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Justine Polier (née Wise; April 12, 1903 – July 31, 1987) was an American lawyer, the first woman Justice in New York. An outspoken activist and judge who served for 38 years on the Family Court bench.
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As the first woman judge appointed in New York, Justine Wise Polier focused on helping the most vulnerable population: children. From the bench, Polier helped reform both foster care and the school system, ensuring that minority children had access to services.
An outspoken activist and a "fighting judge," Justine Wise Polier was the first woman Justice in New York. For 38 years she used her position on the Family Court bench to fight for the rights of the poor and disempowered.
Polier was a prolific writer in the field of juvenile justice, publishing several books: Everybody's Child, Nobody's Child, 1943, Back to What Woodshed, 1956, A View From the Bench, 1964, and Juvenile Justice in Double Jeopardy (posthumous, 1989), and many articles, reports, and speeches.
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An articulate advocate for easing restrictions on persecuted Jews was Justine Wise Polier (1903-1987), a New York City judge and daughter of Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and Louise Waterman Wise. A lifelong advocate for children, Judge Polier championed easing the quota for Jewish youngsters fleeing Germany In 1939, she found an influential partner in ...
The Difference Difference Makes: Justine Wise Polier and Religious Matching in Twentieth-Century Child Adoption. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 June 2018. Ellen Herman. Article. Metrics. Get access. Cite. Rights & Permissions. Extract.
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