Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky : a political biography /

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Fred M. Vinson, the thirteenth Chief Justice of the United States, started his political career as a small-town Kentucky lawyer and rose to positions of power in all three branches of federal government. Born in Louisa, Kentucky, Vinson earned undergraduate and law degrees from Centre College in Dan...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: St. Clair, James E.
Other Authors: Gugin, Linda C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2002.
Subjects:
Vinson, Fred M., > 1890-1953.
Vinson, Fred M., > 1890-1953
United States. > Supreme Court > Biography.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court > Biographies.
United States. > Supreme Court
Judges > United States > Biography.
Juges > États-Unis > Biographies.
LAW > Government > Federal.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Lawyers & Judges.
Judges
United States
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A long journey from "jail"
  • The Capitol as his oyster
  • Rapid recovery and rise
  • The loyal lieutenant
  • Vinson's transition from legislator to jurist
  • Available Vinson
  • The Chief Justice and his court
  • The Chief Justice, the President, and the politics of economic stabilization
  • Individual rights in the cold war climate
  • The dilemma of due process and the promise of equality.

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