Albert Sacks

Albert Martin Sacks (August 15, 1920 – March 22, 1991) was an American lawyer and former Dean of Harvard Law School.[1]

Albert M. Sacks
back, l to r, Prof. Albert M. Sacks, Pauli Murray, Dr. Mary Bunting; seated, l to r, Alma Lutz, suffragette and Harvard Law School Forum Guest, and Betty Friedan
8th Dean of Harvard Law School
In office 1971–1981
Preceded by	Derek Bok
Succeeded by	James Vorenberg
Personal details
Born	August 15, 1920 New York City
Died	March 22, 1991 (aged 70) Boston, Massachusetts
Spouse(s)	Sadelle Sacks
Children	Janet Sacks Margery Ablon
Alma mater	Harvard Law School City College of New York
Profession	Lawyer

Born in New York City to Jewish immigrants from Russia, he attended City College of New York graduating in 1940.[2] After serving in World War II, he attended Harvard Law School, where he was president of the Harvard Law Review, and graduated in 1948.[1]

He then served as a law clerk for judge Augustus N. Hand of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and from 1949 to 1950 for Justice Felix Frankfurter of the Supreme Court of the United States.[1] After working as an associate at Covington & Burling in Washington for two years, he joined the faculty of Harvard Law School in 1952 and served for 39 years.[2] He succeeded Derek Bok as Dean of Harvard Law School in 1971.[3]

He died Massachusetts General Hospital in 1991.[1]

References

1. Narvaez, Alfonso A. (March 23, 1991). "Albert M. Sacks, 70, Harvard Law Dean and Noted Teacher". The New York Times.
2. Raiffa, Howard; Griswold, Erwin N.; Byse, Clark; Oliensis, Sheldon; Shapiro, David L.; Dorsen, Norman; Bellow, Gary; Bader Ginsburg, Ruth; Michelman, Frank; Wilkins, David B. (1991). "In Memoriam: Albert M. Sacks". Harvard Law Review. 105 (1): X+1–22. JSTOR 1341568.
3. "Associated Dean to Replace Bok". The Berkshire Eagle. January 28, 1971. p. 23. Retrieved August 24, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.