Judge who oversaw cases involving New York officials dies
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. District Judge Leonard Wexler, who oversaw high-profile cases involving New York public officials during three decades on the bench, has died. He was 93.
Wexler, who was based in Central Islip, died on Saturday, according to his son, William Wexler, a North Babylon, New York attorney.
Wexler said his father "was a great dad" who had just returned from a trip to Egypt and was hauling wood just before he died.
U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert, a longtime friend and colleague, said the elder Wexler "was part of the greatest generation in every possible way.