Education
He attended the public schools in New York City, and Cooper Union. Then he graduated from Columbia Law School, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in New York City.
He attended the public schools in New York City, and Cooper Union. Then he graduated from Columbia Law School, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in New York City.
He was a clerk in the New York County Clerk"s office for three years. He was an Assistant Doctorate.A. of New York County from 1884 to 1888, a judge of the New York City Court of General Sessions from 1890 to 1898. And a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1901 to 1912.
He presided in 1907 over the first trial of Harry K. Thaw for the murder of Stanford White.
Fitzgerald died on December 17, 1922, at his home at 34 Hamilton Terrace, in Manhattan, "of heart disease," and was buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Queens.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Company, 16th Doctorate) in 1878. And of the New York State Senate (9th Doctorate) in 1882 and 1883.