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Detroiters will go to the polls
on Monday, April 6, to elect
numerous local and state offi-
cials and to vote for several
proposals of vital concern to
the conduct of local govern-
ment. Following are brief
sketches of some of the candi-
dates up for election or re-
election:
Of the 28 candidates for the
18 Circuit Court Judgeships in
Wayne County, local lawyers
will be watching two men who
outpolled incumbents in the
Detroit Bar Association poll to
know what effect the poll has
on the electorate.
In that poll, Edward S. Pig-
gins, attorney and Detroit Po-
lice Commissioner for four
years, and John M. Wise, pres-
ently a Traffic Court Referee,
would have gained office. Pig-
gins, placing seventh on the
list, led all non-incumbents.
In addition, Piggins has been
cited for his efforts on behalf
of racial amity while police
commissioner. He was awarded
the Americanism Award by
Brandeis
Lodge of Bnai
Brith in rec-
ognition of
h i s efforts.
Last week a
group of
prominent De-
troit leaders
joined in en-
dorsing P i g -
gins. They in-
clude Samuel
W. Lieb, Max
Somberg, Dr.
Joseph O.
Starman, Ber-
nard J. Fis- Piggins
cher, Maurice Zeiger, B e n
Wettenstein, Alan J.
Stone, Max Sosin, Meyer
W. L i e b , Herbert Calfin,
David Feldstein , Samuel
Dubrinsky, Morris Dickstein,
Charles W. Gooke, Moe R.
Miller, Russell S. Nida, Joseph
Pearl and Al Perlmutter.
Judge Lila M. Neuenfelt,
the first woman in Michigan
elected to this high office
and still the only woman Cir-
cuit Court Judge in the state,
was re-elected twice to the
six-year term.
Born in Lewiston, Mich., she
graduated from Highland Park
High School and holds her LLB
and LLM from the University
of Detroit law school. Before
assuming her present office,
Judge Neuenfelt was an Asso-
ciate Judge and Municipal
Judge in Dearborn.
Detroit Councilman James H.
Lincoln, with six years' exper-
ience in the prosecutor's. and
U. S. Attorney's offices is seek-
ing one of the Circuit Judge
seats. Lincoln is known for his
work as chairman of the Capital
Improvement Committee of the
FOR JUDGE
RECORDER'S
COURT
JOSEPH
KADANS
Outstanding
Qualifications:
1. Attended University of Mich-
igan, University of Illinois,
George Washington Univer-
sity.
2. Author of several law books
and professor of law. Na-
tionally known.
3. Citation from Detroit Com-
mon Council. President of
Shomrey Emunah Synagogue.
Make It
Judge Kadans
on April 6th.
127 ON BALLOT
Wayne County Board of Super-
visors. He is also chairman of
the Wayne-Oakland Flood Con-
trol - Committee.
Judge Victor Targonski, seek-
ing re-election to the Circuit
bench, was first appointed to
that post in 1956 and was sub-
sequently elected to a full term.
Previous to ascending to the
Bench, Judge Targonski was
auditor general of Michigan.
Among the controversial
cases he has presided over
was one involving the move-
ment of a body from one Jew-
ish cemetery to another. He
also presided in the fraud
case against several Detroit
photo studios. He is a mem-
ber of many professional
groups and has served as
president of the Advocates
Society.
Joseph A. Moynihan Jr. was
among the 18 candidates pre-
ferred by the Bar Association
for the Circuit Court judge-
ships. A native Detroiter, he
received his BA degree from
Georgetown University and his
LLB from the University of
Michigan. He served in the army
for 41A years and rose to the
rank of major. He was U. S.
District Attorney for the East-
ern District of Michigan.
Charles Kaufman, candidate
for election to Common Pleas
Court, is a native Detroiter
who as a
World War II
soldier w a s
awarded t h e
Distinguished
Flying Cross
and the Pur-
ple Heart. He
graduated
from Wayne
State Univer-
sity in 1942
and from the
W SU
school in
1948. He has
been a practic-
i n g attorney
Kaufman
for 11 years
and was among the top • four
nominated in the primary elec-
tion. On his last bid for this
office he lost to the incumbent
at the time, but received a
total of more votes than. any
loser had ever gotten in the
contest for that office. • -
Harold Norris has been wide-
ly endorsed for the Common
Pleas Judgeship, with the AFL-
CIO, Detroit Citizens' League
and the Detroit Bar Association
jOing' with those who believe
Norris should be elected to the
Bench. Norris received his
LLB from Columbia University
and degree in economics from
the University of Michigan. He
is a graduate of the US Army
statistical school at Harvard
and served as a statistical of-
ficer overseas during World
War II.
