Michael Dontzin, a former Manhattan Supreme Court justice, died at his New York City home June 22 after a long battle with cancer. He was 89.

Dontzin was born in New York City. He was a corpsman in the U.S. Navy during World War II, received his B.A. from New York University in 1948 and earned his law degree from NYU School of Law three years later. He was admitted to the bar in 1952.

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