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Paul Feinman, first openly gay judge on NY's high court, dies at 61
Newsday ^ | 3-31-2021 | Nicole Fuller

Posted on 04/01/2021 2:00:24 AM PDT by Jaysin

Merrick native Paul G. Feinman, the first openly gay judge on New York's highest court and a generous legal mentor to scores of young lawyers, died Wednesday after a yearslong battle with a blood disorder, state officials announced. He was 61 and lived on Roosevelt Island.

Feinman, who joined the New York Court of Appeals in 2017, retired from the court on March 23 to deal with his illness.

"Judge Feinman was a tireless and resolute champion of LGBTQ rights, a trailblazing pioneer for LGBTQ lawyers and judges and an incredibly dedicated mentor who inspired countless judges, attorneys and law students," New York's Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said in a statement announcing his death. "Judge Feinman was the essence of personal and professional integrity, decency and civility. No one who knew Judge Feinman could be unmoved by his personal warmth and empathy, good humor and sparkling intelligence. He was a singular human being who has left a proud and enduring legacy for all of us."

When Feinman was tapped by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to serve on the state’s highest court — a watershed moment for gay New Yorkers — he called his longtime friend Tom Schuler, of Harlem, to tell him the news.

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"Feinman abruptly retired from the Court of Appeals on March 23, 2021, due to health concerns.[9] He died eight days later, on March 31, at age 61"

well AIDS will kill you quickly

Anal Inflicted Death Sentence

1 posted on 04/01/2021 2:00:24 AM PDT by Jaysin
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To: Jaysin

“yearslong battle with a blood disorder”

HIV?


2 posted on 04/01/2021 2:06:12 AM PDT by IgnorerOfLiberals
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To: Jaysin
yeah, blood disorder.....of course, once you get your immune system destroyed, you open yourself up for lots of killer diseases....

they describe this guy being a big gay rights advocate.....I though judges were supposed to be impartial and listen to evidence and not come into court with preconceived biases....

3 posted on 04/01/2021 2:09:49 AM PDT by cherry (we are the Remnant)
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To: Jaysin

“Judge Feinman was a tireless and resolute champion of LGBTQ rights>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Darwin Award.

His jeans are edited out.


4 posted on 04/01/2021 2:15:23 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: cherry
.....I though judges were supposed to be impartial and listen to evidence and not come into court with preconceived biases....

Unless you're a hardline leftist liberal gay turd and then the rules no longer apply. At least he likely got it in his end finally.

5 posted on 04/01/2021 2:15:26 AM PDT by Ron H. (No cencorship of free speech at Gab.com)
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To: cherry

Covid.


6 posted on 04/01/2021 2:17:53 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Candor7

“Darwin Award.

His jeans are edited out.”


That would be my Guess.


7 posted on 04/01/2021 2:19:06 AM PDT by Ken H (Trump won.)
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To: Jaysin

>>a generous legal mentor to scores of young lawyers,

I bet he was....


8 posted on 04/01/2021 2:31:07 AM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: Ken H; dfwgator

[That would be my Guess.]

LOL

guess jeans?

Hmmmm....Oshkosh-B-Gosh, Levi’s, Wrangler? /Marcia Brady


9 posted on 04/01/2021 2:45:38 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Ken H

Oh, BTW, well-played.


10 posted on 04/01/2021 2:46:07 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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[a trailblazing pioneer for LGBTQ]

Ever notice how every pride-marcher they come up with is some sort of trailblazing ....... whatever?

There you will meet a man called “The Torch”. /Top Secret!

Oh, rip the shirt. How cliché!


11 posted on 04/01/2021 2:48:31 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Jaysin

You are amazing beyond belief when you are:

gay,
lesbian
a women
a black women,
an illegal alien,
a person of color,
an activist,
a fighter for equality and racial injustice,
all others need not apply


12 posted on 04/01/2021 2:54:55 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Jaysin

How about it just read...

Paul G. Feinman judge on New York’s court died Wednesday.


13 posted on 04/01/2021 2:59:17 AM PDT by caww (..."Lawlessness will abound"....Matt: 24:12)
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To: Jaysin

Judicial philosophy, significant rulings, courtroom demeanor.

Who cares? What is important is what he did in the bedroom.

Can this society get any sicker? I fear the answer is probably — yes.


14 posted on 04/01/2021 3:24:21 AM PDT by Blennos ( )
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“As his career progressed, he was like a mentor to many gays and lesbians who wanted to become judges,” said Schuler, who recalled people he had helped saying “ ‘Your friend Feinman is the best, he really gives the best advice.’ “

One might be tempted to ask, what ulterior motives could an open homosexual have to be a judge other than to push forward the agenda of the so called “community”? I suggest “normal” folks would expect nothing less. I also suggest closeted homosexuals were always better at performing their duties when not driven by the activism of openness.

If they desire a tribal system of communities let them find a State of confusion to live in and start their own legal system instead of polluting ours. Just my humble opinion, or is it closer to fact than the fictional world of gay he lived in for a time.


15 posted on 04/01/2021 3:24:35 AM PDT by wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)
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“yearslong battle with a blood disorder” HIV?

Maybe he ate a bad wiener.

16 posted on 04/01/2021 3:28:04 AM PDT by dearolddad
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To: Jaysin
This post is too easy, we all know what happened to da judge.

Here come da judge, here come da judge.


17 posted on 04/01/2021 3:35:09 AM PDT by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: Jaysin

Good riddance.


18 posted on 04/01/2021 3:37:07 AM PDT by semaj (Death to Traitors)
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To: Jaysin

RIP.


19 posted on 04/01/2021 3:39:50 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (DEFEAT THE COUP D'ETAT BY THE STALINAZI DERP STATE !)
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Who cares? What is important is what he did in the bedroom.

It's always a scandal that a man openly guilty of crimes against nature is allowed to become a judge and pervert justice itself.

20 posted on 04/01/2021 3:41:39 AM PDT by SamuraiScot
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