James J. Lack (born October 18, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life He was born on October 18, 1944,"James Lack's Biography" at Project Vote Smart the son of Eve Lack (1907–2001).Deaths; LACK, EVE in the New York Times on April 25, 2001 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.New York Red Book (1985–1986; pg. 100).
He entered politics as a Republican, and was Commissioner of Consumer Affairs of Suffolk County.New Better Business Chief Is Consumer Oriented by Frances Cerra, in The New York Times on January 8, 1978 (subscription required)
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.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 He resigned from the bench on January 31, 2011.
He lives in East Northport.
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