Burton M. Fine (February 4, 1932 – January 18, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer. Fine was born in

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, the son of Judge

Sidney A. Fine Sidney Asher Fine (September 14, 1903 – April 23, 1982) was an American lawyer, politician and justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1956 to 1973. From 1951 to 1956, he served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Early life F ...

. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and served in the

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from 1954 to 1956. He received his bachelor's degree from

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and his law degree from Columbia Law School. He practiced law in New York City and worked in the United States Attorney office for the Southern District of New York. From

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, Fine served in the

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and was involved with the

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