Louis Capozzoli

Louis Joseph Capozzoli (March 6, 1901 – October 8, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a United States representative from New York from 1941 to 1945.

Born in Cosenza, Italy, he emigrated to the United States in 1906 and attended public schools in New York City.

In 1922 he graduated from the law department of Fordham University and in 1923 was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in New York City.

He was elected to the Court of General Sessions in 1950, and served until January 1957; he was then appointed and served as a judge of the New York Supreme Court from January 21, 1957, to December 31, 1957.

He was elected to the New York Supreme Court for a fourteen-year term and was appointed as an associate justice of the Appellate Division (1st Dept.)