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Luiz Gushiken
Luiz Gushiken
Minister of Communications of Brazil
In office January 2003[1] – March 2005[2]
Personal details
Born	(1950-08-27)27 August 1950 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	Workers' Party (Brazil)
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Gushiken[1]
Profession	Politician, activist

Luiz Gushiken (born August 5, 1950) is a Brazilian activist and politician. He was formerly the head of the social communication office of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's administration, a position which carried a ministerial rank. He is a second-generation Japanese-Brazilian, with Ryukyuan parents from Okinawa.

In his youth he was a supporter of O Trabalho, a party linked to the French Organisation Communiste Internationaliste (OCI). He broke with this international current to work closely with Lula in the PT. He worked at Banespa bank and was associated with unions. He was elected a federal deputy in the Congress three times, from 1987 to 1998, and was the coordinator of the presidential campaigns for Lula in 1989 and 1998.

He was recently accused of being part of a cash-for-votes scandal, known as the Mensalão scandal, was demoted and left the government. He is currently under indictment by the Supreme Federal Tribunal for his role in the scandal.

See also[link]

• Gushiken

References[link]

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Luiz Fux
Minister of Supreme Federal Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 March 2011
Nominated by	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Eros Grau
Minister of Superior Court of Justice
In office 29 november 2001 – 3 march 2011
Nominated by	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Hélio Mosimann
Personal details
Born	26 april 1953 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse(s)	Eliane Fux
Religion	Judaism

Luiz Fux is a Brazilian judge. He was appointed justice minister of the Supreme Federal Court by President Dilma Rousseff and had his nomination approved by the Senate. He is of Romanian Jewish extraction, and the first Jewish Brazilian (actually, the first Jewish Brazilian at STF is minister Lewandowski) member of the Court.^[1]

He was a minister of the Superior Court of Justice before assuming his position at the Supreme Federal Court.

References[link]

Florestan Fernandes (born July 22, 1920; died August 10, 1995) was a Brazilian sociologist and politician. He was also elected federal deputy twice.

Life and career[link]

He came from a poor family with his mother being a "washerwoman". In youth he took a series of odd jobs and had an erratic education until he attended the university in 1941. In 1945 he graduated and by 1964 was a full professor in sociology. In that same year he won the Prêmio Jabuti. In 1969 he fled to Canada for political reasons and began to teach at the University of Toronto. In 1973 he returned to Brazil and became involved in the Partido dos Trabalhadores.^[1] At 75 he died of an embolism.

References[link]

1. ^ Florestan Fernandes revisited

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Yoko Gushiken
Statistics
Real name	Yoko Gushiken
Nickname(s)	Fierce Eagle
Rated at	Junior flyweight
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1955-06-26) June 26, 1955 (age 57) Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
Died	-
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	24
Wins	23
Wins by KO	15
Losses	1

Yoko Gushiken (具志堅 用高, Gushiken Yōkō^?, born June 26, 1955 in Okinawa, Japan) was a Ryukyuan professional boxer from 1974-1981. His professional record is 23-1 and he held the title of WBA Light Flyweight champion 1976-1981.

Biography[link]

Gushiken was known for having strong stamina, allowing him to pressure opponents into mistakes after many rounds. His southpaw stance allowed him to take advantage of many mistakes, usually by throwing unexpected combinations of punches instead of waiting for counterpunch opportunities.

His popularity centered in mainland Japan, where he was known by the nickname Fierce Eagle and crowds were normally sold out. He quickly rose through the amateur ranks and won All-Japan in high school.

WBA Light Flyweight Championship[link]

After that, he went pro and fought for the WBA Light Flyweight crown after just nine professional fights. He defeated Juan Antonio Guzmán, a well-seasoned pro, by knockout in the seventh round. He held the championship for over four years. In thirteen defenses, he won eight by knockout.

Panamanian Jaime Rios nearly defeated Gushiken in 1977 and 1978, but lost after wilting in the last rounds of each match. Other defeats of note were against future champions Alfonso Lopez and Rafael Pedroza. As with Rios, they lost after many rounds of being worn down by Gushiken.

In his thirteenth title defense, he fought Mexican Pedro Flores, winning by a close margin. In the rematch, Florez was better at reserving his energy and defeated Gushiken by knockout in the twelfth round. Many expected Gushiken to return to the ring, but he announced his retirement five months after his loss. While he does not box anymore, he remains a popular figure in Japan.

See also[link]

• The Gushiken Family of Okinawa
• List of WBA world champions
• List of light flyweight boxing champions

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Yoko Gushiken from BoxRec
• Shirai-Gushiken sports gym official (Japanese)
• The memorial hall of Yoko Gushiken

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Jaime Rios is a judge on the New York Supreme Court for Queens County. Prior to sitting on the Supreme Court, Judge Rios served on the New York City Civil Court and the Housing Court. Judge Rios holds a B.S. degree from City College of New York, a M.A. degree from New York University, and a law degree from Fordham University School of Law. Following law school, Judge Rios was a prosecutor in King's County and later an attorney for the New York City Police Department. He also teaches landlord/tenant law at Fordham as an adjunct professor. He is also a co-chair of Fordham's Minority Mentorship Program for law students.

Tyrone Johnson case[link]

In 2005, Judge Rios' conduct in the second murder trial of Tyrone Johnson came under scrutiny. Johnson's first conviction for the murder of nightclub owner Leroy Vann was overturned by Judge Rios when it was revealed that a prosecutor lied about the whereabouts of a defense witness.^[1] Judith Memblatt, the judge's former law clerk, accused him of improperly coaching the prosecutor in the second trial, Eugene Riebstein.^[2] Based on Memblatt's allegations, Johnson's defense attorney Ron Kuby sought to overturn this second conviction.^[2] In support of the motion to vacate the conviction, Kuby took the unorthodox step of calling Judge Rios as a witness to address the allegation,^[3] but Rios denied any misconduct. A side issue in the case is Memblatt's further allegation of a sexual affair between former prosecutor Meryl Lutsky and the married Rios which, in Memblatt's words, made him "unfit" to be a judge.^[4] The affair, and Memblatt's subsequent firing, prompted the tabloid New York Post to call Rios the "Love Judge."^[4] Memblatt has gone on to become a blogger highly critical of the New York state judiciary as a whole.^[5] In October 2006, Judge Matthew D'Emic denied Johnson's motion to overturn the conviction, finding no misconduct on Rios' part.^[6]

References[link]

1. ^ Did Judge Tip Scales in Murder Case?, WABC-TV Eyewitness News.
2. ^ ^{a b} 7online.com: Did Judge Tip Scales in Murder Case? 11/15/05
3. ^ BENCH PRESS: '03 SLAY TRIAL JUDGE MUST TESTIFY, New York Daily News Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ ^{a b} New York Post Online Edition: News
5. ^ "It Takes A Blogger"^{[dead link]}
6. ^ People v. Johnson Decision & Order.

External links[link]

• Hon. Jaime Rios, New York State Unified Court System