I was delighted to read the article about the laudable effort to gain landmark status  for the historic and classical Nassau County Courthouse on Old Country Road in Mineola. The story evoked warm memories for me because I began my public service career there in 1963 as law secretary to Second Department Appellate Division Associate Justice Marcus G. Christ. I remained with him in that role until 1970, by which time he was presiding justice. The local residential chambers suite for Justice Christ (and my lovely adjacent office) were located at the southwest corner on the first floor of that county courthouse. The primary chambers were at 45 Monroe Place in Brooklyn.

As a young lawyer then, I regret not paying close enough attention to the classic architectural details of my work space and the whole surrounding environs of that magnificent venue. I also recall naively wondering why my Judge – the most senior jurist in the county – did not occupy the more spacious chambers suite located nearby. Supreme Court Trial Justice Mario Pittoni presided there and one day told me the story of how he came to have those chambers. My unassuming judge had deferred to him, though he was junior, because the senior judge simply thought that the trial justice needed the extra space for daily conferencing routines in working with the lawyers on trials.

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