Alan Honorof, a 20-year justice of the Nassau County Supreme Court known for his evenhanded and principled approach on the bench, and his fervor for sailing off of it, has died. He was 68.

Justice Honorof's passing was announced Thursday by Daniel Bagnuola, director of the court's community relations office. The cause of death was not announced.

Christopher Quinn, a supervising Supreme Court judge, had declared a mistrial on Wednesday in a criminal trial over which Honorof was presiding because he'd been absent for three days this week after becoming ill. Quinn noted on Thursday that staff and judges throughout the courthouse were “in complete shock” over Honorof's death. He'd been known as a fit man who swam laps daily.

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