James J. Lack

James J. Lack (born October 18, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was born on October 18, 1944,[1] the son of Eve Lack (1907–2001).[2] He graduated B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966, and J.D. from Fordham Law School in 1969. He began to practice law in Huntington.[3]

He entered politics as a Republican, and was Commissioner of Consumer Affairs of Suffolk County.[4]

Lack represented the 2nd district of the New York State Senate from 1979 to 2002, sitting in the 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 193rd and 194th New York State Legislatures.

On December 17, 2002, he was appointed as a Justice of the New York Court of Claims.[5] He resigned from the bench on January 31, 2011.[6]

He lives in East Northport.

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References
  1. "James Lack's Biography" at Project Vote Smart
  2. Deaths; LACK, EVE in the New York Times on April 25, 2001
  3. New York Red Book (1985–1986; pg. 100).
  4. New Better Business Chief Is Consumer Oriented by Frances Cerra, in The New York Times on January 8, 1978 (subscription required)
  5. State Senate Votes to Confirm One of Its Own for a Judgeship by James C. McKinlry Jr., in the New York Times on December 18, 2002
  6. "Ex-senator resigns as state". Newsday. February 13, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
New York State Senate
Preceded by
Bernard C. Smith		 New York State Senate
2nd District
1979–2002		 Succeeded by
John J. Flanagan
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