Morris Pashman
Morris Pashman (September 27, 1912 – October 3, 1999) was a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, and before that a judge on New Jersey Superior Court and Mayor of Passaic, New Jersey. On the New Jersey Supreme Court, Pashman issued opinions in two major murder cases, advocated for the equal citizenship rights of the mentally handicapped and was one of the few dissenting votes objecting to the jailing of a reporter who refused to turn over his notes in a murder case.
Morris Pashman | |
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| Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court | |
| In office April 1973 – 1982 | |
| Appointed by | William T. Cahill |
| Preceded by | Haydn Proctor |
| Succeeded by | Marie L. Garibaldi |
| Mayor of Passaic, New Jersey | |
| In office 1952–1955 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 27, 1912 Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | October 3, 1999 (aged 87) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Rutgers Law School |
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