David Norton Edelstein (February 16, 1910 – August 19, 2000) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1951 to 2000 and its Chief Judge from 1971 to 1980.
David Norton Edelstein
New York Southern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Born 1910 in New York, NY
Died 2000 in New York, NY
FJC ID: 683
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 1971–1974
Customs Division, U.S. Department of JusticeAssistant attorney general · 1948–1951- Lands DivisionSpecial assistant to the Attorney General of the United States · 1947–1948
Assistant U.S. attorney · 1945–1947- Claims Division, U.S. Department of JusticeAttorney · 1944
- Private practice, New York City
Appointments
1952–2000 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Fordham UniversityB.S.
- Fordham UniversityM.A.
- Fordham UniversityLL.B.