Charles B. McLaughlin (1884 – December 8, 1947) was the Bronx County District Attorney from 1930 to 1933 and a justice of the

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from 1933 until his death in 1948.

Early years

McLaughlin was born on the Lower East Side of

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, and went to high school at the

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. He received a

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degree from Manhattan College in 1905, a

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degree in 1905, and a law degree from

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in 1907.

Professional career

After law school, McLaughlin initially went to work for a private law firm. He ran for a

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post in 1913, although unsuccessfully. The following year, he was appointed as an assistant district attorney by Francis W. Martin in the newly created Bronx County District Attorney office, and eventually rose to the position of chief assistant district attorney. He returned to private practice in 1921, but ran for election as Bronx County District Attorney with the backing of the Democratic Party in 1929, and won. After being sworn in as district attorney on January 1, 1930, during his term he paid particular attention to fighting organized crime and racketeering in the building construction industry. After serving as district attorney for a little more than three years, McLaughlin was appointed by New York Governor Herbert H. Lehman to a vacant seat on New York Supreme Court bench in March 1933. He then won a full 14-year term on the bench in the election in November 1933. During his judicial tenure, he made numerous rulings on real estate matters, frequently lowering inflated property valuations, and easing property taxes. He was re-elected on the Democratic,

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, and American Labor party lines in November 1947, but died a month later, before his second term started.

Death and burial

McLaughlin died on December 8, 1947, at his home at 2613 Grand Avenue in the Bronx, and is buried in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McLaughlin, Charles B. 1884 births 1947 deaths Bronx County District Attorneys New York Supreme Court Justices Lawyers from the Bronx 20th-century American judges Catholics from New York (state) 20th-century American lawyers People from the Lower East Side Manhattan College alumni New York University School of Law alumni Burials at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Hawthorne, New York)