Myron Sulzberger

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Myron Sulzberger

| birth_date = {{birth date|1878|6|14}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1956|9|16|1878|6|14}}

| death_place = White Plains General Hospital, White Plains, New York, U.S.

| nationality = American

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Rena Fuld

| children = Myron Jr., Edward

| alma_mater = College of the City of New York
New York Law School

| profession = Lawyer, politician, judge

| office = Member of the New York State Assembly
from New York County's 26th District

| term_start = 1902

| term_end = 1903

| predecessor = John J. O'Connell

| successor = Charles Leopold

}}

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

Early life and education

Myron Sulzberger was born on June 14, 1878, in New York City, New York, the son of Solomon Sulzberger and Esther Emden.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uWrXAAAAMAAJ |title=Who's Who in American Jewry, 1926 |date=January 1927 |publisher=The Jewish Biographical Bureau, Inc. |location=New York, N.Y. |pages=611 |language=en |via=Google Books}} His father was a German immigrant who served as president and treasurer of B'nai B'rith and vice-president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YMBtAAAAMAAJ |title=The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia |publisher=The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Inc. |year=1943 |editor-last=Landman |editor-first=Isaac |editor-link=Isaac Landman |volume=10 |location=New York, N.Y. |pages=101 |language=en |via=Google Books}}

Sulzberger received his education in New York City public schools, followed by studies at the Weingart Institute. He completed a two-year course at the College of the City of New York and then attended New York Law School, where he was admitted to the state bar.

Career

Sulzberger was active in the Democratic Party, beginning his political involvement by giving speeches before he was old enough to vote. In 1901, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the New York County 26th District. He served in the Assembly in 1902{{Cite book |last=Murlin |first=Edgar L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hs4GAQAAIAAJ |title=The New York Red Book |publisher=J. B. Lyon Company |year=1902 |location=Albany, N.Y. |pages=175 |language=en |via=Google Books}} and 1903.{{Cite book |last=Murlin |first=Edgar L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zO6ldOWFeOIC |title=The New York Red Book |publisher=J. B. Lyon Company |year=1903 |location=Albany, N.Y. |pages=183 |language=en |via=Google Books}} While in the Assembly, he introduced and worked on several important legislative matters, particularly concerning insurance and canal propositions.

Sulzberger served as special deputy Attorney General of New York from 1904 to 1905 and as special counsel of the New York State Prison Commission from 1924 to 1927.{{Cite book |url=https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/111231/?offset=50#page=1124&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= |title=Who's Who in American Jewry, 1938-1939 |publisher=National News Association, Inc. |year=1938 |editor-last=Simons |editor-first=John |volume=3 |location=New York, N.Y. |pages=1063 |language=en |via=FamilySearch}} In 1927, he became a Municipal Court Justice, a position he was re-elected to in 1937. He resigned in 1941 and returned to private practice. As Justice, he chaired the rules committee, which recommended establishing a separate civil jurisdiction for small claims, leading to the creation of the Small Claims Part of Magistrate's Court. After retiring from the bench, he specialized in corporate and real estate law with the firm Sulzberger, Schechter & Sulzberger, partnering with his son Myron Jr. and Jacob Schechter.

Personal life

Sulzberger was president of the Mt. Vernon Country Club and chairman of the County Committee, 14th Assembly District, from 1920 to 1927. He also served on the advisory board of the Home of the Daughters of Jacob from 1927 onward and was a member of various organizations, including the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers' Association, the Federal Bar Association of the Southern District of New York, the Society of Tammany, the Michael T. McCarron Association, the Yorkville Chamber of Commerce, the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the Museum of Art, the Museum of Natural History, the Cosmopolitan Association, the Freemasons, the Elks, the Knights of Pythias, B'nai B'rith, the Craftsmen of Yorkville Club, and the National Democratic Club. He attended Temple Emanu-El and was an honorary director of its Men's Club. In 1903, he married Rena Fuld, and they had two children, Myron Jr. and Edward.

Death

Sulzberger died in White Plains General Hospital after a long illness on September 16, 1956.{{Cite news |date=17 September 1956 |title=M. Sulzberger, 78, Ex-Jurist, Is Dead |volume=CV |page=27 |work=The New York Times |issue=36031 |location=New York, N.Y. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/09/17/84712059.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0}}