Background
Nevas, Leo was born on January 20, 1912 in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. Son of Morris and Ethel (Baron) Navasky.
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Leo Nevas
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Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1933; Juris Doctor, Cornell Univercity, 1936; postgraduate, New York University, 1937-1939; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Sacred Heart U., 1981.
Career
Worked at Nevas, Nevas & Capasse (Westport, Connecticut) specializing in Business Law, Real Estate, Probate and Estate, Zoning and Planning, Civil Appellate Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1936, Connecticut. 1939, United States. District Court, District of Connecticut.
1959, United States. Supreme Court. Awarded Doctor of Laws, Sacred Heart University, 1981. Member, Editorial Board, Cornell Law Quarterly, 1935-1936.
Judge, 1943-1947, Municipal Court, Westport. Chair, Westport National Bank, 1966-1981. Member, Board of Trustees, Norwalk Hospital, 1970-1986.
Member, Connecticut Commission on Human Rights, 1973-1977. Chair, Cornell Law School Association, 1979-1981. Director, State National Bank, 1981-1984.
Chair, Board of Governors, 1986-1989, American Jewish Committee. President, International League for Human Rights, 1989-1996. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Westport (President, 1964) and Connecticut (Member, House of Delegates, 1961-1963) Bar Associations.
Membership
Republican United Nations World Peace Through Law Center, 1965-1973. President United Nations International League for Human Rights, 1978-1985. Chairman Conference United Nations Representatives, United Nations Association/United States of America,1976-1979, vice-Chairman of the Board Governors.
Member United States National Common for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1982. Board of trustees Norwalk Hospital, 1970-1986. Chairman of the Board Westport National Bank,1966-1981.
Board directors Connecticut Bank & Trust Company. Chairman American Red Cross campaign, 1944-1946. Member Connecticut Human Rights Commission, 1973-1977 president Norwalk Jewish Community Council, 1945-1948.
President Temple Beth El, Norwalk, 1950-1953. Chairman.bd. Governors American Jewish Committee, 1986-1989. Vice president Home for the Elderly, Fairfield County, 1970-1976.
Board of Governors Jacob Blaustein Institute Advancement of Human Rights, chair, since 1996. Member American Bar Association, International Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, Westport Bar Association (president 1964-1966), American Society International Law, American Arbitration Association, American Jewish Committee (steering committee Foreign Affairs Commission), International Institute Human Rights, Cornell Law Association (president 1979-1981).
Connections
Married Libby Joseloff, December 4, 1938;children: Jo-Ann, Bernard A., Marc L.
