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Samuel Mellitz

Samuel J. Mellitz (1891–1982) was an American lawyer and judge who served as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, the state's highest judicial body at the time.[1] He was the first Jewish person to serve on the court.[2]

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mellitz graduated from Yale Law School in 1911.[3][4] He was in private practice for over two decades before Governor Wilbur Lucius Cross appointed him to the Connecticut Court of Common Pleas in 1936.[5] In 1942, he ascended to the Superior Court, where he would eventually serve as Chief Judge.[6][7] In 1958, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Errors, a position he held until his retirement in 1963.[6][5]

Mellitz was a longtime trustee of Yeshiva University, eventually becoming an honorary trustee.[5] He also served as a member of the Connecticut Interracial Commission, was on the advisory board of St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport, and was the vice president of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Samuel Mellitz Appointment to CT Supreme Court". The Bridgeport Post. May 11, 1958. p. 11 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jewish Post 13 June 1958 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.
  3. ^ "Guide to the Papers of Judge Samuel Mellitz" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-03-24.
  4. ^ "Register and manual - State of Connecticut". Secretary of the State. June 17, 1959 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ a b c "Samuel Mellitz Dead at 91". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  6. ^ a b c "Samuel Mellitz, Judge and University Trustee". The New York Times. 31 December 1982.
  7. ^ "Justices of the Connecticut Judicial Branch". www.jud.ct.gov.


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