Background
Herrmann, Daniel Lionel was born on June 10, 1913 in New York City. Son of Philip and Rose (Schendelman) Herrmann.
Herrmann, Daniel Lionel was born on June 10, 1913 in New York City. Son of Philip and Rose (Schendelman) Herrmann.
Bachelor of Arts Delaware, 1935. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Delaware, 1976. Bachelor of Laws, Georgetown University, 1939.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Georgetown University, 1981. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Delaware Law School, 1978.
Practiced in, Wilmington, 1940-1951; assistant United State Attorneys, 1948-1951; associate judge, Superior Court, Orphans Court Delaware, 1951-1958; The American Association For Justice, Delaware Supreme Court, 1965-1973; chief justice, Delaware Supreme Court, 1973-1985; senior partner, Herrmann, Bayard, Brill & Russell, 1958-1965. Distinguished visiting professor Delaware Law School, since 1985. Director, member Executive Committee Delaware Power & Light Company, 1962-1965.
Chairman State Goals Commission, 1960-1964. Member Wilmington Board Public Education, 1961-1965. Chairman State Planning Commission, 1962-1964.
President Legal Aid Society Delaware. President, chairman board Jewish Federation Delaware, 1956-1958. Former member board directors, executive committee United Community Fund, Children's Bureau Delaware, Welfare Council Delaware, Del-Mar-Va council Boy Scouts American, Jewish Community Center, Kutz Home for Aging.
Trustee, vice president University Delaware. Trustee Wilmington Medical Center. Board managers Wilmington Institute Free Library.
Served to major Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Fellow American Bar Foundation, Institute Judicial Administration. Member American, Delaware bar associations, American Judicature Society (director, Herbert Harley award 1976), Rotary (Public Service award 1979).
Married Zelda W. Kluger, April 14, 1940. Children: Stephen Eric, Richard Kurt.