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 J. Titone (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][3]

Titone was known as a liberal lion of the state's highest court.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6][7] He died on July 6, 2005, in Staten Island, New York City, New York at age 76.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 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. Staff (July 16, 1986). "Titone Cleared of Accusations Involving Bribes". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Saxon, Wolfgang (July 8, 2005). "Vito Titone of Top New York Court Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. "Braschi v. Stahl Associates, 74 N.Y.2d 201 (N.Y. 1989)".
  6. 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.
  7. Cuomo, Mario; Titone, Vito (April 23, 1985). Governor's News Conference: Court of Appeals. New York State Archives. Retrieved December 27, 2020 via YouTube.
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