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Matthew M. Levy
Levy c. 1941
Justice of the New York Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1951 – September 4, 1971
Judge of the New York City
Municipal Court, 1st District
In office
January 1, 1938 – December 31, 1938
Appointed byFiorello La Guardia
Preceded byMichael B. McHugh
Succeeded byDenis R. Sheil
Personal details
Born
Matthew Malitz Levy

(1899-03-01)March 1, 1899
Brest-Litovsk, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
DiedSeptember 4, 1971(1971-09-04) (aged 72)
New York City, U.S.
Political partySocialist (before 1936)
American Labor (1936–1944)
Liberal (after 1944)
Democratic (after 1950)
Other political
affiliations		Social Democratic Federation (after 1936)
SpousePearl Spivak
Alma materUniversity of Georgia (B.S.)
Harvard Law School (LL.B.)
OccupationLawyer, politician, judge
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1918
Rank2nd Lieutenant
Battles/warsWorld War I

Matthew Malitz Levy[1] (March 1, 1899 – September 4, 1971) was a Polish-born Jewish-American lawyer, politician and judge who served as a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1951[2] until his death in 1971.[3] He previously served as a special assistant attorney general in 1927[4][5] and 1937,[6][7] then was appointed a judge of the New York City Municipal Court by mayor Fiorello La Guardia,[8] serving in 1938.[9]

Born in Congress Poland and raised in Georgia, Levy made his way to the Bronx, where he worked as a labor lawyer and became law partners with Jacob Panken.[3] Levy entered electoral politics as a Socialist, running for Supreme Court in 1934.[10] He left the party to join the Social Democratic Federation and the American Labor Party in 1936,[11] standing as the ALP candidate for New York City Municipal Court in 1938,[12] Bronx Borough President in 1941,[13] and Supreme Court in 1943.[14] He was finally elected to the Supreme Court in 1950, running on a joint Liberal-Democratic ticket. He was re-elected in 1964, serving until his death in 1971, just months before he was set to retire.[3]

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  1. ^ "Georgia, U.S., World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 for Matthew Malitz Levy". ancestry.com. United States Department of War. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "Supreme Court Seats to Levy, Brady and Gold". Daily News. New York. November 8, 1950. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "MATTHEW M. LEVY, JUSTICE, 72, DEAD". The New York Times. New York. September 5, 1971. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "Say Turkish bath houses 19 voters". Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn. November 2, 1927. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  5. ^ "Murder of jeweler and 2 new robberies spur hunt for gang". Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn. May 2, 1931. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  6. ^ "La Guardia sends police to watch slow P.R. clerks". The Standard-Star. New Rochelle. November 8, 1937. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  7. ^ Who's Who In America. Chicago: A.N. Marquis Company. 1966–1967. p. 1,257. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  8. ^ "Levy Lives in Bare Room to Keep Judgeship; Moved Hastily to District to Be Eligible". The New York Times. New York. January 4, 1938. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  9. ^ "The Judgeships". Daily News. New York. October 21, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  10. ^ "Some of the candidates for New York City and State offices". The Jewish Daily Forward. New York. October 28, 1934. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  11. ^ "SDF News". The New Leader. New York. October 23, 1943. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  12. ^ "Candidates for state wide offices on the American Labor Party ticket in Tuesday's election in New York". The Jewish Daily Forward. New York. November 6, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  13. ^ "Leading Labor Party candidates in Tuesday's election in New York". The Jewish Daily Forward. New York. November 2, 1941. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  14. ^ "Vote For American Labor Party Candidates!–Vote Row "C"". The Jewish Daily Forward. New York. October 31, 1943. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
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