Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark: A Life of Service (Texas Legal Studies)

An associate justice on the renowned Warren Court whose landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education overturned racial segregation in schools and other public facilities, Tom C. Clark was a crusader for justice throughout his long legal career. Among many tributes Clark received, Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger opined that "no man in the past thirty years has contributed more to the improvement of justice than Tom Clark." Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark is the first biography of this important American jurist. Written by his daughter, Mimi Clark Gronlund, and based on interviews with many of Clark's judicial associates, friends, and family, as well as archival research, it offers a well-rounded portrait of a lawyer and judge who dealt with issues that remain in contention today--civil rights, the rights of the accused, school prayer, and censorship/pornography, among them. Gronlund explores the factors in her father's upbringing and education that helped form his judicial philosophy, then describes how that philosophy shaped his decisions on key issues and cases, including the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the investigation of war fraud, the Truman administration's loyalty program (an anti-communist effort), the Brown decision, Mapp v. Ohio (protections against unreasonable search and seizure), and Abington v. Schempp (which overturned a state law that required reading from the Bible each day in public schools). An associate justice on the renowned Warren Court whose landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education overturned racial segregation in schools and other public facilities, Tom C. Clark was a crusader for justice throughout his legal career. This is the biography of a lawyer and judge who dealt with issues that remain in contention today--civil rights, the rights of the accused, school prayer, and censorship/pornography, among them. It explores the factors in his upbringing and education that helped form his judicial philosophy, then describes how that philosophy shaped his decisions on key issues and cases, including the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the investigation of war fraud, the Truman administration's loyalty program (an anti-communist effort), the Brown decision, Mapp v. Ohio (protections against unreasonable search and seizure), and Abington v. Schempp (which overturned a state law that required reading from the Bible each day in public schools) Early Influences -- Emerging Into Manhood -- Forging The Steel -- Turning Points -- Some Disruptive Years -- His Greatest Mistake -- Beyond The Goal -- The President's Lawyer -- Juvenile Delinquency And The Freedom Train -- Civil Rights : Opening A New Era -- Cold War Fever : National Security Versus Individual Freedom -- The 1948 Presidential Election -- A Controversial Appointment -- A Period Of Adjustment -- Investigation Mania -- A Delicate Balance -- The Brown Decision And Civil Rights -- Some Troublesome Issues -- He Made A Difference -- An Ending And A Beginning -- The Great Adventure -- The Federal Judicial Center -- Riding The Circuits, Championing Reforms -- Some Personal Observations -- A Life Well Lived. Mimi Clark Gronlund ; Foreword By Ramsey Clark. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [290]-301) And Index. The early years, 1899-1936 Early influences Emerging into manhood Forging the steel Turning points The Department of Justice years, 1937-1949 Some disruptive years His greatest mistake Beyond the goal The president's lawyer Juvenile delinquency and the freedom train Civil rights : opening a new era Cold war fever : national security versus individual freedom The 1948 presidential election The Supreme Court years, 1949-1967 A controversial appointment A period of adjustment Investigation mania A delicate balance The Brown decision and civil rights Some troublesome issues He made a difference An ending and a beginning Retirement, 1967-1977 The great adventure The Federal Judicial Center Riding the circuits, championing reforms Some personal observations A life well lived. This biography of the former Attorney General of the United States (1945-1949) and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1949-1967) provides important insights into the workings of the Supreme Court and the justices who served on it during arguably