Lane, Myles J., 1903-1987
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found: Myles J. Lane in Chronoscope, 1953:title frame (Mr. Myles J. Lane, United States Attorney)
found: New York State Unified Court System: Appellate Division First Department, via WWW, September 23, 2013(Myles J. Lane, Associate Justice 1973-1979; born October 2, 1903 in Melrose, Massachusetts; died August 6, 1987 in Manhattan, NY; after graduating from Dartmouth in 1928, Lane entered professional hockey; he played with the New York Rangers for a short time before signing with the Boston Bruins; he was a member of the Bruins when they won the Stanley Cup in 1929, becoming the first American to play for a Stanley Cup champion; he remained with them until 1932; following his hockey career, Lane became head varsity football coach at Boston University from 1932 to 1933; he then became backfield coach at Harvard University; in addition to his coaching duties, he attended law school and graduated from Boston College Law School in 1934; after graduation he joined the firm of O'Connor & Farber; three years later he was appointed an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; he served in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1946; he rejoined the U.S. Attorney's office, becoming Chief Assistant; in 1951 he was appointed United States Attorney, a position he held until 1953, at which time he returned to private law practice; Lane prosecuted Communist spies and Mafia racketeers in a number of high-profile cases, including the 13 secondary Communist party leaders, the atom spies, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg; and reputed underworld king pin Frank Costello; in 1968 Lane was elected to the New York State Supreme Court, where he remained until 1973, at which time he was appointed to the Appellate Division First Department; he retired from the bench in 1979, after being recertified at the Appellate Division for three two-year terms)
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2013-09-24: new
2013-09-25: revised
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