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{{Short description|American judge (born 1924)}}
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'''Israel Leo Glasser''' (born April 6, 1924), also known as '''I. Leo Glasser''' or '''Leo Glasser''', is a [[Senior Statusstatus|Seniorsenior]] [[United States federal judge|United States Districtdistrict Judgejudge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York]].
 
==Education and career==
BornGlasser inwas [[Newborn Yorkto City]],a Jewish family in [[New York (state)|New YorkCity]] on April 6, 1924. His father, who spoke Yiddish, ran a butcher shop.<ref>https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/oldest-us-judge-marks-100th-birthday-then-its-back-to-work {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Birth">{{cite book|last = Hough|first = Marie T. and Nancy L. Barnes|title = The American Bench|publisher = Reginald Bishop Forster & Associates|date = 1987|page = 1632| isbn=978-0-931398-15-5 |url = https://books.google.com/books?ei=TnlhU8SPO4GmyQGM0YHwDw&id=4M9FAQAAIAAJ&dq=I.+Leo+Glasser+April+26%2C+1924&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=I.+Leo+Glasser+April+6%2C+1924}}</ref> the Honorable I. Leo GlasserHe graduated from the [[City College of New York]] in 1943 and then served in the [[United States Army]] in Europe during [[World War II]]. He was awarded the [[Bronze Star]] for bravery during his service in the European theater. Upon returning from the war, Glasser obtained a law degree from [[Brooklyn Law School]] in 1948, and then immediately began teaching at the school. He served on the faculty until 1969, when he was appointed a judge of the [[New York Family Court]]. For years, Glasser lectured to thousands of law students preparing for the New York [[Bar Exam]] on virtually all subjects covered on the bar exam. ▼
 
HeGlasser returned to Brooklyn Law School in 1977 to serve as Deanits dean, a position he held until 1981 when he was nominated for the federal [[Bench (metonymy)|bench]].<ref name="fjc.gov">{{citeFJC webBio|urlnid=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/glasser-israel-leo1381276|titleinline=Glasser, Israel Leo - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.govyes}}</ref>▼
▲Born in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] on April 6, 1924,<ref name="Birth">{{cite book|last = Hough|first = Marie T. and Nancy L. Barnes|title = The American Bench|publisher = Reginald Bishop Forster & Associates|date = 1987|page = 1632|url = https://books.google.com/books?ei=TnlhU8SPO4GmyQGM0YHwDw&id=4M9FAQAAIAAJ&dq=I.+Leo+Glasser+April+26%2C+1924&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=I.+Leo+Glasser+April+6%2C+1924}}</ref> the Honorable I. Leo Glasser graduated from the [[City College of New York]] in 1943 and then served in the [[United States Army]] in Europe during [[World War II]]. He was awarded the [[Bronze Star]] for bravery during his service in the European theater. Upon returning from the war, Glasser obtained a law degree from [[Brooklyn Law School]] in 1948, and then immediately began teaching at the school. He served on the faculty until 1969, when he was appointed a judge of the [[New York Family Court]]. For years, Glasser lectured to thousands of law students preparing for the New York [[Bar Exam]] on virtually all subjects covered on the bar exam.
 
===Federal judicial service===▼
▲He returned to Brooklyn Law School in 1977 to serve as Dean, a position he held until 1981 when he was nominated for the federal [[Bench (metonymy)|bench]].<ref name="fjc.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/glasser-israel-leo|title=Glasser, Israel Leo - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref>
Glasser was nominated by President [[Ronald Reagan]] on November 23, 1981, to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York]] vacated by Judge [[Jacob Mishler]]. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on December 9, 1981, and received commission on December 10, 1981. He assumed [[senior status]] on July 1, 1993.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>▼
 
===Notable cases===▼
▲==Federal judicial service==
Glasser has presided over several high-profile trials during his tenure, the most notable of which was the trial of mobster [[John Gotti]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-24 |title=How Courts Care for Jurors in High Profile Cases |url=https://www.uscourts.gov/news/2020/01/24/how-courts-care-jurors-high-profile-cases |website=United States Courts}}</ref> The prosecutor in that case, [[John Gleeson (judge)|John Gleeson]], would also go on to serve on the Eastern District federal bench.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Judge John Gleeson |url=https://www.ussc.gov/about/who-we-are/commisioners/judge-john-gleeson |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=United States Sentencing Commission|date=5 August 2022 }}</ref> Judge Glasser also presided over an early [[terrorism]] trial involving an organization dubbed "The Ohio Five" and presided over a number of other significant organized crime trials and proceedings including the conviction of [[Vincent Gigante]], the head of the [[Genovese crime family]]. In 1987 Glasser sentenced [[Chaim Ben Pesach|Victor Vancier]], ex-chairman of the [[Jewish Defense League]], for charges involving a series of bombings in New York beginning in 1984.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Buder |first=Leonard |date=1987-10-27 |title=Prison for Ex-J.D.L. Chief in Bombing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/27/nyregion/prison-for-ex-jdl-chief-in-bombing.html |access-date=2024-07-22 |work=New York Times}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
▲Glasser was nominated by President [[Ronald Reagan]] on November 23, 1981, to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York]] vacated by Judge [[Jacob Mishler]]. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on December 9, 1981, and received commission on December 10, 1981. He assumed [[senior status]] on July 1, 1993.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>
Glasser [[centenarian|turned 100]] in April 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Celebrating Hon. I. Leo Glasser '48 at 100 with a Special Video |url=https://www.brooklaw.edu/News-and-Events/News/2024/04/Celebrating-Hon-I-Leo-Glasser-48-at-100 |access-date=7 May 2024 |publisher=Brooklyn Law School |date=8 April 2024}}</ref>
 
▲==Notable cases==
Glasser has presided over several high-profile trials during his tenure, the most notable of which was the trial of reputed mobster [[John Gotti]]. The prosecutor in that case, [[John Gleeson (judge)|John Gleeson]], would also go on to serve on the Eastern District federal bench. Judge Glasser also presided over an early [[terrorism]] trial involving an organization dubbed "The Ohio Five" and presided over a number of other significant organized crime trials and proceedings including the conviction of [[Vincent Gigante]], the head of the [[Genovese crime family]].
 
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==External links==
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