Jonathan Uhry Newman
{{short description|American attorney and judge}}
Jonathan Uhry Newman (January 9, 1927 – October 24, 1991) was an American attorney and judge.
Biography
Newman was born on January 9, 1927, in San Francisco, California, to Rabbi Louis Israel Newman and Lucille Helene ({{nee}} Uhry) Newman.{{cite web|title=Headstone|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/bg.ami.com/headstones/images/20140424/6382726.jpg|website=Billion Graves|access-date=April 27, 2015}} He attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School and then went on to Yale University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1948. He then attended Yale Law School, graduating in 1951.{{cite news|title=Retired Judge, Schools Activist Dead at 64|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZENWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6761%2C5471105|access-date=April 27, 2015|publisher=Associated Press|date=October 25, 1991}}
In 1951, Newman married Carol Laura Spero (1928-2010), sister of artist Nancy Spero.{{Cite web|title = Marriage Announcement 47 -- No Title (December 2, 1951)|url = http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1951/12/02/page/G8/article/marriage-announcement-47-no-title|access-date = 2016-01-26}} In 1953, Newman moved to Portland, Oregon, where he practiced law.{{Cite web|title = Celebrating 125 Years of Excellence|url = http://storage.cloversites.com/mcewengisvoldllp/documents/125th%20Booklet%20Publication%20-%20final%20(smaller%20file).pdf|website = MECWEN GISVOLD LLP|access-date = 2015-04-27}} He was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, serving as its first secretary and as a board member between 1955-68. In 1982, the Oregon ACLU awarded him its highest honor, the E.B. MacNaughton Civil Liberties Award.{{cite web|title=2013 Jonathan Newman Memorial Law Conference|url=http://www.lclark.edu/live/files/15775-2013-hate-speech|website=Hate Speech: Has the U.S. Gone Too Far?|publisher=Lewis and Clark Law School|access-date=April 27, 2015}}
From 1968-79, he served on the Portland school board and was "a driving force behind desegregating the schools".{{cite news|title=Deaths Elsewhere|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qcFWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3466%2C8559549|access-date=April 27, 2015|publisher=Associated Press|date=October 25, 1991}} In 1982, he was elected to the Oregon Court of Appeals where he served until 1991. On October 24, 1991, Newman died of leukemia in Portland, Oregon, aged 64.{{cite news|title=Judge Newman Dies of Leukemia|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s9Y9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5480%2C4956594|access-date= April 27, 2015|publisher=Associated Press}}
He routinely hiked on the weekends throughout the 1950s until his death and Newman's memorial service was held at the base of the Topspur Trailhead (#785) in the Mount Hood National Forest where his friends dedicated a plaque. It sits on a stone at the beginning of the trail as of August 2016.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
Legacy
The annual Jonathan U. Newman Legal Citizen of the Year Award given by Classroom Law Project to recognize leadership in civic education and engagement is named after Judge Newman.
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Category:Lawyers from San Francisco
Category:Lawyers from Portland, Oregon
Category:Oregon Court of Appeals judges
Category:Yale Law School alumni
Category:School board members in Oregon