Background
Freed, Emerich Burt was born on November 22, 1897 in Hungary. Son of Nicholas and Sarah (Benfield) Freed.
Freed, Emerich Burt was born on November 22, 1897 in Hungary. Son of Nicholas and Sarah (Benfield) Freed.
Came to United States, 1910. Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Western Reserve University, 1918, Bachelor of Laws, 1920.
Admitted to Ohio bar, 1919. In private practice of law, 1918-1929. First assistant criminal division, prosecuting attorney’s office, Cuyahoga County, O., 1929-1932.
Prosecuting attorney, same county, 1932-1933.
1st assistant county prosecutor, January-August 1933. Appointed United State Attorneys, Northern District Ohio, August 15, 1933.
Appointed United States district judge, Northern District of Ohio, October 15, 1941.
Member Cleveland Bar Association, American Judicature Society, American Bar Association. Mason.; Club: Cleveland Athletic.
Married Gertrude Davies, May 8, 1930. Children: Robert Emerich, Margot Lee.