Stanley G. Feldman | |
Office: | Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court |
Term Start: | January 1, 1992 |
Term End: | January 1, 1997 |
Predecessor: | Frank X. Gordon Jr. |
Successor: | Thomas A. Zlaket |
Office2: | Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court |
Term Start2: | January 19, 1982 |
Term End2: | 2002 |
Predecessor2: | Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. |
Successor2: | Andrew D. Hurwitz |
Appointer2: | Bruce Babbitt |
Birth Date: | 9 March 1933 |
Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
Party: | Democrat |
Stanley George Feldman[1] (born March 9, 1933) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as a member of the Arizona Supreme Court for twenty years from 1982 to 2002. He served as chief justice from 1992 to 1997.[2] [3]
Feldman was born in New York City and grew up in Tucson.[4] He took his law degree at the University of Arizona.[4] Feldman was President of the State Bar of Arizona in 1974.[5]
Feldman was the second Arizona Supreme Court Justice to be appointed under Arizona's then-new merit-selection system. Over two decades, Feldman wrote over 400 majority opinions, "displaying an exceptional ability to forge consensus among his colleagues."[6] Feldman was widely considered a liberal.[4]