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Vito Joseph Titone (July 5, 1929 – July 6, 2005) was an American judge who served as an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1985 to 1998.

Titone was known as a liberal lion of the state's highest court. One of his most notable decisions was the majority opinion in Braschi v. Stahl, which recognized for the first time that a gay couple could be considered a family under the law.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Queens, Titone received his law degree from St. John's University School of Law, where he was a classmate and close friend with future Governor Mario Cuomo, who later appointed Titone to the Court of Appeals. He died on July 6, 2005, in Staten Island, New York City, New York at age 76.

References

1. ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (February 21, 1998). "A Liberal On Top Court Is Resigning". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
2. Staff (November 13, 1998). "Panel Nominates Seven For High Court Vacancy". Associated Press. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
3. Who's Who in American Law, 2002-2003. Marquis Who's Who. 2002. p. 653.
4. Staff (July 16, 1986). "Titone Cleared of Accusations Involving Bribes". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
5. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (July 8, 2005). "Vito Titone of Top New York Court Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
6. "Braschi v. Stahl Associates, 74 N.Y.2d 201 (N.Y. 1989)".
7. Rosenblatt, Albert M., ed. (2007). "Vito Joseph Titone". The Judges of the New York Court of Appeals: A Biographical History. Fordham University Press. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Historical Society of the New York Courts.
8. Cuomo, Mario; Titone, Vito (April 23, 1985). Governor's News Conference: Court of Appeals. New York State Archives. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via YouTube.

• 1929 births
• 2005 deaths
• Judges of the New York Court of Appeals
• New York (state) Democrats
• Lawyers from Brooklyn
• St. John's University (New York City) alumni
• 20th-century American judges