Earl Warren A Public Life

by White, G. Edward

• ISBN13: 9780195049367
• ISBN10: 0195049365
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1987-07-09
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is a major biography of one of America's most influential and respected Supreme Court justices by a leading law scholar. In the late 1970s, Earl Warren's papers were opened and G. Edward White, a former law clerk of Warren, was given complete access to research this book. The result is the first study of the Chief Justice to cover his entire political career and to examine aspects of Warren's character that have seemed paradoxical. White goes back to Warren's roots in California Progressivism to illuminate his mid-century liberalism and the controversial decisions over which he presided in the Supreme Court. Based on a wealth of newly available information and White's understanding of Warren's work and personality, this is a fascinating, original portrait of Chief Justice Earl Warren.

Author Biography

G. Edward White, Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, is the author of several works, including The American Judicial Tradition and Tort Law in America.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 3
The California Public Official
Preparation	p. 9
Law Enforcement: The District Attorney	p. 26
Law Enforcement: The Attorney General	p. 49
Governing: Officebolding and Policymaking	p. 84
Governing: National Politics and the Supreme Court Nomination	p. 129
The Chief Justice: Presence
The Crucible of Brown v. Board of Education	p. 159
Reacting to Felix Frankfurter	p. 172
The Warren Commission	p. 191
The Chief Justice: Jurist
Warren's Theory of Judging	p. 217
Lessons in Civics	p. 231
"A Right to Maintain a Decent Society"	p. 250
Law Enforcement from the Other Side	p. 263
Warren the Economic Theorist: Labor and Anti-Trust	p. 279
The Legacy
The Last Years	p. 305
From Progressive to Liberal	p. 327
Ethics and Activism	p. 350
Appendix: A Bibliography of Warren's Opinions	p. 371
Notes	p. 383
Index	p. 419
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