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Noach Dear
Justice of New York Supreme Court
In office
November 5, 2015 – April 19, 2020
Preceded byDavid Schmidt
Succeeded byVacant
Member of the New York City Council
from the 44th district
In office
1983–2001
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySimcha Felder
Personal details
BornNovember 20, 1953
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 19, 2020(2020-04-19) (aged 66)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children4[1]
Alma materBrooklyn College (BS)
Yeshiva University (MSW)
Brooklyn Law School (JD)

Noach Dear (November 20, 1953 – April 19, 2020) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a New York Supreme Court judge. Dear was elected in 2008 as a civil court judge, in 2010 as an Acting Supreme Court Justice, and in 2015 for a 15-year term as a Permanent Justice on the New York Supreme Court. Prior to his appointment, he served as a member of the New York City Council from 1983 to 2001. He died during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic due to complications of COVID-19.

Early life and education

Dear was born in Brooklyn, New York.[1] As a child, Dear was in Eli Lipsker's Pirchei Agudath Israel Choir, and sang on the first New York Pirchei album Pirchei Sings Template:Hebrew.[2] He attended Yeshiva Torah Vodaas.[3]

Dear received a B.S. from Brooklyn College (1975), a Masters Degree in Social Work from Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University (1975), and a JD from Brooklyn Law School (1991).[4][5][6][7]

Career

His public service career began as a district leader and as district manager of Brooklyn's Community Board 12.[8][9][10]

Dear served as a member of the New York City Council from 1983–2001.[4] He headed the Transportation Committee and opposed commuter vans, otherwise known as "dollar vans," as a transportation alternative while in office.[11] Council member Dear also served on "the Finance and Land Use Committees as well."[12]

He advocated support for the State of Israel and concern for the issues impacting the primarily Jewish-and heavily Orthodox Jewish-residents in his community, which included Midwood, as well as large swaths of Borough Park and Bensonhurst, all in Brooklyn.[4] In 1986, Dear voted against a civil rights bill prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment, housing, and public accommodation.[13][4]

Dear was appointed Commissioner of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission in 2002 for a seven-year term.[4]

Dear was widely seen as a political rival of Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who represented many of the same constituents that Dear once represented while in office, and comes from an Orthodox Jewish background.[14]

Term-limited out of office, Dear launched an uphill campaign for the New York State Senate seat now held by Kevin Parker in 2002. In a five-candidate field, Dear narrowly lost to Parker by a margin of 909 votes.[15] Dear also ran in a Democratic congressional primary that chose the successor to Charles Schumer in 1998, which saw him face three other candidates, including the eventual winner, Anthony Weiner.[16][17]

Dear was a New York Supreme Court judge, elected in 2008 as a civil court judge, in 2010 as an Acting Supreme Court Justice, and in 2015 for a 15-year term as a Permanent Justice on the Supreme Court.[18][4]

Death

Dear contracted COVID-19, during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, had been sick for weeks, and was on a ventilator.[4] He died on April 19, 2020, aged 66.[19][20] Dear is the second Brooklyn judge to have died as a result of COVID-19.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b "Candidate - Noach Dear". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. ^ Ginsberg, Rachel. "Catch a Falling Star: How do former child stars navigate life after the glitz and glitter is gone?" Mishpacha, April 9, 2014, p. 152.
  3. ^ editor. "Noach Dear z"l". Matzav. Retrieved 2020-04-19. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Hana Levi Julian. "Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Noach Dear, 67, Dies from COVID-19". Jewish Press. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  5. ^ "New York Supreme Court Judge And Former Councilman Noach Dear Passes Away From Coronavirus"
  6. ^ "Noach Dear, New York State Supreme Court: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg. 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  7. ^ Judith N. McMahon. "Judges Profiles | Noach_Dear". New York Law Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  8. ^ "Candidates Crowd the Field in Primary for Council". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Charisma Miller (February 1, 2013). "Brooklyn's legal community reflects with sadness on passing of Mayor Koch". Brooklyn Eagle.
  10. ^ James Harney (August 13, 2017). "Meet the judge: Kings County Supreme Court Justice Noach Dear chats with us".
  11. ^ Waldman, Amy. 1997. "Veto Aids a 'Dollar Van' Line" New York Times
  12. ^ "Noach Dear".
  13. ^ GOLDMAN, JOHN J. (21 March 1986). "N.Y. Passes Gay Rights Bill After 15-Year Debate". LA Times. Retrieved 24 January 2017 – via LA Times.
  14. ^ Elisabeth Bumiller (1996-03-17). "The Gladiators of Borough Park; Rivals Compete for Power in an Orthodox Arena". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  15. ^ [1][dead link]
  16. ^ Buffa, Denise (2000-08-20). "DEM GETS 2ND RUN ON GOP'S TICKET". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  17. ^ "New York primary results - September 15, 1998". CNN. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  18. ^ Donn, Yochonon (November 5, 2015). "Noach Dear Elected to 15-Year Term at State Supreme Court". Hamodia.
  19. ^ Ferber, Yanky; Weisberg, Moshe (April 19, 2020). "השופט החרדי ונציג החרדים במועצת העיר ניו יורק הלך לעולמו" [Haredi judge and representative on the New York City Council dies]. BeChadrei Hareidim (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  20. ^ Roberts, Sam (2020-04-20). "Noach Dear, Combative Brooklyn Councilman and Judge, Dies at 66". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  21. ^ April 19, Jane Wester |; PM, 2020 at 08:30. "Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Noach Dear Dies of Complications From Coronavirus". New York Law Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Political offices
Preceded by New York City Council, 32nd District
1983–1991 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
New district
 New York City Council, 44th District
1992–2001 		Succeeded by
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