Isaac Lidsky
Encyclopedia
Isaac Lidsky is a lawyer
and former child actor
. As a law clerk for Justices Sandra Day O'Connor
and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
in 2008-09, he became the first blind
US Supreme Court
clerk
.
Lidsky came to fame acting in the role of Weasel on Saved by the Bell: The New Class
. He later was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa
. After he gave up acting, he studied Applied Mathematics
and Computer Science
at Harvard College
, graduating with honors in June 1999. In July that year he founded Poindexter Systems, an Internet advertising company, with his brother-in-law
Joe Zawadzki and his friend Ted Shergalis. Lidsky left Poindexter in June 2001 and started studying law at Harvard Law School
in Fall 2001. Lidsky was the first student to be named a fellow of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law. He graduated magna cum laude in 2004. After law school, Isaac clerked for Judge Thomas Ambro on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He then joined the Appellate Staff of the Civil Division of the Justice Department. In 2.5 years in that position, Isaac argued more than 12 cases on behalf of the U.S. government in federal courts of appeal.
In May 2009, he was named one of four "Temple Bar Scholars" by the American Inns of Court. In that capacity, he will spend a month in London representing the American legal profession as he is exposed to the British legal system and community.
He is currently the CEO of an up and coming construction firm that focuses on the Central Florida area.
Lidsky is the head of Hope For Vision
Lidsky lives with his wife, Dorothy (Johnston) Lidsky, whom he married in 2004. In September 2010, they had triplets, two boys and one girl.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and former child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
. As a law clerk for Justices Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor is an American jurist who was the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States. She served as an Associate Justice from 1981 until her retirement from the Court in 2006. O'Connor was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981...
and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. She is the second female justice and the first Jewish female justice.She is generally viewed as belonging to...
in 2008-09, he became the first blind
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
US Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
clerk
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
.
Lidsky came to fame acting in the role of Weasel on Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Saved by the Bell: The New Class is a spin-off of the Saved by the Bell series which ran from September 11, 1993 to January 8, 2000. The series lasted for seven seasons on NBC as a part of the network's TNBC Saturday morning line-up. It was the fourth incarnation of the franchise...
. He later was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa
Retinitis pigmentosa
Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of genetic eye conditions that leads to incurable blindness. In the progression of symptoms for RP, night blindness generally precedes tunnel vision by years or even decades. Many people with RP do not become legally blind until their 40s or 50s and retain some...
. After he gave up acting, he studied Applied Mathematics
Applied mathematics
Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...
and Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
, graduating with honors in June 1999. In July that year he founded Poindexter Systems, an Internet advertising company, with his brother-in-law
Brother-in-law
A brother-in-law is the brother of one's spouse, the husband of one's sibling, or the husband of one's spouse's sibling.-See also:*Affinity *Sister-in-law*Brothers in Law , a 1955 British comedy novel...
Joe Zawadzki and his friend Ted Shergalis. Lidsky left Poindexter in June 2001 and started studying law at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
in Fall 2001. Lidsky was the first student to be named a fellow of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law. He graduated magna cum laude in 2004. After law school, Isaac clerked for Judge Thomas Ambro on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He then joined the Appellate Staff of the Civil Division of the Justice Department. In 2.5 years in that position, Isaac argued more than 12 cases on behalf of the U.S. government in federal courts of appeal.
In May 2009, he was named one of four "Temple Bar Scholars" by the American Inns of Court. In that capacity, he will spend a month in London representing the American legal profession as he is exposed to the British legal system and community.
He is currently the CEO of an up and coming construction firm that focuses on the Central Florida area.
Lidsky is the head of Hope For Vision
Lidsky lives with his wife, Dorothy (Johnston) Lidsky, whom he married in 2004. In September 2010, they had triplets, two boys and one girl.