Irwin S. Moise

Irwin S. Moise
Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
In office
November 13, 1969 – March 30, 1970
Associate Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
In office
May 16, 1959 – November 12, 1969
Preceded byEugene D. Lujan
Succeeded byThomas F. McKenna
Personal details
BornDecember 1, 1906
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
DiedOctober 11, 1984(1984-10-11) (aged 77)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Alma materUniversity of Colorado and University of Michigan

Irwin Stern Moise (December 1, 1906 – October 11, 1984)[1][2] was a lawyer and judge in New Mexico. He served as justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court from May 16, 1959 until his retirement on March 31, 1970, and was chief justice from November 13, 1969, to March 30, 1970.

Early life and education

Irwin Moise was born in Santa Rosa on December 1, 1906[2][3] in Santa Rosa, New Mexico to Sigmund Moise and his wife, Rosa.[4] The Moise family were German Jewish merchants and civic leaders in Santa Rosa.[4] Irwin received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado in 1926, and his L.L.B. from the University of Michigan in 1928.[2][5]

Career

Moise was admitted to the State Bar of New Mexico in 1928.[3] He lived in Tucumcari and practiced law there from 1928-1933.[6] From 1937 to 1943, he was a judge in New Mexico's Fourth Judicial District Court.[3] From 1943 to 1946, he served in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant.[3] He founded the Albuquerque law firm Moise & Sutin with Lewis R. Sutin in 1946.[5] In 1959, Governor Burroughs appointed him to the New Mexico Supreme Court.[7] He retired from the bench March 30, 1970 and returned to private practice in Albuquerque

Personal life and death

Moise had a wife named Hilda.[2]

He died at a hospital in Albuquerque on October 11, 1984, following a lengthy illness, and was buried in the Temple Albert cemetery in Fairview Memorial Park in Albuquerque.[2][8]

References

  1. ^ Who's Who in American Law (2nd ed.). Marquis Who's Who. 1979. p. 630.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Ex-Chief Justice Irwin Moise Dies", Albuquerque Journal (October 12, 1984), p. 61.
  3. ^ a b c d The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. 1948. p. 1434.
  4. ^ a b Coan, Charles F. (1925). A History of New Mexico Volume 3. Chicago, New York: American Historical Society. pp. 418–419. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b Thayer, Norman. "Tribute to Irwin S. Moise". Sutin, Thayer & Brown. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  6. ^ Stratton, David H. (2014). "The Jewish Founding Fathers of Tucumcari". New Mexico Historical Review. 89 (1): 56. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  7. ^ Roberts, Susan A. (Fall 1975). "The Court in the 1960s: Stability and Transition". New Mexico Law Review. 5 (3): 64–79. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Funeral for former judge scheduled". Santa Fe New Mexican. October 13, 1984. Retrieved 23 May 2024.