Author: James Pinkney Hart
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Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 21

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Author: Rosalee Morris Curtis
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Languages : en
Pages : 119

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Author: John Hemphill
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Category : Chester County (S.C.)
Languages : en
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A lawyer first in South Carolina who moved to Texas. Copies of original papers held by family in Texas that includes a Valedictory address delivered at Jefferson College, certificate of commendation for Teaching from Union Academy in South Carolina, commission to practice law in the Republic of Texas, oath of office as Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, various Comptroller Public Debt papers from the Texas State Library Archives for John Hemphill, address "To the Planters of Texas," chronological list of papers and biographical notes prepared by James Hemphill.

Author: Rosalee Morris Curtis
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Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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Author: Texas. Supreme Court
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 564

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Author: James L. Haley
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292748833
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351

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“Few people realize that in the area of law, Texas began its American journey far ahead of most of the rest of the country, far more enlightened on such subjects as women’s rights and the protection of debtors.” Thus James Haley begins this highly readable account of the Texas Supreme Court. The first book-length history of the Court published since 1917, it tells the story of the Texas Supreme Court from its origins in the Republic of Texas to the political and philosophical upheavals of the mid-1980s. Using a lively narrative style rather than a legalistic approach, Haley describes the twists and turns of an evolving judiciary both empowered and constrained by its dual ties to Spanish civil law and English common law. He focuses on the personalities and judicial philosophies of those who served on the Supreme Court, as well as on the interplay between the Court’s rulings and the state’s unique history in such areas as slavery, women’s rights, land and water rights, the rise of the railroad and oil and gas industries, Prohibition, civil rights, and consumer protection. The book is illustrated with more than fifty historical photos, many from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It concludes with a detailed chronology of milestones in the Supreme Court’s history and a list, with appointment and election dates, of the more than 150 justices who have served on the Court since 1836.

Author: John R. Vile
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1576079902
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1031

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Inspiring and instructive biographies of the 100 most influential judges from state and federal courts in one easy-to-access volume. Great American Judges profiles 100 outstanding judges and justices in a full sweep of U.S. history. Chosen by lawyers, historians, and political scientists, these men and women laid the foundation of U.S. law. A complement to Great American Lawyers, together these two volumes create a complete picture of our nation's top legal minds from colonial times to today. Following an introduction on the role of judges in American history are A–Z biographical entries portraying this diverse group from extraordinarily different backgrounds. Students and history enthusiasts will appreciate the accomplishments of these role models and the connections between their inspiring lives and their far-reaching legal decisions. William Rehnquist, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., and 12 other Supreme Court justices are found alongside federal judges like Skelly Wright, who ordered school desegregation in 1960. Influential state judges such as Rose Elizabeth Bird, California's first woman Supreme Court Chief Justice, are also featured.

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Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 720

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Author: James Daniel Lynch
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 656

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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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