Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark
Subtitle: a life of service
By: Mimi Clark Gronlund ; foreword by Ramsey Clark.
Contributors: Clark, Ramsey, 1927-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Texas legal studies series
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780292719903; 9780292719910
Subjects: Clark, Tom C. -- 1899-1977; United States. -- Supreme Court -- Biography; Judges -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The early years, 1899-1936; title: Early influences; title: Emerging into manhood; title: Forging the steel; title: Turning points; title: The Department of Justice years, 1937-1949; title: Some disruptive years; title: His greatest mistake; title: Beyond the goal; title: The president's lawyer; title: Juvenile delinquency and the freedom train; title: Civil rights : opening a new era; title: Cold war fever : national security versus individual freedom; title: The 1948 presidential election; title: The Supreme Court years, 1949-1967; title: A controversial appointment; title: A period of adjustment; title: Investigation mania; title: A delicate balance; title: The Brown decision and civil rights; title: Some troublesome issues; title: He made a difference; title: An ending and a beginning; title: Retirement, 1967-1977; title: The great adventure; title: The Federal Judicial Center; title: Riding the circuits, championing reforms; title: Some personal observations; title: A life well lived.