Sidney Asher Fine (September 14, 1903 – April 23, 1982) was an American lawyer, politician and justice of the

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from 1956 to 1973. From 1951 to 1956, he served three terms in the

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Early life

Fine was born on September 14, 1903, in

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. He graduated from

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in 1923, and from

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in 1926.

Political career

State legislature

He was a member of the

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(Bronx Co., 2nd D.) in 1945 and 1946. He was a member of the

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(24th D.) from 1947 to 1950, sitting in the 166th and

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Congress

He was elected as a Democrat to the 82nd,

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and

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es, holding office from January 3, 1951, until his resignation on January 2, 1956.

New York Supreme Court

He was a justice of the

from 1956 to 1973; and an Official Referee (i.e. a Senior Judge on an additional seat) of the Supreme Court from 1974 to 1975.

Death

He died on April 23, 1982, in

Family

He was married to Libby Poresky and their sons were

Burton M. Fine Burton M. Fine (February 4, 1932 – January 18, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer. Fine was born in New York City, New York, the son of Judge Sidney A. Fine. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and served in the United St ...

who served in the

in the 1960s and has practiced law in New York since 1958, and

Ralph Adam Fine Ralph Adam Fine (February 14, 1941 – December 5, 2014) was an American judge, author, and television personality who served on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals from 1988-2014. A former attorney for the United States Department of Justice, Fi ...

who served on the

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.'Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature,' vol. 2, R. Reginald, Wildside Press LLC: 2010, Biographical Sketch of Ralph Adam Fine, pg. 899

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