Leo H. Healy

Leo H. Healy

Leo H. Healy (July 4, 1894-December 1962) was the Assistant District Attorney and a Judge in New York City in the 1920s. In 1911, he held the title of "World Champion Intercollegiate Orator".[1] He was an attorney for the Black Star Line and in 1923 he was a key government witness in the trial of Marcus Garvey.[2] In 1944 he was the defense attorney for the Christian Front, an anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi organization active in the United States from about 1938 until about 1942.[3]

  1. ^ Worcester Telegram and Gazette, December 2, 1927
  2. ^ Application for Executive Clemency by Marcus Garvey; Atlanta, Ga., ca. 13 June 1925
  3. ^ New York Times, May 31, 1995