Background
Mellitz, Samuel was born on May 6, 1891 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Jacob and Peppie (Hausman) Mellitz.
Mellitz, Samuel was born on May 6, 1891 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Jacob and Peppie (Hausman) Mellitz.
Bachelor of Laws cum laude, Yale University, 1911. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Yeshiva University, 1954.
Practiced in, Bridgeport, 1912-1935;
judge, Court Common Pleas, Connecticut, 1936-1942;
judge, Superior Court, 1942-1958;
chief judge, Superior Court, 1957-1958;
associate justice, Supreme Court of the Errors, from 1958. Chairman Judicial Council of Connecticut, from 1960. State referee, from 1961;board directors West Side Bank, Bridgeport, 1927-1933, chairman, 1934-1937.
Board directors West End Savings and Loan Association, Bridgeport.
President Jewish Community Council, Bridgeport, 1936-1938, honorary president, from 1938. Board directors St. Vincent's Hospital, Bridgeport. Board directors Yeshiva University.
Trustee Beardsley Memorial Scholarship Fund. Yale U; vice president Union Orthodox Jewish Congress American. Member American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association.
Married Sadye L. Silverman, June 18, 1916. Children: Jacob, Barbara Mellitz Krentzman, Beulah Mellitz Framson.