Leonard Silverman (November 10, 1930 – September 7, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life He was born on November 10, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York City. He graduated from New York University,New York Red Book (1988; pg. 409) and in 1954 from Brooklyn Law School.Leonard Silverman ’54, Former Court of Claims Judge and NYS Assemblyman, Dies at 84 at Brooklyn Law School
Silverman entered politics as a Democrat, and was a member of the New York State Assembly (48th D.) from 1969 to 1977, sitting in the 178th, 179th, 180th, 181st and 182nd New York State Legislatures. He was Chairman of the Committee on Insurance.
On May 6, 1977, he was appointed to the New York Court of ClaimsGovernor Appoints Claims Judges in the New York Times on May 7, 1977 (subscription required) and remained on the bench until 2004.
He died on September 7, 2015,Former Judge, Assemblyman Dies at 84 by Andrew Dennery, in the New York Law Journal on September 16, 2015 in Woodmere, Nassau County, New York; and was buried at the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Glendale, Queens.Leonard Silverman at Dignitymemorial.com He was Jewish.
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