[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12070]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING JUSTICE MOSES M. WEINSTEIN

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 2002

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to honor 
Justice Moses M. Weinstein, a distinguished public servant and a good 
friend on the occasion of his very special birthday.
  Moses Weinstein served for eleven years in the New York State 
Assembly, where he was Majority Leader from 1965 to 1968. He was 
Speaker of the Assembly in 1968 and served as Acting Governor of the 
State of New York during August 1968. In 1970, Moses Weinstein was 
elected to a fourteen-year term as a Justice of the Supreme Court of 
New York State.
  During his time as a legislator, Justice Weinstein sponsored the 
following important pieces of legislation: Creation of Crime Victims 
Compensation Board; creation of Temporary State Commission for 
Transplantation of Vital Organs; increasing number and amount of Regent 
Scholarships; and creating Mid-Atlantic States Air Pollution Control 
Committee.
  Justice Weinstein has also been an integral member of his local 
community. The following is a list of some of his countless activities 
in his home community: Director and Treasurer of the Queens County 
Multiple Sclerosis Society; organizer of the Queens Children's 
Rehabilitation Service; charter board member of the Mid-Queens Child 
Guidance Center; and counsel to the Kew Gardens Hills Athletic 
Association.
  Justice Weinstein has also been the recipient of countless awards and 
dedications. Among his awards are: ``Human Rights'' award from B'nai 
B'rith for ``outstanding and distinguished leadership in the cause of 
human rights''; and commendation during Battle of the Bulge, United 
States Army; U.S.O. Man of the Year; Queens Lighthouse Man of the Year; 
Distinguished Service Award from the Queens Country Optometrical 
Society; Anti-Defamation League award from B'nai B'rith; Annual 
Legislative Award from the Jewish War Veterans of New York State; 
Annual Meritorious Citation from Affiliated Young Democrats of New York 
State; ``Man of the Year'' award, 1983, from Brooklyn Law School; 
Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, 1983, by Brooklyn Law School; 
President, Zion Organization of Kew Gardens Hills; Member of the 
National Executive Committee of Zionist Organization; President, 
Patrons Club of Long Island Zionist Region; Long Island Chairman of 
Israel Bonds Campaign; and United Jewish Appeal, Chairman.
  Justice Weinstein is a resident of Kew Gardens Hills where he lives 
with his wonderful wife, the former Muriel Marshall. The Weinsteins are 
the proud parents of three sons, each of whom have followed their 
father's example into the field of law. His son Jonathan is currently a 
Supreme Court Examiner in Queens County; his son Peter, formerly a 
State Senator in Florida, is presently a Circuit Court Judge; and his 
son Jeremy, a former New York State Senator, is a Justice of the 
Supreme Court of New York.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Justice M. Weinstein on 
this special birthday occasion. Justice Weinstein's illustrious career, 
tireless dedication and unmatched kindness will be a beacon of guidance 
for future generations of civil servants, jurors and legislators.

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