Marvin E. Frankel

Marvin E. Frankel (July 26, 1920 – March 3, 2002) was a litigator, a United States federal judge on the Southern District of New York, a professor at Columbia Law School, and a legal scholar whose views helped to establish sentencing guidelines for the federal courts.

Born in New York, New York, Frankel was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946, but received an A.B. from Queens College in 1943. His service was followed by a LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1948. He also served as the editor-in-chief of the Columbia Law Review, and was thereafter an Associate in law at Columbia Law School from 1948 to 1949. He was an assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States from 1949 to 1956, thereafter entering private practice in New York City from 1956 to 1962. He was a Professor, Columbia Law School from 1962 to 1965.

On September 2, 1965, Frankel was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Gregory F. Noonan. Frankel was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 21, 1965, and received his commission the same day. Frankel resigned from the bench on September 30, 1978, returning to private practice in New York City. He worked at the law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP from 1983 until his death in 2002.