Joseph Weintraub

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Joseph Weintraub (1908-1977) was Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1957 to 1973. He previously served as an Associate Justice of the same court in 1956-57.

Among the landmark decisions authored by Weintraub was Robinson v. Cahill, which declared that the constitutional rights of urban school children were being violated by the state's failure to provide an equitable system of educational funding.

Preceded by
Arthur T. Vanderbilt
Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
1957-1973
Succeeded by
Pierre P. Garven