembrance of him, ] ] ordered ] to be lowered to ] for five days. Said Knowles, Rabinowitz died on June 16, 2001, at the age of 74 from complications of ] in a ] hospital.<ref name="graveyard"/><ref name="ester_rep">{{Cite web |url=http://esterrepublic.com/Archives/chelfferich10.html |title=3.9 Drinking with Buildings<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2006-11-07 |archive-date=2006-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110171854/http://esterrepublic.com/Archives/chelfferich10.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In remembrance of him, ] ] ordered ] to be lowered to ] for five days. Said Knowles,
<blockquote style="font-style:italic;"> <blockquote style="font-style:italic;">
"Jay Rabinowitz devoted his life to the law.... He began his career when Alaska was a young state. His steady, thoughtful manner resulted in a body of law that will have a lasting impact on Alaska as we know it. I personally sought his guidance and input on a number of critical issues facing our state. I will miss his sense of humor and his integrity. Jay's legacy will not be forgotten." "Jay Rabinowitz devoted his life to the law.... He began his career when Alaska was a young state. His steady, thoughtful manner resulted in a body of law that will have a lasting impact on Alaska as we know it. I personally sought his guidance and input on a number of critical issues facing our state. I will miss his sense of humor and his integrity. Jay's legacy will not be forgotten."
</blockquote> </blockquote>


The ] in downtown ] is named after him.<ref name="ester_rep"/><ref name="ijcp"></ref> The ] in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, and the Alaska Bar Association's Jay Rabinowitz Public Serive Award are named after him.<ref name="ester_rep"/><ref name="ijcp"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208194436/http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/alaska.html |date=2007-02-08 }}</ref>{{r|AKBar}}


==Notes== == See also ==
* ]
⚫ {{Reflist}}


==References== ==References==
⚫ {{Reflist|refs=
* ''''
<ref name=AKBar>{{cite web
* ''''
| url =https://alaskabar.org/for-lawyers/bar-foundationiolta/jay-rabinowitz-public-service-award/
* ''''
| title =Jay Rabinowitz Public Service Award
* ''''
| last =
* ''''
| first =
* ''''
| date =
* ''''
| website =
| publisher =Alaska Bar Association
| access-date =12 June 2020
| quote = }}</ref>
<ref name=LATimes>{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title =Jay Rabinowitz; Judge Legalized Marijuana Use in Private Homes
| newspaper =LA Times
| location =Los Angeles, United States
| pages =
| language =
| publisher =
| date =3 July 2001
| url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-03-me-18223-story.html
| access-date = 12 June 2020}}</ref>
}}

{{s-start}}
{{s-legal}}
{{s-bef|before=]}}
{{s-ttl|title=] of the ]|years=4 March 1965-29 February 1997}}
{{s-aft|after=]}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=]}}
{{s-ttl|title=3rd ] of the ]|years=25 September 1972-1975}}
{{s-aft|after=]}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=]}}
{{s-ttl|title=5th ] of the ]|years=October 1978-1981}}
{{s-aft|after=]}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=]}}
{{s-ttl|title=7th ] of the ]|years=1984-1 October 1987}}
{{s-aft|after=]}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=]}}
{{s-ttl|title=9th ] of the ]|years=1990-1992}}
{{s-aft|after=]}}
{{s-end}}


{{Authority control}} {{Authority control}}
Line 77: Line 122:
] ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
⚫ ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
]
] ]
]
]
⚫ ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
]
]
]

Latest revision as of 16:01, 3 October 2024

American judge
Jay Andrew Rabinowitz
Jay Rabinowitz during his first term as chief justice.
Chief Justice of Alaska Supreme Court
In office
1972–1992
Preceded byGeorge Boney
Succeeded byAllen T. Compton
Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
In office
March 4, 1965 – February 28, 1997
Appointed byBill Egan
Preceded byHarry O. Arend
Succeeded byAlexander O. Bryner
Personal details
Born(1927-02-25)February 25, 1927
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJune 16, 2001(2001-06-16) (aged 74)
Seattle, Washington
SpouseAnne

Jay Andrew Rabinowitz (February 25, 1927 – June 16, 2001) was an American lawyer, jurist, and chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court for four non-consecutive terms, remaining active as a justice from February 1965 until his mandatory retirement in February 1997.

During his time on the Alaska Supreme Court, Rabinowitz wrote more than 1,200 court opinions, 200 of them dissenting. Rabinowitz wrote landmark opinions in cases involving privacy, reproductive freedom, search and seizure, self-incrimination, free speech, and marijuana use.

Before attending Syracuse University, Rabinowitz served in the U.S. Army Air Forces near the end of World War II. In 1952, he received his law degree from Harvard Law School.

