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| Upstate New York judge suffers fatal heart attack in court |
| 2019-06-16 |
| [NYPOST] An upstate New York judge died after having a heart attack on the bench. Putman County Court Judge James Reitz, 57, was in his courtroom Friday morning when he was stricken. Court officers performed CPR and used a defibrillator to try to resuscitate him before he was taken to a hospital, the News Agency that Dare Not be Named reported. He died shortly after arriving at the hospital, said Lucian Chalfen, a front man for the state court system. Reitz lived in Mahopac and was a county judge since 2007. He was also an acting justice with the state Supreme Court, the Journal News reported. He previously worked as a lawyer in private practice. State Sen. Terrence Murphy, who represents Putnam County, called Reitz "a giant" in a Facebook post, and said his legacy will be his Drug Court Program, which "should be a model for New York State." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 My old home town. He seemed to have been very well respected. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2019-06-16 12:24 |
| #1 I wonder what case he was trying when he was stricken. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2019-06-16 00:33 |