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Ralph Adam Fine (February 14, 1941 – December 5, 2014) was an American judge, author, and television personality who served on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals from 1988-2014. A former attorney for the United States Department of Justice, Fine gained notoriety as an author and Milwaukee television host. As a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge from 1979-88, Fine was known for his staunch opposition to plea bargaining, a position which helped secure his election to District I of the state Court of Appeals in 1988. He served on the Milwaukee-based court until his death in December 2014. ==Early life and career== Fine was born in New York City, the son of New York Supreme Court justice Sidney A. Fine and impressionist artist Libby Poresky. He graduated from Tufts University in 1962 and received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1965. Following his graduation, Fine was a law clerk to Judge George Rosling of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and worked for three years as an appellate attorney in the United States Justice Department Civil Division.〔 After leaving the Justice Department, Fine relocated to Brown Deer, Wisconsin and became a full-time writer, publishing a legal novel titled ''Mary Jane vs. Pennsylvania'', a critique of the pharmaceutical industry, and several law journal articles.〔〔 In 1972, he contested the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin's 9th congressional district, but was defeated;〔 he later worked for WITI, hosting a legal affairs program called ''A Fine Point.''〔 As host of ''A Fine Point'', Fine interviewed Nobel Prize laureates Elie Wiesel and Milton Friedman. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ralph Adam Fine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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