GSA Attorney Julius Silverstein
Julius Silverstein, 89, a retired assistant general counsel of the General Services Administration who was also a tennis umpire and president of the Washington Area Tennis Officials Association, died July 15 at Suburban Hospital. He had colon cancer.
Mr. Silverstein helped write the federal government's regulations about defaults by its contractors. He taught contract courses for 57 years for the Agriculture Department Graduate School and also taught briefly at the National Law School, now part of George Washington University.
He played tennis for a number of years, competing in federal agency leagues, seniors tournaments and other matches. He officiated at amateur and professional tournaments, became president of the local tennis officials organization in 1977 and was named an umpire emeritus of the U.S. Tennis Association in 1982.
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Mr. Silverstein was a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., who graduated from the College of the City of New York and the Columbia University law school. He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II.
He began his federal career in 1934 at the General Accounting Office, later working at the Treasury Department and National Archives. He was with GSA for 22 years and then briefly was in private practice.
Mr. Silverstein was president of the GSA Federal Credit Union, chairman of the executive committee of the local United Jewish Appeal, and vice president in Washington of the Zionist Organization of America. He lived in Chevy Chase.
His wife of 44 years, Esther Wasserman, died in 1982.
Survivors include a son, Andrew B. Silverstein of Chevy Chase; a brother; and a sister.
