William Wayne Justice: A Judicial Biography (Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture (Paperback))
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (939 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0292719051 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 527 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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In his forty years on the federal bench in Texas, William Wayne Justice has been a formidable force for change. His rulings have prompted significant institutional reforms in education, prisons, and racial relations, to name only a few areas of society in Texas and beyond that have been affected by Justice's work. For his labors, Judge Justice has received numerous awards, including the Outstanding Federal Trial Judge Award, the Thurgood Marshall Award from the Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities of the American Bar Association, and the Morris Dees Justice Award from the University of Alabama School of Law.This paperback reprint of William Wayne Justice chronicles his judicial career and the decisions he reached. It includes a new epilogue that describes Justice's move to Austin as a judge on senior status yet with a full caseload, tracks the long-running institutional reform cases to their conclusion, and examines the legacy of this remarkable and controversial jurist.
Kemerer also gives critical insights into such legendary Texas figures as Lyndon Johnson, John Tower and John Connolly. Kemerer ( The Educator's Guide to Texas School Law ), a professor at North Texas State University, writes of how Justice's father, a Texas Depression-era lawyer, was often paid by clients with watermelons and peas. From Publishers Weekly This exhaustive, compelling account assesses the life of one of the most important judges ever to sit on a federal district court bench. The second and longer part deals with the 72-year-old jurist's landmark decisions on school desegregation, voter discrimination and prison reform. Photos not seen by PW. The first deals with Justice's life before he became a federal judge in 1968. Copyright 1991 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. The book is d
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