Like many Depression-era Cleveland kids, he worked odd jobs at the West Side Market.

During this time, Manos worked as assistant plant manager at the Lake City Malleable Iron Company.

[4][5] Manos made another landmark ruling in 1998 case of O'Brien v. Westlake City Schools Board of Education,[6] which related to the internet and student rights.

One of the recipients was George Stephanopoulos, who had promised his father that he would eventually attend law school.

[2] He also mentored numerous other young lawyers,[8][9][10] including current Ohio Supreme Court Justice Terrence O'Donnell, who clerked for Manos.