William C. Thompson (New York judge)

William Colridge Thompson Sr. (October 26, 1924 – December 24, 2018) was a New York State Senator and justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/nyregion/31machine.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 "When Thompson Started Out, the Brooklyn Machine Offered a Way Up"], By MICHAEL POWELL, October 30, 2009, New York Times{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklaw.edu/alumniandfriends/giving/leadershipgiving/endowedscholarships/~/media/PDF/Giving/BROOKLYNLAWSCHOOLENDOWEDSCHOLARSHIPS2012.ashx |title=BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS |publisher=www.brooklaw.edu |date= |accessdate=October 19, 2013}}

Biography

He was born on October 26, 1924, in New York City.[https://books.google.com/books?id=CfpWAAAAYAAJ&q=red+book+william+c+thompson+brooklyn+law+school New York Red Book] (1965–1966; pg. 93) He graduated from Brooklyn College, and in 1954 from Brooklyn Law School. Thompson served in the United States Army during World War II.[https://www.rossandhill.com/Attorneys/William-C-Thompson.shtml Ross & Hill Attorneys-William C. Thompson]{{cite web |url=http://www.namadr.com/documents/ho_resumes/NAMResume-Thompson_William.pdf |title=HON. WILLIAM C. THOMPSON (Ret.), Associate Justice, Appellate Division, 2nd Department |publisher=www.namadr.com |date= |accessdate=October 19, 2013 |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023064702/http://www.namadr.com/documents/ho_resumes/namresume-thompson_william.pdf |url-status=dead }}

He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1965 to 1968, sitting in the 175th, 176th and 177th New York State Legislatures. He was a Democrat.{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynatty.com/Advisors.html |title=Advisors |publisher=www.brooklynatty.com |accessdate=October 19, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824002412/http://brooklynatty.com/Advisors.html |archivedate=August 24, 2013 }} He was Brooklyn's first African-American State Senator.{{cite web|url=http://www.courts.state.ny.us/history/legal-history-new-york/luminaries-appellate/thompson-william.html |title=William C. Thompson; Associate Justice: 1980-2001|publisher=www.courts.state.ny.us |date= |accessdate=October 19, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.martindale.com/William-C-Thompson/2140175-lawyer.htm |title=William C. Thompson Lawyer Profile |publisher=martindale.com |date=August 10, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2013}}

He was a member of the New York City Council from 1969 to 1973. In November 1973, he was elected to the New York Supreme Court.

In November 1974 he was designated as an associate justice of the Appellate Term, 2nd and 11th Districts. In December 1980, he was designated an associate justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department. He retired from the bench at the end of 2000 when he reached the constitutional age limit, and then became of counsel to the law firm of Roger Victor Archibald, PLLC.

Thompson died on December 24, 2018, at the age of 94.{{cite news |last1=Sommerfeldt |first1=Chris |title=William Thompson, Brooklyn's first black state senator, dead at 94 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-thompson-brooklyn-senator-dead-20181225-story.html |accessdate=25 December 2018 |work=Daily News}} New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson (born 1953) was his son.[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/nyregion/17thompson.html Quiet Leader Wages a Bold Campaign] in the New York Times on September 16, 2009