Mark Americus Costantino

Judge Mark Americus Costantino

Personal

Birthday:

4/9/1920

Birthplace:

Staten Island, NY

Date of Death:

6/17/1990

Place of Death:

Staten Island, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army private, 1942-1946
Special deputy attorney general, State of New York, 1947-1951
Private practice, Staten Island, New York, 1951-1956
Judge, City Court of New York, 1956-1966
Acting justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, 1957-1971
Judge, New York City Civil Court, 1966-1971

Education

Name of School:

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn Law School (BLS) is a law school founded in 1901. It is located in Brooklyn Heights, New York City, in the United States, and has approximately 1,100 students.

The Dean of the law school is Nicholas W. Allard, who assumed the role in 2012, as well as the role of president in 2014. Brooklyn Law School’s faculty includes 64 full-time professors, 6 emeriti faculty, and a number of adjunct faculty, many of whom are preeminent legal scholars.

In 2013, 94% of the law school's first-time test takers passed the bar exam, placing the law school third-best among New York's 15 law schools. Of 382 graduates in 2014, nine months after graduation 38 were unemployed, and 7 were of unknown employment status. Alumni have relocated to 49 states and over 25 countries after graduation.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1947

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

5/20/1971

Retirement from Active Service:

12/1/1987

Termination Date:

6/17/1990

Termination Reason:

Death