Frank Gulotta
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Frank A. Gulotta was a former New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
judge, and a former Nassau County
district attorney.
in 1907. Both of his parents were Italian immigrants. He graduated from St. John's University Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1932. He enter government service as Lynbrook
village counsel and a zoning board member in the late 1930s. Gulotta was a major in the U.S. Army in World War II
, when he won three battle stars for service in Africa and Italy. He was also an assistant district attorney from 1938 to 1949, when Gov. Thomas E. Dewey appointed him district attorney for Nassau County
. In 1956, in the biggest case of his career, Gulotta prosecuted Angelo LaMarca in the kidnap-murder of 33-day-old Peter Weinberger; LaMarca was executed. In 1958, he acted as prosecution in the forgery trial that led to the 1959 disbarment of Francis E. Dec
(later a conspiracy theorist frequently including Gulotta in his rants). Gulotta held the district attorney office until 1958, when he was first elected to the state's Supreme Court
. He joined the Appellate Division
in 1971 and retired in 1977. He was a senior associate justice until 1983. He died due to complications of diabetes at the Franklin Hospital Medical Center in Valley Stream at the age of 82.
One of his sons, Thomas Gulotta
, was the Republican county executive of Nassau County, New York from 1987 to 2001. Another, Frank Gulotta, Jr., was the Nassau County Judge Frank A. Gulotta, Jr. .
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. The Appellate Division is composed of four departments .*The First Department covers the Bronx The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate...
judge, and a former Nassau County
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
district attorney.
Biography
Gulotta was born in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
in 1907. Both of his parents were Italian immigrants. He graduated from St. John's University Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1932. He enter government service as Lynbrook
Lynbrook, New York
Lynbrook is a village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 19,427 at the 2010 census. The Village of Lynbrook is inside the Town of Hempstead. The Village of Lynbrook's current mayor is William Hendrick....
village counsel and a zoning board member in the late 1930s. Gulotta was a major in the U.S. Army in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, when he won three battle stars for service in Africa and Italy. He was also an assistant district attorney from 1938 to 1949, when Gov. Thomas E. Dewey appointed him district attorney for Nassau County
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
. In 1956, in the biggest case of his career, Gulotta prosecuted Angelo LaMarca in the kidnap-murder of 33-day-old Peter Weinberger; LaMarca was executed. In 1958, he acted as prosecution in the forgery trial that led to the 1959 disbarment of Francis E. Dec
Francis E. Dec
Francis E. Dec was a U.S. lawyer from Hempstead Village, New York, disbarred for fraud in 1959, and later known for the bizarre socio-political tracts of conspiracy theories he mass-mailed to the media...
(later a conspiracy theorist frequently including Gulotta in his rants). Gulotta held the district attorney office until 1958, when he was first elected to the state's Supreme Court
New York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
. He joined the Appellate Division
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. The Appellate Division is composed of four departments .*The First Department covers the Bronx The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate...
in 1971 and retired in 1977. He was a senior associate justice until 1983. He died due to complications of diabetes at the Franklin Hospital Medical Center in Valley Stream at the age of 82.
One of his sons, Thomas Gulotta
Thomas Gulotta
Thomas Stephen Gulotta is a Republican politician from Nassau County, New York who was the county executive of Nassau from 1987 to 2001.-Early life:...
, was the Republican county executive of Nassau County, New York from 1987 to 2001. Another, Frank Gulotta, Jr., was the Nassau County Judge Frank A. Gulotta, Jr. .