Chief Judge Jacob Mishler John R. Bartels Signed CERTIFICATE b42 For Sale

This document is a certificate of appreciation issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn, NY) on December 6, 1978. It commends Robert Allan Hurwich for his distinguished service as a Law Clerk from September 14, 1966, to November 1, 1968.

Historical & Legal Figures on the Document

• John R. Bartels (1897–1997): Signed as Judge.

  • A landmark figure in the American judiciary, Judge John Ries Bartels was nominated to the federal bench by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959.

  • At the time of his death at age 99, he was the oldest active federal judge in United States history. He presided over many high-profile federal cases in New York, including major civil rights, organized crime, and municipal corruption trials.

• Jacob Mishler (1911–2004): Signed as Chief Judge ("Jacob Mishler").

  • Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1970 to 1980.

  • Appointed by President Eisenhower in 1960, Judge Mishler was a prominent jurist who presided over major federal trials, including the high-profile prosecution of Lufthansa heist figures and key organized crime cases involving the Lucchese and Bonanno crime families.

• Robert Allan Hurwich:

  • The recipient of the certificate. Following his clerkship under Judge Bartels, he went on to become a prominent corporate attorney, executive, and venture capitalist based in New York and California.

• Richard H. Weare: Signed as Clerk of Court.

  • Served for many years as the District Clerk for the Eastern District of New York before taking senior judicial administrative roles across the federal circuit.