The case of Rose Bird : gender, politics, and the California courts /

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"Rose Elizabeth Bird was forty years old when in 1977 Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown chose her to become California's first female supreme court chief justice. Appointed to a court with a stellar reputation for being the nation's most progressive, Bird became a lightning r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cairns, Kathleen A., 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln, Nebraska : Bison Books, [2016]
Temas:
Bird, Rose Elizabeth.
Bird, Rose Elizabeth
California. > Supreme Court.
California. > Supreme Court
Judges > California > Biography.
Political questions and judicial power > California.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > Californie.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Women.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Lawyers & Judges.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Political questions and judicial power
Judges
California
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The First Woman; 2. A Woman in Charge; 3. The Most Innovative Judiciary; 4. Becoming Chief Justice; 5. Hail to the Chief; 6. Disorder in the Court; 7. The Politics of Death; 8. Big Business v. Rose Bird; 9. The People v. Rose Bird; 10. High Courts and Political Footballs; 11. Paying for Justice; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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