A. Jay Cristol | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
| In office October 1, 1993 – January 13, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sidney M. Weaver[1] |
| Succeeded by | Robert A. Mark[2] |
| Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
| In office April 17, 1985 – October 1, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph A. Gassen[3] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | A. Jay Cristol September 25, 1929 Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.[4] |
| Died | 21 October 2024 (aged 95)[5] |
| Spouse | Eleanor Rubin[6] |
| Education | University of Miami (BA, JD, PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1951-1988 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Navy Reserve Naval Judge Advocate General Corps |
| Battles/wars | Korean War Vietnam War |
A. Jay Cristol (September 25, 1929 – October 21, 2024[7]) was a judge, poet, author, pilot, and lecturer on naval warfare. He served as a Special Assistant Attorney General of Florida from 1959 to 1965 and as a trustee in bankruptcy from 1977 to 1985. He was appointed judge to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida in April 1985 and served as the bankruptcy court's chief judge until his retirement in January 2023.[8]
Cristol served as a U.S. Navy aviator and a captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve with 38 years of service in the diverse roles of both a carrier pilot and a Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) lawyer.[9][10]
- ^ United States Court Directory (May 1992)
- ^ The Third Branch, Volume 31, Issue 11 (1999), page 8
- ^ From local courts to national tribunals: the federal district courts of Florida, 1821-1990 (1991), page 183
- ^ The Liberty incident: a dissertation (1997), page 482
- ^ [1]Legacy.com
- ^ Baumgardner, Randy W. (June 1998). The Tailhook Association. Turner Publishing Company. ISBN 9781563114038.
- ^ "A. Jay Cristol Obituary (1929 - 2024) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "South Florida Judge to Step Down From Federal Bench, Search to Begin for Successor". Daily Business Review. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Welcome | Jewish Museum of Florida - FIU". jmof.fiu.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ Biographies of Federal Court Judges Sitting in Florida; format: PDF Download; retrieved May 2017; Lawyers Diary and Manual; p.5-6