Louis Scolnik
Louis Scolnik (born February 14, 1923) is an American former attorney and jurist who served as the 94th Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from September 7, 1983 to July 31, 1988. Biography Early life and Military service Born in Lewiston, Maine, Scolnik became enamored of jazz music at the age of 12. Scolnik attended Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, where he was part of the Bates College jazz ensemble. While studying there, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. Scolnik enrolled in the college's V-12 Naval Program. After graduating in 1945, he fought in World War II, first deployed as an officer on a U.S. Navy infantry landing ship, which received heavy fire just before the surrender of Japan. While serving, he found other musicians in the service and held impromptu jam sessions. Legal career Scolnik attended Georgetown Law School, graduating in 1952. He thereafter became active in a local branch of NAACP and chaired the Maine Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, seeking to end housing discrimination against black service members stationed in Maine. He was a founding member of the Maine chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Scolnik was a judge