Irwin Stern Moise (December 1, 1906 – October 11, 1984)Ex-Chief Justice Irwin Moise Dies
, ''Albuquerque Journal'' (October 12, 1984), p. 61. was a lawyer and judge in New Mexico. He served as justice of the

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from May 16, 1959 until his retirement on March 31, 1970, and was chief justice from November 13, 1969, to March 30, 1970.

Early life and education

Irwin Moise was born in Santa Rosa on December 1, 1906 in

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to Sigmund Moise and his wife, Rosa. The Moise family were German Jewish merchants and civic leaders in Santa Rosa. Irwin received his undergraduate degree from the

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in 1926, and his

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from the

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in 1928.

Career

Moise was admitted to the State Bar of New Mexico in 1928. He lived in

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and practiced law there from 1928-1933. From 1937 to 1943, he was a judge in New Mexico's Fourth Judicial District Court. From 1943 to 1946, he served in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant. He founded the Albuquerque law firm Moise & Sutin with Lewis R. Sutin in 1946. In 1959, Governor Burroughs appointed him to the New Mexico Supreme Court. He retired from the bench March 30, 1970 and returned to private practice in Albuquerque

Personal life and death

Moise had a wife named Hilda. He died at a hospital in Albuquerque on October 11, 1984, following a lengthy illness, and was buried in the Temple Albert cemetery in Fairview Memorial Park in Albuquerque.

References

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