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Leadership on the federal bench : the craft and activism of Jack Weinstein / by Jeffrey B. Morris.

Author/creator Morris, Jeffrey B. (Jeffrey Brandon), 1941-
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxx, 398 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents "All the facts of real life revealed in our work" : the "job" of a federal district judge -- The years before appointment to the bench, 1921-67 -- The political and legal environment within which Jack Weinstein judged : nation and the district, 1967 to date -- Characteristics of Jack Weinstein's judging -- "An activist seeker of troublesome issues" : Jack Weinstein's first decade on the bench, 1967-76 -- "Making the unequal equal through the alchemy of the law :" growing renown, 1977-86 -- "Imaginative reformer" and "vindicator of the ideal of a judge" : Jack Weinstein's work, 1987-96 -- "Under the blindfold, does justice weep?" : Jack Weinstein and sentencing -- "Feeling like the Man of la Mancha pursuing enamored justice" : Weinstein's judicial work, 1997-2007 and beyond -- Bringing justice to large groups of people : mass torts and class actions (I) -- Bringing justice to large groups of people : mass torts and class actions (II).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011005306
ISBN9780199772414 (hardback : alk. paper)

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