Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark : A Life of Service
By: Gronlund, Mimi Clark (Author), Clark, Ramsey (Foreword by).
University of Texas Press. Published: 25/03/2010. Audience Guide: Professional & Vocational.
Hardback. Sourced from U.S.A.
An associate justice on the renowned Warren Court whose landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education overturned racial segregation in schools and other public facilities, Tom C. Clark was a crusader for justice throughout his long legal career. Among many tributes Clark received, Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger opined that 'no man in the past thirty years has contributed more to the improvement of justice than Tom Clark.' "Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark" is the first biography of this important American jurist. Written by his daughter, Mimi Clark Gronlund, and based on interviews with many of Clark's judicial associates, friends, and family, as well as archival research, it offers a well-rounded portrait of a lawyer and judge who dealt with issues that remain in contention today - civil rights, the rights of the accused, school prayer, and censorship/pornography, among them.
Gronlund explores the factors in her father's upbringing and education that helped form his judicial philosophy, then describes how that philosophy shaped his decisions on key issues and cases, including the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the investigation of war fraud, the Truman administration's loyalty program (an anti-communist effort), the Brown decision, Mapp v. Ohio (protections against unreasonable search and seizure), and Abington v. Schempp (which overturned a state law that required reading from the Bible each day in public schools). Item Details
ISBN10/13: 0292719906/9780292719903
TITLE: Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark
CONTRIBUTORS: Gronlund, Mimi Clark (Author), Clark, Ramsey (Foreword by)
IMPRINT: University of Texas Press
PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press
FORMAT: Hardback
PUBLICATION DATE: 25/03/2010
SUBJECT: Biography, Law, Politics, General Biography, Other Jurisdictions, Science & Theory
PAGES: 328
AUDIENCE GUIDE: Professional & Vocational
ILLUSTRATIONS: 21 b&w photos, tables
CONTENTS: Foreword by Ramsey Clark; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue Part One. The Early Years, 1899-1936; Chapter 1. Early Influences; Chapter 2. Emerging into Manhood; Chapter 3. Forging the Steel; Chapter 4. Turning Points; Part Two. The Department of Justice Years, 1937-1949; Chapter 5. Some Disruptive Years; Chapter 6. His Greatest Mistake; Chapter 7. Beyond the Goal; Chapter 8. The President's Lawyer; Chapter 9. Juvenile Delinquency and the Freedom Train; Chapter 10. Civil Rights: Opening a New Era; Chapter 11. Cold War Fever: National Security versus Individual Freedom; Chapter 12. The 1948 Presidential Election; Part Three. The Supreme Court Years, 1949-1967; Chapter 13. A Controversial Appointment; Chapter 14. A Period of Adjustment; Chapter 15. Investigation Mania; Chapter 16. A Delicate Balance; Chapter 17. The Brown Decision and Civil Rights; Chapter 18. Some Troublesome Issues; Chapter 19. He Made a Difference; Chapter 20. An Ending and a Beginning; Part Four. Retirement, 1967-1977; Chapter 21. The Great Adventure; Chapter 22. The Federal Judicial Center; Chapter 23. Riding the Circuits, Championing Reforms; Chapter 24. Some Personal Observations; Chapter 25. A Life Well Lived; Epilogue Appendix: Law Clerks of Justice Clark; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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