 
Assembly Resolution No. 1026
 
BY: M. of A. Simotas
 
        HONORING  the  life  and  legacy of Judge Nicholas
        Tsoucalas
 
  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to pay tribute to
citizens of the State of New York  whose  lifework  and  civic  endeavor
served to enhance the quality of life in their communities and the great
State of New York; and
 
  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor the life and
accomplishments  of Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas who died on March 22, 2018;
and
 
  WHEREAS, Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas was  a  lifelong  New  Yorker  and
graduate of the New York City public school system; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Judge  Nicholas Tsoucalas joined the United States Navy in
1944, and served as a radio operator on  auxiliary  personnel  destroyer
and  transport  vessels in the European theater of World War II, as well
as in the Caribbean and North Atlantic; and
 
  WHEREAS, Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas earned  his  Bachelor  of  Science
degree  in  Business  Administration from Kent State University in 1949,
and his L.L.B. from New York Law School in 1951; and
 
  WHEREAS, Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas was recalled to the Navy in  1951,
and  served during the Korean War aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S.
Wasp; and
 
  WHEREAS, Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas was admitted to the New York State
Bar in  April  of  1953,  and  began  practicing  law,  specializing  in
immigration  and admiralty matters and continued his education, studying
Immigration Law and Federal Practice and Procedure in  graduate  courses
at New York University School of Law; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Judge  Nicholas  Tsoucalas  served  as an Assistant United
States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1955 to 1959,
was appointed to supervise the 1960 Census for New York's 17th and  18th
Congressional  Districts,  and  served  as  Chairman  of  the  Board  of
Commissioners of Appraisal, Neversink Riparian Rights; and
 
  WHEREAS, Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas served as a Criminal  Court  Judge
for the City of New York from 1968 to 1986, and served as Acting Supreme
Court  Justice for Kings and Queens Counties from 1975 to 1982, handling
many notable cases including the "Son of Sam" trial; and
 
  WHEREAS, Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas was nominated by President  Ronald
Reagan  to  the United States Court of International Trade and confirmed
by the United States Senate in 1986; and
 
  WHEREAS, Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas also served as a visiting judge in
District Courts throughout the country and the United  States  Court  of
Appeals for the Second Circuit; and
 
  WHEREAS, Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas became a Senior Judge in 1997, and
retired from the United States Court of International Trade in 2016; and
 
  WHEREAS,   Judge  Nicholas  Tsoucalas  served  with  distinction  as
Chairman of the Committee on Juvenile Delinquency  of  the  Federal  Bar
Association;  Subcommittee  Chairman  of  the  New York Country Lawyers'
Association  for  Public  Order  and  Responsibility;  Hartoularios  and
Co-Chairman  of the Nominating Committee for the Order of St. Andrew the
Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate; President and  founding
member  of  the  Hellenic Lawyers' Association of New York; President of
the Board of Directors of Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church;  President
of  the  St.    John  Theologos  Society;  President  of  the  Parthenon
Foundation; and President of the Order of AHEPA Delphi Chapter; and
 
  WHEREAS, Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas was the  devoted  husband  of  the
late Catherine Aravantinos for 63 years; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas is survived by his two daughters,
Stephanie  Turriago  and   Georgia   Tsoucalas   Argyrople;   his   five
grandchildren,  Victoria  and  Catherine Argyrople, and Nicholas, Vivian
and  Christina  Turriago;  two  sisters,  Theodora  Carras  and   Athena
Hazlaris;  and  son-in-law,  Daniel  Turriago,  as  well as many nieces,
nephews, and extended family members; and
 
  WHEREAS, Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas's enduring  contributions  to  the
State  of New York are worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be
it
 
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
honor  the  life  and  legacy of Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas, distinguished
citizen and devoted member of his community, and to convey  its  deepest
sympathies to his family; and be it further
 
  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the family of Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas.
Honoring the life and legacy of Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas

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