Background
Margolis, Emanuel was born on March 18, 1926 in Brooklyn. Son of Abraham and Esther (Levin) Margolis.
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Emanuel Margolis, American lawyer, educator. Bar: Connecticut 1957, United States District Court Connecticut 1958, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1969. Decorated Purple Heart; named Best Lawyers in America; recipient 1st award for Distinguished Service to Connecticut Bar, Connecticut Law Tribune, 1987, Champion of Liberty award, Connecticut Defense Lawyers Assn, 2004.
Education
Bachelor, University North Carolina, 1947. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1951.
Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1956.
Career
Breen v. Selective Service Local Board Number. 16, Bridgeport 396 United States. 460 (1970); Delgado v. Connecticut, 408 United States. 940 (1972).Worked at Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky (Stamford, Connecticut) specializing in Civil Litigation, Discrimination Law, Criminal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1957, Connecticut. 1958, United States. District Court, District of Connecticut.
1968, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1969, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in, Who"s Who in America.
Author: "The Plea of Privilege Against Self-Incrimination by United Nations Employees," 40 Virginia Law Review 283-309, 1954.
"The Hydrogen Bomb Experiments and International Law," 64 Yale Law Journal 629-647, 1955. "Medical Malpractice in Connecticut: Landon v.
Humphrey Revisited," 32 Connecticut Bar Journal 51-69, 1958. "Questionable Status of Charitable Immunity: A Different View," 33 Connecticut Bar Journal 23-54, 1959.
"A Uniform Motion for Disclosure in Negligence Cases," 38 Connecticut Bar Journal 127-150, 1963.
"New Frontiers in Criminal Procedure," 41 Connecticut Bar Journal 603-625, 1967. "Corpus Delicti: State of the Disunion," II Suffolk University Law Review 44-57, 1968. "Escalating the Viet Nam Debate: A Reply to Professor Moore," 42 Connecticut Bar Journal 23-54, 1968.
"Criminal Appeals in Motion," 45 Connecticut Bar Journal 114-145, 1971: "Number More Prison Reform!," 46 Connecticut Bar Journal 448-482, 1972.
"The Aching Bakke: Is There a Cure?" 51 Connecticut Bar Journal 417-434, 1977. "In Defense of the Insanity Defense," 58 Connecticut Bar Journal 389-409, 1984.
"The War on Drugs: The Constitution Under Siege," 63 Connecticut Bar Journal 306-328, 1989. "Habeas Corpus: The Number-Longer Great Writ," 98 Dick.
L. Review 557, 1994; "State v.
Ross: New Life for Connecticut"s Death Penalty," 68 Connecticut Bar Journal 262, 1994. Senior Editor, 1970-1979, 1983 and Editor-in Chief, 1980-1983, Connecticut Bar Journal. Adjunct Professor, Quinnipiac College School of Law, 1986.
Counsel to Norwalk Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1963-1980.
Member, Westport Planning & Zoning Commission, 1971-1975. Member, National Board, American Civil Liberties Union, 1975-1979.
Chairman, Connecticut Civil Liberties Union, 1987-1994. Legal Advisor, Connecticut Civil Liberties Union, 1995.
Member: Connecticut (Chairman: Section on Human Rights & Responsibilities, 1971-1975.
Judiciary Committee, 1985-1991. Federal Judiciary Committee, 1991) and American Bar Associations. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Connecticut Attorney Trial Referee.
Achievements
Membership
National board directors American Civil Liberties Union, 1975—1979. Member Westport (Connecticut) Planning and Zoning Commission, 1971—1975. Chairman Connecticut Chartered Life Underwriter, 1988—1995, legal advisor, since 1995.
Member executive committee Yale Law School, 2000—2004. Fellow: Connecticut Bar Foundation (James W. Cooper fellow 1996). Member: National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Connecticut Bar Association (chairman human rigts section 1970-1973).
Connections
Married Edith Cushing (divorced). Married Estelle Thompson, March 1, 1959. Children: Elizabeth Margolis-Pineo, Catherine Margolis, Abby Margolis Newman, Joshua, Sarah Margolis Marsh.
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1956
Awards
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Decorated Purple Heart. Named Best Lawyers in America. Recipient 1st award for Distinguished Service to Connecticut Bar, Connecticut Law Tribune, 1987, Champion of Liberty award, Connecticut Defense Lawyers Assn, 2004.Decorated Purple Heart. Named Best Lawyers in America. Recipient 1st award for Distinguished Service to Connecticut Bar, Connecticut Law Tribune, 1987, Champion of Liberty award, Connecticut Defense Lawyers Assn, 2004.