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Sidney Leviss (July 21, 1917 - September 7, 2007) was a Democratic politician and judge from
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Biography

Leviss was born in
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. He attended
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and received a degree from the
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in June 1941. Leviss was admitted to the
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in January 1942. The next day he joined the
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to fight in
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. After the war he served as an assistant
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under
T. Vincent Quinn Thomas Vincent Quinn (March 16, 1903 – March 1, 1982) was an American jurist and politician from New York. He served as an assistant Attorney General and was elected to one term in the United States House of Representatives. He left Congre ...
, and later as deputy Queens borough president under
Mario J. Cariello Mario Joseph Cariello (January 23, 1907 – August 9, 1985) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician and judge from Queens, New York City. Life Cariello was born on January 23, 1907, in Manhattan, New York City, but lived most of his life ...
. He succeeded his boss and was elected Queens borough president in 1969. Leviss left the office mid-term on September 17, 1971 to take a seat on the
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. He retired from the bench at the age of 76, but was subsequently named a judicial hearing officer, a position he held until his death. Leviss' wife Marion died in 2006. He was survived by two daughters, Jeanne and Nancy.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leviss, Sidney 1917 births 2007 deaths Jewish American people in New York (state) politics Queens borough presidents New York University School of Law alumni 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews People from Flushing, Queens Politicians from Queens, New York