Judge norbert ehrenfreund bio

  • Judge Ehrenfreund is a graduate of Stanford Law School and was a trial judge of the Superior Court in California for thirty years.
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  • Norbert Ehrenfreund, who spent more than three decades as a lawyer and judge in California, is the author of The Nuremberg Legacy: How the Nazi War Crimes.

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    The Nuremberg Legacy: How the Nazi War Crimes Trials Changed the Course of History

    Sixty years have passed since the Nuremberg trials of the major Nazi war criminals, but that event still stands as the foundation of international justice. Nuremberg not only ignited a revolution in international lag but affected domestic lag as well with its simple but profound priniciple that every individual accused of brott is entitled to a full and fair book reveals how the precedents set at Nuremberg have affected human rights, race relations, medical practice, big business and even Germany's post-war development. It also examines the Nuremberg trials' influence on the modern war crimes trials of tyrants like Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein.

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    Hon. Norbert Ehrenfreund

    Norbert Ehrenfreund was born and raised in Peekskill, NY, the son of Jewish immigrant parents. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, Norbert distinguished himself in World War II as a Field Artillery Forward Observer in Patten’s army. He took part in the liberation of Nazi concentration camps and received a Bronze Star for valor during the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, Norb took a reporting job with the American military newspaper Stars and Stripes in Europe and was sent to cover the Nuremberg trials, an experience which would inspire his decision to move into the legal profession.

    After receiving a master’s degree in political science from Columbia University, Norbert went on to Stanford Law School, where in he received the accolade of “Graduate most likely to bring honor to the profession.” He was with the San Diego District Attorney’s office until when h

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    Ehrenfreund, Norbert

    PERSONAL:

    Born October 13, , in Peekskill, NY; son of Leo (a knitting miller) and Henrietta (a homemaker) Ehrenfreund; married Mimette Wishart, October 31, (divorced, March 15, ); married Juliette Costigan (a medical transcriptionist), January 3, ; children: Zachary, Laurel. Education: Missouri University, B.J., ; Columbia University, M.A., ; Stanford Law School, LL.B.,

    ADDRESSES:

    Home—San Diego, CA.

    CAREER:

    Stars and Stripes (newspaper), Germany, journalist, ; City of San Diego, CA, deputy district attorney, ; Defenders, Inc., San Diego, CA, chief trial attorney, ; Superior Court, San Diego, CA, judge, Military service: U.S. Army, ; participated in Rhine campaign; received Bronze Star.

    MEMBER:

    California Judges Association.

    AWARDS, HONORS:

    Award of Judicial Excellence, American Bar Association,

    WRITINGS:

    (With Lawrence Treat) You're the Jury: Solve Twelve Real-life Court Cases along with the Juries Who Decided Them,Henry Holt (New York