John Fusco | |
Office: | Member of the New York City Council from the 50th district |
Term Start: | January 1, 1992 |
Term End: | December 29, 1998 |
Predecessor: | None (district created) |
Successor: | James S. Oddo |
Birth Date: | 7 September 1937 |
Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Saint Peter's College (B.S.) New England Law - Boston (J.D.) |
Spouse: | Carol Ann Odessa[1] |
Profession: | Politician, Judge |
Party: | Republican |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Army |
Serviceyears: | 1963–1965 |
Rank: | First lieutenant |
John A. Fusco (born September 7, 1937) is an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from the New York City Borough of Staten Island.
Fusco represented parts of Central Staten Island and Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in the New York City Council until his election to the New York Surrogate's Court for Richmond County, New York in November 1998. He served as Minority Whip in the Council until his departure.
He was appointed to the New York Supreme Court by then Governor Eliot Spitzer in 2008,[2] and reached the mandatory retirement age in 2013.[3]