Jacob Panken
Jacob Panken | |
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Panken in 1920 | |
| Judge of the New York City Domestic Relations Court | |
| In office December 20, 1934 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Appointed by | Fiorello La Guardia |
| Judge of the New York City Municipal Court, 2nd District | |
| In office January 3, 1918 – December 27, 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Gustave Hartman |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Harawitz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 13, 1879 Kiev, Russian Empire |
| Died | February 4, 1968 (aged 89) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Socialist (before 1936) Social Democratic (after 1936) |
| Spouse |
Rachel Pallay (m. 1910) |
| Children | Hermione |
| Education | New York University Law School |
| Occupation | Labor leader, attorney, judge |
| Known for | First Socialist judge in New York |
Jacob Panken (January 13, 1879 – February 4, 1968) was a Ukrainian-born Jewish-American socialist politician, best remembered for his tenure as a New York City municipal court judge and frequent candidacies for high elected office on the ticket of the Socialist Party of America.