Samuel Leibowitz

Samuel Leibowitz
Leibowitz photographed with the Scottsboro Boys
Born
Samuel Simon Leibowitz

(1893-08-14)August 14, 1893
DiedJanuary 11, 1978(1978-01-11) (aged 84)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCornell University (BA, LLB)
OccupationLawyer
Known forDefending the Scottsboro Boys
Spouse
Belle Munves
(m. 1919)
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ChildrenMarjorie, Robert and Lawrence[2]

Samuel Simon Leibowitz (August 14, 1893 – January 11, 1978) was a Romanian-born American criminal defense attorney. He was best known for representing the Scottsboro Boys, and later became a justice of the New York State Supreme Court.

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