| 词条 | Birdie Amsterdam |
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| name = Birdie Amsterdam | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1901|3|25}} | birth_place = New York, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1996|7|8|1901|3|25}} | death_place = | occupation = Attorney, Judge | alma_mater = City College of New York New York University School of Law }} Birdie Amsterdam (March 25, 1901 – July 8, 1996) was an attorney and judge in New York City, who became the first woman to serve as a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court. BiographyBorn on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1901, Amsterdam attended Hunter College High School, studied for one year at the City College of New York, and then attended New York University School of Law. Amsterdam attended law school at night while working as a record-keeper at Mount Sinai Hospital. According to her New York Times obituary, "She swiftly established a reputation not only as a skillful lawyer but also as an eloquent friend of the downtrodden, a champion of women's rights and a diligent [Democratic] party worker."[1] Briefly married and later divorced to Dr. Robert Dunn. Spent many years living with Ruth and Judge Milton Sanders.[2] CareerIn 1940, Amsterdam was elected to the New York City Municipal Court, becoming the first woman to serve as a judge of that court. She was reelected to that position in 1949. In 1954, Amsterdam was appointed to fill a vacancy as a justice of the City Court, a higher-ranking tribunal on which she was again the first woman to serve as a judge; she was elected to a full term on that court in 1955. In 1958, Amsterdam was elected as a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, the state's highest trial court. She served in that position until her retirement in 1975. Birdie was also an activist and leader in her community. She led a war bond drive in the Lower East side in addition to being involved as a district co-leader in the Manhattan Democratic Club.[2] References1. ^{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/10/nyregion/birdie-amsterdam-95-a-pioneer-for-female-judges-in-new-york.html |title=Birdie Amsterdam, 95, a Pioneer for Female Judges in New York |newspaper=New York Times |date=July 10, 1996 |first=Wolfgang |last=Saxon }} 2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/Amsterdam-Birdie|title=Birdie Amsterdam {{!}} Jewish Women's Archive|website=jwa.org|access-date=2019-03-05}}
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