Stephen E. Burgio
Stephen E. Burgio from Queens, New York was a former New York Supreme Court Justice, criminal defense attorney, and assistant to Chief Prosecutor Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson during the Nuremberg Trials.
Education and career
Burgio graduated from St. John's University and St. John's University School of Law. He was a captain in the United States Army during World War II. As Judge Advocate at Camp Reynolds, he presided at over a hundred court martials. He served on the War Crimes Commission, and was involved in the Nuremberg Trials assistant to Chief Prosecutor Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, on trials concerning Buchenwald and Dachau camp cases.Burgio started law firm with Lawrence C. Mule after the war. In 1956 he was appointed director of the Republican Party's campaigns in New York's Eighth Assembly District. He served on the New York City Tax Commission from 1966 to 1970.