Norris is the author of articles
on "Arrests Without Warrant,"
"Social Security," and "The
Constitution and the Taft Hart-
ley Act." He is active in the
State Bar Association and is a
members of the Bar's constitu-
tional law committee and is
chairman of the Detroit branch
of the American Civil Liberties
Union.
Robert L. Blinstrub is run-
ning for election as Republican
state repre-
s e n tative
from the 10th
district. H e
is a native
Detroiter and
member of
the Michigan
:Bar Associa-
tion. He is a
combat v e t -
l eran and pres-
ident of the
R e publican
War Veter-
Blinstrub a n s' Associa-
tion. Blinstrub is also president
of Home Owners Association
and is a graduate of University
of Detroit (LLB) and the Uni-
virsity of Michigan (BA).
John P. Scallen, Judge" of
Recorder's Court and a candi-
date for re-election, is a native
Detroiter who has served that
court for 29 years. Prior to his
appointment by the late Gov.
Fred W. Green, Judge Scallen
was an attorney for 20 years.
He was an organizer of the
Detroit Round Table of Catho-
lics, Jews and " Protestants,
served as president of the Old
Newsboys Goodfellow Fund
and was assistant dean of the
University of Detroit law
school. His candidacy is en-
dorsed by many civic and com-
munal leaders.
Judge _ Gerald W. Groat, a
candidate for re-election to
Recorder's Court, has spent 30
years on the bench, 15 in his
present office and 15 previous-
ly as Common Pleas Judge.
He is particularly noted for
his efforts to rehabilitate
criminals, especially youthful
offenders, while at the same
time he deals severely with
the hardened criminal. He is a
preferred candidate in all Bar
Association polls and is en•
dorsed by the AFL-CIO and the
Citizens' League.
Judge Joseph A. Gillis, who
has won a public tribute from
author Erle Stanley Gardner in
his book "The Court of Last
Resort," has sat on the circuit
Court bench for 20 years. Prior
to this, he served eight years
as Judge of Common Pleas
Court, where he pioneered in
establishing a conciliation divi-
sion for the adjustment of small
claims.
Judge Paul E. Krause, a
year veteran of the Recorder's
Court Bench, is seeking re-
election to that post. Before his
appointment_
to the Judge-
ship in 1944,
AIM d'ICfause-
was Detroit
Corporation
Counsel for
five years. Pre-
vious to that,
he had prac-
ticed law pri-
vately for
more than 20 Krause
years. He was among the lead-
ers for the Recorder's Court
Bench in the Recent Bar Asso-
ciation poll. He is a veteran of
the first world war.
Judge John P. O'Hara, a prac-
ticing lawyer for nearly 40 years
before his election to Record-
er's Court in 1953, is seeking
re-election. He was for 10 years
a Detroit House of Correction
Commissioner, served a term as
Corporation C o u n s e 1, several
terms as Wayne County Road
Commissioner and as a member
of Detroit's Street and Traffic
Commission. He presently
serves as an election commis-
sioner and on the Detroit loyal-
ty commission. He is a former
president of the Detroit Bar
Association and is president of
the Association's foundation. He
was among the top names on
the Bar Association's poll and is
preferred by the Detroit Citi-
zens' League.
Another incumbent Record.
er's Court Judge is Frank G.
Schemanske, who was honored
earlier this year at a testimonial
dinner for his 35-year legal
career.
A native Detroiter, he at-
tended St. Mary's College and
the University of Michigan.
After interruption for army
service in World War I, he
resumed his studies at U.
of M., University of Detroit
and Columbia University.
He has served in public of-
fice as Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney • of Wayne County,
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Re-Elect
JUDGE JOSEPH A.
Gillis
Recorder's
Keep
Court
Humanized.
Endorsed by:
Irwin I. Cohn
Charles Rubiner
Harry Pliskow
13`nai Brith Award Holder
Edward S. Piggins Wins
Lawyers' Vole for Circuit Judge
A majority of Detroit
Bar Association mem-
bers voted Edward S.
"preferred" as
a candidate for Circuit
Court in their recent
pre-election poll.
Mr. Piggins led all
non - incumbents a n d
seven incumbents.
His fellow citizens
have conferred many
honors upon this prom,
inent lawyer and for-
mer Detroit police
Commissioner. These
include the cherished
Louis D. Brandeis
Edward Piggins
Lodge No. 1583, B'nai
Brith Annual Award
(1956). — Contributed
by • Friends of Ed
Piggins.
Veteran • Attorney
.
• Qualified
ELECT
JOSEPH A.
ILLIS
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
10th DISTRICT
DEMOCRAT
VOTE MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1959
RECOMMENDED BY CITIZENS' LEAGUE
Sponsored by
Seymour I. Caplan, Max E. Klayman, Jack J. Kraizman,
Rowland W. Fixel, J. Harris, Stuart E. Hertzberg, David
Grainer, Al Goldfarb, Sol M. Hoberman, Myron Panter.
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