Jacob B. Grumet (October 31, 1900 – June 7, 1987) was an American lawyer and judge. He was chairman of the New York State Commission of Investigation.[1]
Appointed Chairman of the State Commission of Investigation by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller in 1960, Grumet led an inquiry into charges of corruption in New York City that helped usher in the mayoral election year of 1961, in which Robert F. Wagner was re-elected.[1]
Grumet, a Republican, left the panel in 1968 to become a State Supreme Court Justice. He returned in 1976 to head an inquiry into a charge by a former special prosecutor, Maurice H. Nadjari, that Governor Hugh L. Carey had tried to dismiss him because he had been investigating high-level Democrats. The charge was dismissed for lack of evidence.[1]
^ abcdefgCook, Joan (June 9, 1987). "Jacob Grumet, Former Judge And Chairman Of S.I.C., Dies". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-03-25. Jacob B. Grumet, a retired New York State Supreme Court justice and former chairman of the State Commission of Investigation, died Sunday at Beth Israel Hospital. He was 86 years old and lived in Manhattan.
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William J. Keating, with Richard Carter: The Man Who Rocked the Boat (Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1956, Library of Congress catalog card number: 56-6025)
jacob, grumet, october, 1900, june, 1987, american, lawyer, judge, chairman, york, state, commission, investigation, biography, editborn, manhattan, 1900, grumet, graduated, from, dewitt, clinton, high, school, 1918, city, college, 1922, columbia, school, 1924. Jacob B Grumet October 31 1900 June 7 1987 was an American lawyer and judge He was chairman of the New York State Commission of Investigation 1 Biography editBorn in Manhattan in 1900 Grumet graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 1918 City College in 1922 and the Columbia Law School in 1924 where he edited The Law Review 1 From 1931 to 1935 he was an assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York From 1935 to 1947 he worked under Thomas E Dewey and District Attorney Frank S Hogan He assisted in the prosecution of such notorious gangsters as Waxey Gordon and Louis Lepke Buchalter In 1942 he was appointed Chief of the Homicide Bureau in the New York County District Attorney s Office He resigned in 1948 to go into private practice 1 He was appointed the 17th Fire Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Vincent R Impellitteri on July 18 1951 and served in that position until the end of the Impellitteri Administration on December 31 1953 1 Appointed Chairman of the State Commission of Investigation by Governor Nelson A Rockefeller in 1960 Grumet led an inquiry into charges of corruption in New York City that helped usher in the mayoral election year of 1961 in which Robert F Wagner was re elected 1 Grumet a Republican left the panel in 1968 to become a State Supreme Court Justice He returned in 1976 to head an inquiry into a charge by a former special prosecutor Maurice H Nadjari that Governor Hugh L Carey had tried to dismiss him because he had been investigating high level Democrats The charge was dismissed for lack of evidence 1 Grumet died on June 7 1987 at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan at the age of 86 1 References edit a b c d e f g Cook Joan June 9 1987 Jacob Grumet Former Judge And Chairman Of S I C Dies New York Times Retrieved 2010 03 25 Jacob B Grumet a retired New York State Supreme Court justice and former chairman of the State Commission of Investigation died Sunday at Beth Israel Hospital He was 86 years old and lived in Manhattan Sources editWilliam J Keating with Richard Carter The Man Who Rocked the Boat Harper amp Brothers Publishers New York 1956 Library of Congress catalog card number 56 6025 Fire appointmentsPreceded byGeorge P Monaghan FDNY Commissioner1951 1953 Succeeded byEdward F Cavanagh Jr nbsp This New York City related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a state judge in New York is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article relating to a fire service is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacob B Grumet amp oldid 1189170688, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
