Reuben Oppenheimer

Reuben Oppenheimer (October 24, 1897 – July 10, 1982) was an American attorney who served as a justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1964 to 1967.

Early life, education, and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland, From 1943 to 1945, during World War II, he was a member and co-chairman of the Appeals and Review Committees of the National War Labor Board. Nine years into this term, however, on August 31, 1964, he was named on a list of eight judges recommended by the Maryland State Bar Association as candidates for elevation to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the retirement of Chief Judge Frederick Brune. The following day, Oppenheimer was selected by Governor J. Millard Tawes for the appointment.

At the time of his appointment to the state supreme court, Oppenheimer was described as "an exponent of court reform". Appointed at the age of 67, it was known at the time that he would reach the mandatory retirement age in three years. Following his retirement, he "wrote numerous articles on legal subjects" and "was the author of many articles in law reviews and of monographs on juvenile and family courts for the U.S. Children's Bureau".

Personal life and death In 1922, Oppenheimer married Selma C. Levy, with whom he had a daughter and a son.

He died at his home at the age of 84, following a short illness.