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Norman Goodman
County Clerk
of New York County, New York
In office
May 3, 1969[1] – December 31, 2014
Appointed byAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court[1]
Succeeded byMilton Tingling[2]
Personal details
Born(1923-12-30)December 30, 1923[3]
New Haven, Connecticut
DiedJanuary 24, 2019(2019-01-24) (aged 95)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, US
OccupationGovernment official; lawyer[1]

Norman Goodman (December 30, 1923 – January 24, 2019) was an American municipal official. He served as the county clerk of New York County, New York, from May 3, 1969, to December 31, 2014.[1][3]

Career

Goodman was a lawyer forseventeen years.[1] In 1965, he was appointed the county's deputy clerk.[1] In 1969, he was appointed county clerk by the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.[1] As of March 2009, Goodman had held the position during seven different New York governors and, although not a city government official, during six different New York City mayors.[4] As commissioner of jurors, Goodman sent out more than 11 million jury summonses.[2]

Accolades

In December 2008, the jury assembly room at the New York County Courthouse, located at 60 Centre Street in Manhattan, was named after him.[4][5] A bronze plaque bearing his image was installed and inscribed with "his commitment to his work has been matched only by the kindness and consideration he has brought to his dealings with everyone he has encountered."[4]

Personal life and demise

Norman Goodman died in Manhattan on January 24, 2019 at age 95.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Hartocollis, Anemona (April 13, 2006). "Excuses from Jury Pool? He's Heard Them All". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Denney, Andrew (January 25, 2019). "Norman Goodman, Shepherd of Change in 45 Years as Manhattan Court Clerk, Dies at 95". New York Law Journal. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via law.com. In addition to county clerk, Goodman also served as commissioner of jurors, and during his 45-year reign he sent out more than 11 million jury summonses.
  3. ^ a b Barron, James (2014-12-10). "After 45 Years, Manhattan Clerk Is Issuing His Last Call for Jury Duty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  4. ^ a b c Haberman, Clyde]] (March 2, 2009). "Summoner of Juries for 40 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Fox, Margalit (24 January 2019). "Norman Goodman, 95, Dies; Summoned Manhattanites to Jury Duty, Like It or Not". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2019.