Irving Mosberg (May 6, 1908 – April 25, 1973) was an American lawyer and politician from
New York.
Life
He was born on May 6, 1908, in
New York City
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. He attended the public schools and
Morris High School in
the Bronx
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. He attended
New York University School of Commerce for one year, and graduated from
St. John's University School of Law in 1930. He was admitted to the bar in 1931. He practiced law in New York City, and lived in
Laurelton, Queens
Laurelton is a largely middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens and part of the former town of Jamaica. Merrick Boulevard, which bisects the community in a generally east–west direction, forms its commercial spine. It is b ...
.
Mosberg was an Assistant D.A. of Queens County when he was elected on January 14, 1958, to the
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate.
Partisan com ...
, to fill the vacancy caused by the election of
James J. Crisona as Borough President of Queens. Mosberg was re-elected several times, and remained in the State Senate until 1967, sitting in the
171st,
172nd,
173rd,
174th,
175th,
176th and
177th New York State Legislatures. In November 1967, Mosberg was elected to the
New York City Civil Court
The Civil Court of the City of New York is a civil court of the New York State Unified Court System in New York City that decides lawsuits involving claims for damages up to $25,000 and includes a small claims part (small claims court) for cases i ...
.
He died on April 25, 1973.
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1908 births
1973 deaths
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
People from Laurelton, Queens
St. John's University School of Law alumni
New York (state) state court judges
20th-century American lawyers
20th-century American judges
20th-century American politicians