Early life and career

This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Rabinowitz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a Jewish-American family. His paternal grandfather had emigrated from Riga, Latvia to Woodbine, New Jersey, at age fourteen, leaving his own family behind. Jay Rabinowitz grew up in Brooklyn, New York where his father, Milton, a 1922 graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, worked as a bookkeeper for a wholesale fish distributor during the Great Depression.

Near the end of World War II, Rabinowitz served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. During his service overseas, Rabinowitz happened to meet his great-uncle Chaim, whom he'd never before met, in a displaced persons camp in Germany. Chaim was the family's only relative in Europe who had survived the Holocaust.

After returning home, Rabinowitz attended Syracuse University, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1949.

He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1952 and was admitted to the bar in New York State the same year. After practicing law in New York City for five years, Rabinowitz moved to Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1957, to accept a position as law clerk to U.S. Territorial Court judge Vernon Forbes.

In 1958, Rabinowitz was admitted to the Alaska Bar Association and clerked for the United States District Court in Fairbanks. He was appointed superior court judge in Fairbanks in 1960.

Alaska Supreme Court

Following his appointment by Governor Bill Egan, Rabinowitz was sworn in as an Alaska Supreme Court justice on March 4, 1965. Rabinowitz remained on the state Supreme Court until February 28, 1997, having reached the mandated retirement age of 70 for judges in Alaska, during which time he served four non-consecutive three-year terms as chief justice. (The Alaska Constitution prohibits consecutive terms as chief supreme court justice.)

During his time on the bench, Rabinowitz wrote more than 1,200 court opinions, 200 of them dissenting. He was a strong and articulate voice for safeguarding the civil liberties of Alaskans. He wrote landmark opinions in cases involving privacy, reproductive freedom, search and seizure, self-incrimination, free speech, and marijuana use. He was particularly sensitive to the ways in which the law affected the legal rights of Alaska Natives and authored several noteworthy judicial opinions that respected Native traditions in areas of family rights and adoption, education, and law enforcement.

Rabinowitz's law clerks included Robert Coates and Andrew Kleinfeld, who became a judge of the Ninth Circuit.

Beginning in 1971, Rabinowitz also served on the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, where he headed three drafting committees and served on numerous others.

Personal life

Rabinowitz was a competitive athlete, and pursued both tennis and skiing throughout his life, taking up long-distance running in middle age. He and his wife, Anne, had four children, including former Olympian Judy Rabinowitz. His brother is Robert Rabinowitz, creator of Beatlemania, a 1974 Broadway musical show; his cousins include media contributor Seth Rabinowitz and Barrie Cassileth.

Death and legacy

Rabinowitz died on June 16, 2001, at the age of 74 from complications of leukemia in a Seattle hospital. In remembrance of him, Governor Tony Knowles ordered Alaska state flags to be lowered to half-staff for five days. Said Knowles,

"Jay Rabinowitz devoted his life to the law.... He began his career when Alaska was a young state. His steady, thoughtful manner resulted in a body of law that will have a lasting impact on Alaska as we know it. I personally sought his guidance and input on a number of critical issues facing our state. I will miss his sense of humor and his integrity. Jay's legacy will not be forgotten."

The Rabinowitz Courthouse in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, and the Alaska Bar Association's Jay Rabinowitz Public Serive Award are named after him.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: R to Radzevich
  2. ^ "Alaska Flag Lowered for Supreme Court Justice Jay Rabinowitz - Alaska Pacific University, 19 June 2001". Archived from the original on 29 September 2004. Retrieved 2005-09-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Feldman, J. and Orlansky, S., "Justice Rabinowitz And Personal Freedom: Evolving A Constitutional Framework," 15 Duke-Alaska Law Review 1 (June 1998).
  4. ^ "Jay Rabinowitz; Judge Legalized Marijuana Use in Private Homes". LA Times. Los Angeles, United States. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Jay Rabinowitz Public Service Award". Alaska Bar Association. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Lieutenant Governor Craig Campbell". Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2009-12-14. Article 4 of the Alaska Constitution
  7. "Alaska Law Review: Chief Justice Warren W. Matthews, 15 Alaska L. Rev. 201 (December 1998)". Archived from the original on 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2006-11-07.
  8. 15 Alaska L. Rev. 197 Archived 2006-09-19 at the Wayback Machine Andrew Kleinfeld
  9. ^ "3.9 Drinking with Buildings". Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2006-11-07.
  10. International Jewish Cemetery Project - Alaska Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
Legal offices
Preceded byHarry Arend Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
4 March 1965-29 February 1997 		Succeeded byAlex Bryner
Preceded byGeorge F. Boney 3rd Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
25 September 1972-1975 		Succeeded byRobert Boochever
Preceded byRobert Boochever 5th Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
October 1978-1981 		Succeeded byEdmond W. Burke
Preceded byEdmond W. Burke 7th Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
1984-1 October 1987 		Succeeded byWarren Matthews
Preceded byWarren Matthews 9th Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
1990-1992 		Succeeded byDaniel A. Moore Jr.
Categories: