William Wayne Justice

William Wayne Justice
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Publisher : University of Texas Press
Total Pages : 538
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ISBN-10 : 9780292786417
ISBN-13 : 0292786417
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Book Synopsis William Wayne Justice by : Frank R. Kemerer

Download or read book William Wayne Justice written by Frank R. Kemerer and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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