Family
Garson's second wife is Robin Garson. A Brooklyn Law School graduate, she handled cases involving the elderly, was a volunteer election lawyer for the Kings County Democratic Committee (helping eliminate party opponents from ballots), and was on several county bar committees. In 2002, having been nominated by the Democratic Party for a judgeship on the Brooklyn Civil Court (a level below New York Supreme Court), she won her election and became a judge on the court.
Garson and his wife have been married for more than two decades. Garson has four children, and a number of grandchildren.
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