Jacob Panken

Jacob Panken
Panken in 1920
Judge of the New York City Domestic Relations Court
In office December 20, 1934 – January 3, 1955
Appointed by	Fiorello La Guardia
Judge of the New York City Municipal Court, 2nd District
In office January 3, 1918 – December 27, 1927
Preceded by	Gustave Hartman
Succeeded by	Abraham Harawitz
Personal details
Born	(1879-01-13)January 13, 1879 Kiev, Russian Empire
Died	February 4, 1968(1968-02-04) (aged 89) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Socialist (before 1936) Social Democratic (after 1936)
Spouse	Rachel Pallay ​ (m. 1910)​
Children	Hermione
Education	New York University Law School
Occupation	Labor leader, attorney, judge
Known for	First Socialist judge in New York

Jacob Panken (January 13, 1879 – February 4, 1968) was a Ukrainian-born Jewish-American socialist politician, best remembered for his tenure as a New York municipal judge and frequent candidacies for high elected office on the ticket of the Socialist Party of America.