Leonard Silverman Explained

Leonard Silverman
Birth Date:10 November 1930
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Death Place:Woodmere, Nassau County, U.S.
Alma Mater:New York University, Brooklyn Law School
Office:Member of the New York State Assembly
Constituency:48th District
Term Start:1969
Term End:1977
Predecessor:Joseph Kottler
Successor:Samuel Hirsch
Party:Democratic
Profession:Lawyer, Judge

Leonard Silverman (November 10, 1930 – September 7, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was born on November 10, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York City. He graduated from New York University,[1] and in 1954 from Brooklyn Law School.[2]

Silverman entered politics as a Democrat, and was a member of the New York State Assembly (48th D.) from 1969 to 1977, sitting in the 178th, 179th, 180th, 181st and 182nd New York State Legislatures. He was Chairman of the Committee on Insurance.

On May 6, 1977, he was appointed to the New York Court of Claims[3] and remained on the bench until 2004.

He died on September 7, 2015,[4] in Woodmere, Nassau County, New York; and was buried at the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Glendale, Queens.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=nGOIAAAAMAAJ&q=red+book+leonard+silverman+brooklyn+law+school New York Red Book
  2. https://www.brooklaw.edu/newsandevents/news/2015/09-16-2015a Leonard Silverman ’54, Former Court of Claims Judge and NYS Assemblyman, Dies at 84
  3. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9900E7DC1139E334BC4F53DFB366838C669EDE Governor Appoints Claims Judges
  4. http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202737252863/Former-Judge-Assemblyman-Dies-at-84?slreturn=20150905134610 Former Judge, Assemblyman Dies at 84
  5. http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Leonard-Silverman&lc=1224&pid=175773786&mid=6585397 Leonard Silverman