Irwin R. Brownstein (November 4, 1930 – March 24, 1996) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
In June 1973, he was one of the three party designees for Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals[3] who were defeated by challenger Jacob D. Fuchsberg in the Democratic primary.
[4] Brownstein resigned from the bench in 1980, and resumed his private practice instead, specialising in matrimonial and real estate law.
In February 1979, Brownstein's son, aged 16, died in a fire while staying with friends over the weekend in Salisbury, Vermont.
[5] He died on March 24, 1996, while on a family visit in Miami Beach, Florida, of a heart attack.