Jeremy S. Weinstein (born June 30, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

Jeremy Weinstein was born on June 30, 1950, in

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. He attended

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. He graduated from York College CUNY and

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. He entered politics as a

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, and was a Deputy Assistant

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from 1975 to 1976, and Associate Counsel to the

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from 1977 to 1978. Weinstein was a member of the

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from 1979 to 1992, sitting in the 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th and

189th New York State Legislature The 189th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 9, 1991, to December 31, 1992, during the ninth and tenth years of Mario Cuomo's governorship, in Albany. Backgr ...

s. He served as minority whip and assistant minority leader for floor operations. During his 14 years in the New York State Senate, then Senator Weinstein served on the Judiciary Committee, the Codes Committee, the Banking Committee and the Crime and Corrections Committee. He sponsored numerous bills dealing with criminal justice issues, civil practice, education and the environment. He was a Judge of the

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from 1994 to 1999; and was Supervising Judge of the Queens Civil Court from 1997 to 2007. In November 1999, he was elected to the

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(11th JD.), and was appointed as Administrative Judge of the Queens Supreme Court Civil Term in 2007.Hon. Jeremy Weinstein
at the NYS Unified Court System Judge Weinstein served as Administrative Judge of the Queens Supreme Court Criminal Term from 2008-2009. Judge Weinstein retired in 2019 and currently serves as a neutral with National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weinstein, Jeremy S. 1950 births Living people Politicians from Queens, New York Democratic Party New York (state) state senators York College, City University of New York alumni Brooklyn Law School alumni New York Supreme Court justices 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature