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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Michael Musmanno, May 31, 1960.
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A man seated, wearing a suit and striped tie, holds his glasses in his right hand.

Credit: Urban Archives, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia

Born in McKees Rock, Pennsylvania, Michael Musmanno was a member of Pennsylvania's Common Court of Pleas before he served as a presiding judge at the War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg. After his return to the United States, Musmanno became one of Pennsylvania's most outspoken anti-communists, and served on the state Supreme Court from 1952 to 1968.

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