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Timothy B. Dyk : the education of a federal judge /

An account of what it was like to practice and adjudicate law in modern America, detailing shifts within the legal profession, both private and public, in the United States since the 1960s.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dyk, Timothy B. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Davies, Bill
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, UK ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, an imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2022.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Endorsement
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Notes
  • Chapter 2 Family History
  • Notes
  • Chapter 3 Early Life and Schooling, 1937-61
  • Childhood
  • Early Schooling
  • Harvard College, 1954-58
  • Harvard Law School, 1958-61
  • Notes
  • Chapter 4 Clerking at the Supreme Court, 1961-63
  • Arriving at the Court
  • First Year Clerking, 1961-62
  • Second Year Clerking, 1962-63
  • The Sit-in Cases
  • Gideon v. Wainwright
  • Other Roles
  • Reflections on My Time at the Warren Court
  • Notes
  • Chapter 5 The Tax Division, 1963-64
  • Special Assistant to Louis Oberdorfer
  • Kennedy Assassination
  • Work on Tax Issues
  • First National City Bank Case
  • Notes
  • Chapter 6 Wilmer Cutler, 1964-90
  • Moving into Private Practice
  • CBS Litigation
  • The Broadcasting Regulatory Structure
  • Reporter's Privilege
  • Watergate Litigation
  • License Renewal Proceedings
  • Other Litigation
  • Pro Bono Work
  • The McCarthy Campaign
  • Teaching
  • Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Cases
  • Migrant Workers
  • Mozert v. Hawkins County
  • Notes
  • Chapter 7 Jones Day, 1990-2000
  • Making the Switch
  • Cameras in the Courtroom
  • Indecency Regulation
  • Building an Appellate Practice
  • Lubrizol
  • Other Litigation
  • Amicus Briefs
  • Notes
  • Chapter 8 Reflections on Changes in the Legal Profession
  • Size of the Legal Profession
  • Composition of the Legal Profession
  • Firm Size and Management
  • Firms and Partners
  • Firms and Associates
  • Lawyer Compensation
  • Hours and Hourly Rate
  • Client Charges and Relationships
  • The Liberal/Conservative Divide
  • Firms and Publicity
  • Public Service Organizations and Pro Bono Work
  • Legal Research
  • E-mail, Smart Phones and Laptops
  • Production of Legal Documents
  • Travel
  • COVID
  • Notes
  • Chapter 9 Becoming a Federal Judge, 1993-2000
  • Leaving Private Practice
  • US District Court for the District of Columbia
  • Federal Circuit Nomination
  • Notes
  • Chapter 10: The Confirmation Process, 1998-2000: Selected Diary Entries
  • Notes
  • Chapter 11 Life as a Federal Judge, 2000-The Present
  • The Federal Circuit's Docket and Jurisdiction
  • The Work of the Court
  • Law Clerks and Judicial Assistants
  • The Judicial Process
  • A Few Cases
  • COVID-19
  • The Ten Most Difficult Things about Being an Appellate Judge
  • Notes
  • Chapter 12 Epilogue
  • Appendix
  • Index