Last updated on: 6/11/2008 | Author: ProCon.org

George Pataki, JD Biography

Title:
Former Governor of New York
Position:
None Found to the question "Is the ACLU Good for America?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Nov. 2006

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
    Experts
Individuals with PhDs and JDs or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the ACLU. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to the ACLU.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Attorney, Chadbourne & Parke, LLP.
  • Governor, New York, 1994-2006
  • Environmental Law Institute’s (ELI) Award, ELI, 2006
  • Honorary Sol Feinstone Environmental Award, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 2005
  • Climate Champion, Clean Air-Cool Planet (CA-CP), 2005
  • William Hoyt Award, Audubon Council of New York State, 2004
  • Robert Noyce Award, Semiconductor Industry Association, 2003
  • Bertrand H. Snell Award, Clarkson University, 2003
  • Public Leadership in the Arts Awards, Americans for the Arts, 2003
  • John Dewey Award to Friends of Education, United Federation of Teachers, 2002
  • State Senator, New York State Senate, 1992-1994
  • Assemblymember, New York State Assembly, 1984-1992
  • Mayor, Peekskill, New York, 1981-1984
Education:
  • JD, Columbia University Law School, 1970
  • BA, Yale University, 1967
Other:
  • None found
Quoted in:
  1. Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished?