Very incomplete list! | |  Roberta Achtenberg (b. 1950) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.BornJuly 20,1950.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1988; Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Departmentof Housing and Urban Development, 1993-95;firstopenly gay person to be confirmed for appointment by the U.S. Senate;candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1995; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1996,2000.Female.Jewish. Member,National Lawyers Guild;Lesbian.Still living as of 2011. | | Thaddeus V. Adesko (1902-1978) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Mt. Prospect,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November5, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate senate 9th District, 1947-51.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;National Lawyers Guild.Died in August,1978(age75years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Walter Adesko and Angela (Rylski) Adesko; married to ClaraRutkowski. |
| | S. John Block (c.1880-1955) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio, about 1880.Socialist.Lawyer;candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1908; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914,1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1916, 1917; delegate to SocialistNational Convention from New York, 1920.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;National Lawyers Guild;American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1955 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Block and Belle (Adler) Block; married to AnitaCahn. |
| | Vincent Morrison Brennan (1890-1959) — also known asVincent M. Brennan — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Mt. Clemens,MacombCounty, Mich.,April22, 1890.Republican.Lawyer;lawprofessor; member ofMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1919-20;U.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1921-23;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1924-54.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;National Lawyers Guild;DeltaTheta Phi;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Maccabees.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February4, 1959 (age68 years, 288days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich. | | George William Crockett Jr. (1909-1997) — also known asGeorge W. Crockett, Jr. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,August10, 1909.Democrat. Recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1966-78;U.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1980-91; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1984,1988;arrestedduring ananti-apartheidprotest outside the South AfricanEmbassyin Washington, 1984.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi;National Lawyers Guild.Served four months in federalprisonforcontemptof court in 1950, following his defense of a Communist leader ontrial in New York for advocating the overthrow of the government.Among the founders of the nation'sfirstinterracial law firm.Ill withbonecancer in 1997, he suffered astrokeand died five days later, in Washington Home andHospice,Washington,D.C.,September7, 1997 (age88 years, 28days).Cremated. | | Louis L. Friedman (b. 1906) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December29, 1906.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1941-44; memberofNewYork state senate 15th District, 1945-55; resigned 1955;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1957-58.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;AmericanJewish Congress;B'naiB'rith;National Lawyers Guild.Burial location unknown. | | Ernest Goodman (1906-1997) — of Michigan. Born in Hemlock,SaginawCounty, Mich.,August21, 1906.Progressive.Lawyer;associategeneral counsel, United Auto Workers; candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1948.Jewish. Member,National Lawyers Guild.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in HarperHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March26, 1997 (age90 years, 217days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Harry Goodman and Minnie (Kostoff) Goodman; married to FredaKesler. |
| | Julius Helfand (1902-1987) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1935; defeated,1935.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;National Lawyers Guild.Sponsored 1935 amendment to New York State tax law, which prohibitededucational institutions from denying admission to qualifiedapplicants because of race, color, or creed.Died inPalm BeachCounty, Fla.,August16, 1987 (age84 years, 248days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ruben Helfand and Rose (Sperance) Helfand; married,November21, 1926, to Naomi Aaronson. |
| | Noble Wishard Lee (1896-1978) — also known asNoble W. Lee — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;lawprofessor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1938; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 5th District; elected 1940.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;National Lawyers Guild.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October8, 1978 (age82 years, 42days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.  | Thomas Francis McAllister (1896-1976) — also known asThomas F. McAllister — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,March 4,1896.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934, 1936;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1938-41; resigned 1941;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1941-63; tooksenior status 1963.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;National Lawyers Guild;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Elks;Eagles;Moose;DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;PiDelta Epsilon;Veterans ofForeign Wars.DiedNovember10, 1976 (age80 years, 251days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | John J. Miller (1932-1985) — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.BornJuly 28,1932.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1967-78 (17th District 1967-74, 13th District1975-78); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1972;Judge,California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1978-85.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;NationalBar Association;National Lawyers Guild;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, ofdiabetes,onFebruary16, 1985 (age52 years, 203days).Burial location unknown. | | Patrick Henry O'Brien (1868-1956) — also known asPatrick H. O'Brien — of Superior,DouglasCounty, Wis.; Calumet,HoughtonCounty, Mich.; Laurium,HoughtonCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Phoenix,KeweenawCounty, Mich.,March15, 1868.Democrat.Miner;lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate senate 32nd District, 1900; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan, 1908 (12th District), 1930 (6thDistrict);circuitjudge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1912-22; resigned 1922;defeated, 1935 (3rd Circuit); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1912(speaker),1928(alternate),1932;candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1919, 1925; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1932;Michiganstate attorney general, 1933-34; defeated, 1934; candidate formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1937;WayneCounty Probate Judge, 1939.Member,American BarAssociation;National Lawyers Guild;Knightsof Columbus;Eagles;Elks.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November28, 1956 (age88 years, 258days).Burial location unknown. | | Peter Paul O'Dwyer (1907-1998) — also known asPaul O'Dwyer — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bohola, County Mayo,Ireland,June29, 1907.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1948; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1964;member, Credentials Committee,1968;speaker,1968;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1965; Democratic candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1968, 1970 (primary), 1976 (primary);candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1968.Member,National Lawyers Guild. Suffered astroke,and later died, in Goshen,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,June 23,1998 (age90 years, 359days).Interment atBoholaGraveyard, Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland. | | Frank Schwartz (1893-1984) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,February5, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941(primary); candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1943; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1944,1948.Jewish. Member,National Lawyers Guild;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September4, 1984 (age91 years, 212days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Schwartz and Anna (Gilbert) Schwartz; married toGwenE. Schwartz. |
| | Maurice Sugar (1891-1974) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Brimley,ChippewaCounty, Mich.,August8, 1891.Lawyer;Socialist candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1917, 1919; Socialist candidateforjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1917; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1918 (Socialist),1936 (Farmer-Labor);convictedin 1918 forresistingthe draft, sentenced to a year inprison,anddisbarred;readmitted to the Bar in 1923;pardonedin 1933; general counsel to the United Automobile Workers, 1937-46;Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1948.JewishandLithuanianancestry. Member,National Lawyers Guild.Died inCheboyganCounty, Mich.,February15, 1974 (age82 years, 191days).Burial location unknown.
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