Herbert I. Sorin (August 1, 1900 – August 26, 1994) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born on August 1, 1900, in

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, the son of Herbert Sorin (died 1930) and Rae Goldberg Sorin (1882–1966). He attended Public School No. 149 and Brooklyn Commercial High School. He graduated B.C.S. from

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; and

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from

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. He was an Assistant

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for nine years. Sorin was a member of the

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(10th D.) from 1949 to 1959, sitting in the 167th, 168th, 169th, 170th, 171st and

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s. On September 18, 1959, he was appointed as a City Magistrate; and in 1962 became a Judge of the

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. He died on August 26, 1994;"Herbert I. Sorin"
at Social Security Info and was buried at the Mount Judah Cemetery in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sorin, Herbert I. 1900 births 1994 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Brooklyn New York University School of Law alumni New York state court judges 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century New York state court judges 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature