John Michael Manos

John Michael Manos (December 8, 1922 – July 6, 2006) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Early life and education Manos was born to Maria and Michael E. Manos on December 8, 1922, in Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. Like many Depression-era Cleveland kids, he worked odd jobs at the West Side Market. He attended Cleveland Public Schools and graduated from Lincoln High School. He went on to Case Institute of Technology (now Case Western Reserve University), where he was quarterback and captain of the football team. He graduated from Case in 1944 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgy.

Legal and state judicial service

Manos was in private practice in Cleveland from 1950 to 1963. He was law director of the City of Bay Village, Ohio from 1954 to 1956. He was industries representative of the Cleveland Regional Board of Review from 1956 to 1959. He was Judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas from 1963 to 1969. He was a Judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals from 1969 to 1976. Manos made another landmark ruling in 1998 case of O'Brien v. Westlake City Schools Board of Education, which related to the internet and student rights.

Personal life

Manos established a college scholarship program for local Greek students. One of the recipients was George Stephanopoulos, who had promised his father that he would eventually attend law school. including current Ohio Supreme Court Justice Terrence O'Donnell, who clerked for Manos.