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David Allan Rose (1906–April 29, 1995) was an American lawyer and judge who served as a

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state court judge for more than 40 years and active in many community and

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organizations. He was a judge of the

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(1960–1972), and then an associate justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court (1972–1976); after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70, he continued to serve as a recalled retired justice (1978–1985). He was the longtime chairman of the national executive committee of

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Early life and education

Rose was born in 1906 in

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. His father was Morris Rose. He graduated from

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, with a business degree, and then graduated from Boston University Law School.

Career

Legal, legislative, and judicial career

In 1935, Rose was elected to the state legislature. Rose was named to the Municipal Court in

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in 1936, as a part-time "special justice" (a role that allowed him to continue practicing law). He practiced with Jackson J. Holtz. He was appointed to the Superior Court in 1960. In 1961, while on the Superior Court bench, Rose issued a ruling that led to the preservation of

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. Upon the creation of the Massachusetts Appeals Court in 1972, Governor Frank Sargent appointed Rose to the court, one of the first six justices. Having already served for 36 years on the Municipal Court and Superior Court, Rose became the Appeals Court's first senior associate justice. In March 1976, Rose reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 years, but continued to serve part-time on the bench for years after the state enacted the Court Reform Act of 1978, which allowed retired Appeals Court judges to be recalled. Rose was the first person to be a recalled retired justice in the state, and served in that role from 1978 to 1985. Rose was of counsel to Barron and Stadfeld, a law firm in Boston, from 1976 to 1978.

Civil rights advocacy and civil affairs

Rose was active in many community and civil rights organizations and held numerous positions with the New England Region of the

(ADL). Rose was also a longtime chairman of the group's national executive committee. Rose was also involved in the creation of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Boston, its president in the 1940s, and involved in the creation of the Jewish Big Brother Association. In 1946, Rose recommended to Boston Attorney General to investigate

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and anti-Jewish activities of the Anglo-Saxon Federation of America. On behalf of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, Rose testified before Congress in 1954 in support of a revision to the flawed " loyalty" proceedings that had been brought in preceding years, many of which lacked a basis. Rose also testified before House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Civil Rights in July 1955 in support of federal civil rights laws. In the 1940s, Rose served as president of the Law Society of Massachusetts. Rose also served as national chair of the Boston University Alumni Association.

Death

Rose died on April 29, 1995, at Imperial Point Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at age 89.

Personal life

Rose lived in

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, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In February 1939, Rose married Ruth June Goodman, daughter of Michael L. Goodman, then publisher of ''

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'' (known then as the ''Tribune-Scrantonian''). ''February 24, 1939... Miss Ruth June Goodman daughter of M.L. Goodman, publisher of the Tribune-Scrantonian Publishing of Scranton, PA... to Judge David Allan Rose, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Rose...'' They were the parents of three children.

References

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