Mitchell A. Dubow
| Mitchell A. Dubow | |
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| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Attorney, judge |
Mitchell A. Dubow was a 20th-century American labor lawyer and member of the (allegedly pro-communist) National Lawyers Guild,[1] who defended alleged communists involved in the Hiss–Chambers Case, and was later Judge of District Court, Sixth Judicial District for the State of Minnesota.
Career
On September 9, 1948, Dubow appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) with Joseph Forer as co-counsel for Maurice Louis Braverman. Braverman was himself counsel for Mr. and Mrs. William Rosen, who testified about the Ford car involved in the Hiss–Chambers Case.[2]
In 1951, Dubow joined Braverman, Harold Buchman, Ely A. Castleman, and William H. Murphy in signing a letter (dated June 18, 1951) that criticized the opinion of a dissenting judge in the Smith Act case. In July 1951, he appeared before HUAC as counsel for William H. Wood, a Bethlehem Steel worker and brother of Roy Wood ("chairman of the Communist Party for the District of Columbia"), about whom HUAC questioned him. He was also counsel to: Levy Williamson, Aaron Ostrofsky, Milton Unterman, and John F. Goodell, all factory workers and union members. During the hearings, HUAC asked Unterman whether Dubow (among many others) had been a communist; he refused to answer. Dubow and Joseph Forer also served as counsel to Harold Buchman. HUAC also read aloud the signatories of the June 1951 letter and asked Buchman if they (including Dubow) were CPUSA members; he refused to answer.[3]
Dubow also represented the Washington DC's Office of the Housing Expediter,[4] the Baltimore City Court (1951),[5][6]
Dubow moved to Minnesota. On November 11, 1966, Dubow began to serve as Judge of District Court, Sixth Judicial District, State of Minnesota. He was the first judge in St. Louis County, Minnesota, to allow testimony from a child therapist to explain the effects of sexual assault.[7]
In February 1989, Judge Dubow applied for disability retirement. Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich granted his application, effective March 31, 1989.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Report on the National Lawyers Guild, Legal Bulwark of the Communist Party". U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ "Hearings of the U.S. Congress House Committee on Un-American Activities". US GPO. 1948. pp. 1342, 1344. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Hearing Relating to Communist Activities in the Defense Area of Baltimore". US GPO. 1951. pp. 831-840 (Woods), 841-857 (Williamson), 857-869 (Ostrofsky), 1014 (Unterman CP?), 1023-1026 (Goodell), 1080-1108 (Buchman), 1088-1090 (Buchman CP?). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "Woods, Housing Expediter, v. Macken, 178 F.2d 510 (4th Cir. 1949)". Justia. 1949. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "Gerende v. Super. of Elections". CaseText. 1951. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "Gerende v. Super. of Elections". FindLaw. 1951. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "Attorneys of the Year: Judge Donovan Frank". Minnesota Lawyer. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "In the Matter of the Application of the Hon. Mitchell A. Dubow, Judge of District Court, Sixth Judicial District, State of Minnesota, for a Disability Retirement". Minnesota Legislature. 17 February 1989.
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