U.S. District Judge Manos dies at age 83

CLEVELAND (AP) -- U.S. District Judge John M. Manos, who served on the state and federal benches for 43 years, died Thursday at his suburban Lakewood home. He was 83.
Judge Manos lost two toes to diabetes in 2002 and had his left leg amputated early this year. He had heart surgery in 1995.
He worked as an attorney for 13 years before Gov. James Rhodes selected him in 1963 to fill a vacancy on the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in Cleveland.
In 1969, Judge Manos was appointed to the 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals and in 1976 President Ford appointed him to the federal bench. He took senior status with a lighter caseload in 1991.
In 1981, Judge Manos handled Mobil Corp.'s attempt to acquire Marathon Oil, ruling that the $6.5 billion bid would violate federal antitrust laws.
He is survived by daughters Donna Uebler of Chillicothe, Ill., and Christine McLaughlin of Cleveland Heights; sons Michael Manos of Shaker Heights and Keith Manos of Willoughby; 12 grandchildren; and a brother, Eli. His wife, Viola, died in 1989.
Services will be Monday at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Westlake.