Vito J. Titone

Vito J. Titone
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
In office
May 28, 1985[1] – September 1, 1998[2]
Appointed byMario Cuomo
Preceded byLawrence H. Cooke
Succeeded byAlbert Rosenblatt
Personal details
Born(1929-07-05)July 5, 1929
Brooklyn, New York City, New York
DiedJuly 6, 2005(2005-07-06) (aged 76)
Staten Island, New York City, New York
Political partyDemocratic

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]

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

  1. ^ a b Pérez-Peña, Richard (February 21, 1998). "A Liberal On Top Court Is Resigning". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Staff (November 13, 1998). "Panel Nominates Seven For High Court Vacancy". Associated Press. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Who's Who in American Law, 2002-2003. Marquis Who's Who. 2002. p. 653.
  4. ^ Staff (July 16, 1986). "Titone Cleared of Accusations Involving Bribes". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Braschi v. Stahl Associates, 74 N.Y.2d 201 (N.Y. 1989)".
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Cuomo, Mario; Titone, Vito (April 23, 1985). Governor's News Conference: Court of Appeals. New York State Archives. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via YouTube.