Jawn Sandifer

Jawn Ardin Sandifer (June 6, 1914 – September 1, 2006) was an American civil rights attorney, judge and New York State Supreme Court Justice. Sandifer headed the NAACP's New York State branch and was involved in cases, including school segregation.

Early life and education Born John Sandifer on June 6, 1914, in Greensboro, North Carolina,

Career Early in his legal career, Sandifer was dedicated to fighting Jim Crow laws. In 1949, he moved to New York City and opened a private legal practice in Harlem. He retired in 1992. The older, 1974 version of the entrance test and examination, had involved obstacle courses with scaling eight-foot walls, and was unrelated to the job of hauling garbage. Wirth died in August of the same year, of an AIDS-related brain infection.

Personal life Sandifer was married to Laura Sandifer until her death in 1993.Together they had a son named Floyd. Sandifer's second wife was Elsa Krueger–Sandifer

Sandifer died at age 92 on September 1, 2016, due to cancer. Sandifer is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Sag Harbor, New York.