Obituaries : Morris L. Schwalb; Judge Imposed Heavy Fines on Prostitutes
Retired New York City Justice Morris L. Schwalb, 82, who drew national attention by imposing stiff penalties against prostitutes. As a criminal court judge in 1971, Schwalb broke judicial precedent by ordering two alleged prostitutes held without bail. The judge was swamped with praise, and days later Mayor John Lindsay announced a crackdown on prostitution. Schwalb practiced law after retiring from the bench in 1981. In New York City on Saturday of the complications of pneumonia.
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