Justine Wise Polier papers, 1970-1976 4.17 linear feet
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- Justice in the Domestic Relations Court of New York City, 1934-1962, Judge of the New York State
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia appointed her judge in the Domestic Relations Court (now known as the New York
New York (State). Domestic Relations Court (New York) - Creator
- Polier, Justine Wise, 1903-1987
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Legal briefs, opinions, depositions, notes, memoranda, correspondence, and miscellaneous printed material of Polier. The materials are primarily photocopies of court documents which Polier assembled in the course of monitoring legal precedents for the Children's Defense Fund and the Field Foundation. Among the topics covered in the files are abortion, discrimination, education, foster care, juvenile justice, mental health, and parental rights.