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Vito J. Titone
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
In office
April 1985 – September 1, 1998
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][2]

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

References

  1. ^ "Titone Cleared of Accusations Involving Bribes". Nytimes.com. 1986-07-16. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  2. ^ Richard Perez-Pena (1998-02-21). "A Liberal On Top Court Is Resigning". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  3. ^ "New York Courts page on Vito J. Titone". Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (2005-07-08). "Vito Titone of Top New York Court Dies at 76". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.