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    Leo Glasser

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    Leo Glasser

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    Nonpartisan

    United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

    Tenure

    1993 - Present

    Years in position

    29

    Prior offices
    United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

    Education

    Bachelor's

    The City College of New York, 1943

    Law

    Brooklyn Law, 1948

    Personal
    Birthplace
    New York, N.Y.


    Israel Leo Glasser (1924-present) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He joined the court in 1981 after an appointment from Ronald Reagan. At the time of appointment, Glasser was dean of Brooklyn Law. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1993.[1]

    Education[edit]

    Glasser earned his B.A. from the College of the City of New York in 1943 and his LL.B. from the Brooklyn Law School in 1948.[1]

    Military career[edit]

    Glasser was a U.S. Army Technician from 1943 to 1946.[1]

    Professional career[edit]

    • 1977-1981: Dean, Brooklyn Law School
    • 1969-1977: Judge, Family Court of the State of New York
    • 1948-1969: Professor of law, Brooklyn Law School[1]

    Judicial career[edit]

    Eastern District of New York[edit]

    Glasser was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on November 23, 1981, to a seat vacated by Jacob Mishler; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 1981, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1993.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Allyne Ross.

    Noteworthy cases[edit]

    Reduction in emotional damages (2012)
    See also: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Jupiter v. United States, 05 CV 4449 (ILG)(RML))

    Judge Glasser presided over a malpractice lawsuit where Warren Juniper died after a gastric leak was missed after gastric bypass surgery. In December of 2012, Judge Glasser ruled in favor of Warren's wife, Barbara, and children. The payout was $5 million to his wife and $900 thousand to his children. Kevan Cleary and Richard Hayes, assistant U.S. attorneys, appealed the $900 thousand awarded to the children after it was found that their father was abusive, stating,

    “ His parental malfeasance included punching his son’s arm in a restaurant, calling him a ‘homo’ and ‘not a man’ when they did not pay what he thought was sufficient attention to him ... at other times Jupiter would upset his children with talk of ‘suicide and dying,[2][3] ”
    After reviewing the appeal, Judge Glasser altered his decision, lowering the $900 thousand award to $150 thousand. Glasser had this to say about his ruling, "I have thought and I was mistaken. The award I made to the children was egregiously excessive."[2] The award to Warren's wife remained at $5 million.

    See also[edit]

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    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Leo Glasser Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 New York Daily News, "Brooklyn federal judge: $1 million windfall too heavy for children of dead 'abusive' dad," August 27, 2013
    3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    Political offices
    Preceded by:
    Jacob Mishler     		Eastern District of New York
    1981–1993
    Seat #5     		Succeeded by:
    Allyne Ross



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