Fritz W. Alexander II | |
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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 Manhattan, New York City, New York | (aged 73)
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]