Myron Sulzberger (June 14, 1878 – September 16, 1956) was a Jewish-American lawyer, politician, and judge from New York.

Life

Sulzberger was born on June 14, 1878 in

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, the son of Solomon Sulzberger and Esther Emden. His father was a German immigrant who served as president and treasurer of

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and vice-president of the

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. Sulzberger received his preliminary education in New York City public schools, after which he studied at the Weingart Institute and took a two year course at the College of the City of New York. He then went to

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and was admitted to the state bar. He was an active member of the

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, giving speeches before he was old enough to vote. In 1901, he was elected to the

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as a Democrat, representing the

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26th District. He served in the Assembly in

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and

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. While in the Assembly, he introduced and worked with many important matters of legislation, particularly regarding insurance and canal proposition. Sulzberger was special deputy

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from 1904 to 1905 and special counsel of the

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from 1924 to 1927. In 1927, he was Municipal Court Justice. He was re-elected Justice in 1937. He resigned in 1941 and returned to private practice. As Justice, he was chairman of the rules committee, which recommended the establishment of a separate civil jurisdiction for small claims that became known as the Small Claims Part of Magistrate's Court. Upon his retirement from the bench, he specialized in corporate and real estate law in the firm Sulzberger, Schechter & Sulzberger, in partnership with his son Myron Jr. and Jacob Schechter. Sulzberger was president of the Mt. Vernon Country Club and chairman of the County Committee, 14th Assembly District from 1920 to 1927, the advisory board of the Home of the Daughters of Jacob starting in 1927, and the Welfare Committee of the 1st Ave Boys, Inc. He was a member of the

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, the

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, the

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, the Federal Bar Association of the

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, the Society of Tammany, the Michael T. McCarron Association, the Yorkville Chamber of Commerce, the

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, the Museum of Art, the

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, the Cosmopolitan Association, the

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, the

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, the

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, B'nai B'rith, the Craftsmen of Yorkville Club, and the National Democratic Club. He attended Temple Emanu-El and was honorary director of its Men's Club. In 1903, he married Rena Fuld. Their children were Myron Jr. and Edward. Sulzberger died in White Plains General Hospital after a long illness on September 16, 1956.

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