Burton B. Roberts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Burton B. Roberts

American judge

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1922

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 24-Oct-2010

Profession: judge, lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Burton Bennett Roberts (July 25, 1922 – October 24, 2010) served as Bronx district attorney before his election as a judge, later serving as the chief administrative judge for the New York Supreme Court in the Bronx until his retirement in 1998 after 25 years on the bench.
His no-nonsense manner as a prosecutor and in court made him the model for the character Myron Kovitsky in the 1987 book The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe.