James Fitzgerald (American jurist, born 1851), Date of Birth, Date of Death

James Fitzgerald (American jurist, born 1851)

American politician

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1851

Date of Death: 17-Dec-1922

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

James Fitzgerald (October 28, 1851, Ireland – December 17, 1922, Manhattan, New York City) was an American jurist and politician from New York.
He held various roles including member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 16th D.) in 1878; member of the New York State Senate (9th D.) in 1882 and 1883; Assistant District Attorney of New York County (1884–1888); judge of the New York City Court of General Sessions (1890–1898); and justice of the New York Supreme Court (1901–1912).
(In New York, the "Supreme Court" is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction, not the highest court; the highest court is called the "Court of Appeals".) In 1907, Fitzgerald presided over the first trial of Harry K.
Thaw, who was accused of murder in a case that was highly sensationalized in the press to the degree that it became an early example of the "trial of the century" phenomenon of intense public attention.