Know Your Judge: Jack B. Weinstein

This week in Know Your Judge, we feature Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Weinstein to the federal bench in 1967. Weinstein served as chief judge for eight years until 1988, and assumed senior status in 1993.

One of his most recent rulings included allowing a home health aide to litigate her pay claim in court despite an arbitration clause in her collective bargaining agreement. Last year, Weinstein refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the former head of the New York City Fire Department’s ...