Gordon Samuels, 84, U.K., Australia, lawyer, jurist, Dec. 10, 2007

Gordon Jacob Samuels, 84, an honored lawyer, university chancellor and former governor of the Australian state of New South Wales, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2007.
“I was saddened to hear of the passing of Mr Samuels who had a long and distinguished career in the law before becoming the state’s 36th governor,” New South Wales Premier [...]

Moses M. Weinstein, 95, U.S., politician, judge, Nov. 30

Moses M. Weinstein, 95, who got his start in New York electoral politics in his 40s, spent 10 days as acting governor, and then became a judge, died Friday in Florida.
Weinstein was born in New York on July 8, 1912. According to the New York Times, his first name was originally Morris and he had [...]