William Wayne justice
Subtitle: a judicial biography
By: by Frank R. Kemerer.
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780292719057
Subjects: Justice, William Wayne, -- 1920-; Judges -- Texas -- Biography; Judges -- United States -- Biography; Political questions and judicial power -- Texas; Political questions and judicial power -- United States
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The early years; title: Political activity: outside the mainstream; title: U.S. attorney: the road to the bench; title: Life as a judge; title: Statewide school desegregation; title: Juvenile rights in texas reform schools; title: The First Amendment; title: Voter discrimination; title: The education of undocumented alien children; title: Bilingual education; title: Rights of the accused; title: Employment; title: Care of mentally retarded persons; title: Desegregating public housing; title: Prison reform; title: A measure of human dignity.