Albert Cardozo
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Albert Jacob Cardozo was born on December 21, 1828 in Philadelphia, PA, and died on November 8, 1885 in New York City.
Albert began practicing law in 1849. He became a justice of the Supreme Court of New York (the state's general trial court) until he was implicated in a Tammany Hall judicial corruption scandal, sparked by the Erie Railway takeover wars, in 1868. The scandal led to the creation of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and Albert's resignation from the bench in 1872. After leaving the court, he practiced law until his death in 1885.
Albert Cardozo served as vice president and trustee of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York City.
Albert was the father of the notable jurist, Benjamin Nathan Cardozo.
