Fritz W. Alexander II | |
|---|---|
| Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals | |
| In office January 2, 1985 – February 6, 1992 | |
| Appointed by | Mario Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Hugh R. Jones |
| Succeeded by | George Bundy Smith |
| Deputy Mayor of New York City | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Appointed by | David Dinkins |
| Preceded by | Randy Daniels |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carl Bernard Zanders Jr. April 24, 1926 Apopka, Florida |
| Died | April 22, 2000 (aged 73) Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
Fritz Winfred Alexander II (born Carl Bernard Zanders Jr., [1] April 24, 1926 – April 22, 2000) was an American judge who served as an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1985 to 1992, [2] and a deputy mayor of New York from 1992 to 1993. Alexander was the first black judge to serve a full term on the Court of Appeals. [3] Fritz Alexander was a part of the Harlem Clubhouse headed by J. Raymond Jones
He died of cancer on April 22, 2000, in Manhattan at age 73. [3]
See also
Further reading
- John C. Walker,The Harlem Fox: J. Raymond Jones at Tammany 1920:1970, New York: State University New York Press, 1989.
- David N. Dinkins, A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic, PublicAffairs Books, 2013
- Rangel, Charles B.; Wynter, Leon. And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since: From the Streets of Harlem to the Halls of Congress. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2007
- Paterson, David Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity. New York, New York, 2020
- Baker Motley, Constance Equal Justice Under The Law: An Autobiography, New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1998
- Howell, Ron Boss of Black Brooklyn: The Life and Times of Bertram L. Baker Fordham University Press Bronx, New York, 2018
- Jack, Hulan Fifty Years a Democrat:The Autobiography of Hulan Jack New Benjamin Franklin House New York, NY, 1983
- Clayton-Powell, Adam Adam by Adam:The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. New York, New York, 1972
- Pritchett, Wendell E. Robert Clifton Weaver and the American City: The Life and Times of an Urban Reformer Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008
- Davis, Benjamin Communist Councilman from Harlem:Autobiographical Notes Written in a Federal Penitentiary New York, New York, 1969
References
- ^ Burton, Angela (2007). "Fritz Winfred Alexander, II". Historical Society of the New York Courts.
- ^ Sims, Calvin (1992-02-06). "Alexander Expected to Be Named Deputy Mayor". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ a b Newman, Andy (April 25, 2000). "Fritz Alexander II, 73, Judge Who Became a Deputy Mayor". Nytimes.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.