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Pride Of South Haven
Bill Carroll
Special to the Jewish News
udge•Meyer Warshawsky had
such an even judicial tempera-
ment and demeanor that he
was featured in an orientation video on
what to expect from trial judges, shown
to prospective Oakland County circuit
court jurors."He was a hard-working
judge who loved the law and always
was extremely fair to both sides;' said
Oakland Circuit Judge Edward Sosnick,
who knew Judge Warshawsky during
the latter's years as visiting judge on the
Oakland bench, specializing in drug-
related cases. -
Judge Warshwasky, 84, who died of
cancer Aug. 19, 2006, at his South Haven
residence, had been a state and county
public figure for more than 40 years. He
also was strongly committed to his fam-
ily and his religion; he was an Orthodox
Jew, who was a staunch member of the
First Hebrew Congregation of South
Haven.
"My father was committed to God,
family and learning," said his daughter,
Lois Shulman of West Bloomfield."He
was low key, humble and unassuming
about his professional career. Since his
death, we've had an outpouring of love
from people who knew and worked with
him,"
Born in Chicago, Meyer Tarshawsky
moved with his family to South Haven
during the Great Depression of the
1930s, and later received a teach-
ing degree from Western Michigan
University and a law degree from the
University of Michigan. After becoming
A captain in the Marine Corps dur-
- ing World War II, he returned to South
Haven to practice law
In Van Buren County, he became cir-
cuit court commissioner, assistant pros-
ecuting attorney, prosecuting attorney,
administrative law judge and probate
judge before being appointed circuit
court judge by Gov. William Milliken in
1976. He was elected on his own several
times, holding that pOst for 20 years.
While circuit court judge, he was
named to the Fellows of the American
Bar Association, an honor accorded to
only a small number of attorneys. Two
of his decisions, one involving injuries
from exploding bottles and the other
on due process for license revocation,
"charted new law in Michigan',' accord-
ing to legal authorities.
During the 1960s era when George
Romney was elected Michigan governor,
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Judge Meyer Warshawsky
Judge Warshawsky ran unsuccessfully
for State Supreme Court justice, then
state attorney general on the Republican
ticket. His son-in-law, Marc Shulman,
is currently running for State Supreme
Court justice.
\Tan Buren District Court Judge Art
Clarke III, said Judge Warshawsky "-was
a-perfect gentlemen ... who counseled
.us on the ways of the courtroom ... who
demanded respect and earned respect."
Lois Shulman pointed out that "my
father was proud of South Haven and
the role he played at the First Hebrew
Congregation, where many vacationers
worshiped in the summer '
Shulman said her father and mother
moved to the Detroit area after retire-
ment "to be closer to our family, and
that's when he took a full-time position
as Oakland Circuit Court visiting judge
for two years."
Judge Warshawsky belonged to a
number of professional associations and
community organizations, such as the
Jewish War Veterans, Technion, the Anti-
Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, the
American Cancer Society and American
Red Cross.
He is survived by his wife, Esther;
daughter, Lois (Marc) Shulman of
West Bloomfield; son, Paul W (Ilene)
Warshawsky of Northfield, Ill.; grand-
children, Julie, Rachel, Amy and
Sarah Shulman, and Tobie and Adam
Warshawsky; brother, Hyman (Shelly)
lArarshawsky of South Haven; sister-
in-law, Bernice Warshawsky of South
Haven.
Interment was at the First Hebrew
Congregation Cemetery in South Haven.
Contributions may be sent to that syna-
gogue at 249 Broadway, South Haven,
49090. Arrangements by Filbrandt
Family Funeral Home, South Haven.
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