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HIS SPECIAL PULL-OUT SECTION FILLS WHAT for our own reporters, as well as for litigators, has always been a surprising void. For years, our staff has looked for a source of simple, fast, objective information about the nation's federal judges. And many litigators over the years have called or written to ask for information on a certain judge or if we know of a reference book that might provide it. Now we have decided to create that reference FEDERAL JUDGES book. Using more than a dozen reporters and AT A GLANCE:* researchers, we have interviewed litigators, TOTALNUMBER:560 judges, judicial clerks, and others in all 50 states, AVERAGEAGE:60.I the District of Columbia, and various U.S. PERCENT MALE: 94.I territories in order to develop brief profiles of all PERCENT APPOINTED BY: 560 active federal districtjudges. PRESIDENT TRUMAN: 2.1 Each profile includes basic biographical data, PRESIDENT EISENHOWER: 2.1 PRESIDENT KENNEDY: 5.6 a summary of each judge's major decisions, and PRESIDENT JOHNSON: 12.9 other distinguishing career milestones. Thus, a PRESIDENT NIXON: 22.4 litigator in Cleveland who suddenly finds himself PRESIDENT FORD: 7.2 with a case in Atlanta can now turn to our PRESIDENT CARTER: 35 .7 Directory to get a sense of the judge's background PRESIDENT REAGAN: 12.0 (ls he a former insurance defense lawyer or a /00% former NAACP lawyer?); his prior experience (Is he famous for a pro-plaintiff ruling in a major *THJS JNFORMA TJON APPL/ES TO ALL ACTJVEJUDGES, I.E. ALL antitrust case?); the president who appointed him; JUDGES. INCLUDJNG THOSE ON and his age, law school, and general political SENIOR STATUS. WITH A FULL; OR NEARLY FULL CASELOAD. philosophy. The directory is organized according to the state in which eachjudge sits and includes all judges, whether on active or senior status, who maintain a full or nearly full docket. (Senior judges with less active dockets are listed but not described.) We hope you find it useful.

Steven Brill Editor and Publisher

JULY/AUGUST 1983 3 CONTENTS

ALABAMA KENTUCKY OHIO MIDDLE DISTRICT. 8 EASTERN DISTRICT. 24 NORTHERN DISTRICT. 42 NORTHERN DISTRICT. 6 WESTERN DISTRICT. 24 SOUTHERN DISTRICT. 43 SOUTHERN DISTRICT. 8 OKLAHOMA ALASKA 8 MIDDLE DISTRICT. 24 AU DISTRICTS 43 ARIZONA 7 EASTERN DISTRICT. 25 44 WESTERN DISTRICT. 25 AU DISTRICTS 7 MAINE 28 MIDDLE DISTRICT. 44 MARYIAND 8 EASTERN DISTRICT. 45 CENTRAL DISTRICT. 8. MASSACHusms 26 WESTERN DISTRICT. 46 NORTHERN DISTRICT. 10 PUERTO RICO 46 SOUTHERN DISTRICT. 11 EASTERN DISTRICT. 27 47 EA.STERN DISTRICT. 12 WESTERN DISTRICT. 28 SOUTH CAROLINA 47 COLORADO 12 28 SOUTH DAKOTA 48 CONNECTICUf 14 MISSISSIPPI nNNESSEE DELAWARE 14 NORTHERN DISTRICT. 30 MIDDLE DISTRICT. 48 DISTRICf OF COLUMBIA 14 SOUTHERN DISTRICT. 30 EASTERN DISTRICT. 48 MISSOURI WESTERN DISTRICT. 48 MIDDLE DISTRICT. 18 EASTERN DISTRICT. 30 TEXAS NORTHERN DISTRICT. 18 WESTERN DISTRICT. 31. NORTHERN DISTRICT. 49 SOUTHERN DISTRICT. 18 MONTANA 32 SOUTHERN DISTRICT. 49 GEORGIA 32 EASTERN DISTRICT. so MIDDLE DISTRICT. 18 NEVADA 32 WESTERN DISTRICT. so NORTHERN DISTRICT. 18 NEW HAMPSHIRE 32 UTAH 51 SOUTHERN DISTRICT. 19 33 VERMONT 51 GUAM 19 NEW MEXICO 33 VIRGIN ISLANDS 51 KAWAI 19 VIRGINIA IDAHO 19 NORTHERN DISTRICT. 34 EASTERN DISTRICT. 51 IWNOIS SOUTHERN DISTRICT. 34 WESTERN DISTRICT. 52 CENTRAL DISTRICT. 19 EASTERN DISTRICT. 39 WASHINGTON NORTHERN DISTRICT. 20 WESTERN DISTRICT. 40 EASTERN DISTRICT. 52 SOUTHERN DISTRICT. 22 NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DISTRICT. 52 MIDDLE DISTRICT. 40 WEST VIRGINIA INDIANA NORTHERN DISTRICT. NORTHERN DISTRICT. ~ EASTERN DISTRICT. 40 53 SOUTHERN DISTRICT. SOUTHERN DISTRICT. ~ WESTERN DISTRICT. 40 53 IOWA AU DISTRICTS 23 42 EASTERN DISTRICT. 54 WESTERN DISTRICT. 54 KANSAS 23 NORTHERN MARIANA 1SLAND$_42 WYOMING 54

SUPPLEMEHT EDITORS ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR BETH GREENFIELD ZOLT AN SCHEFFER JOAN KENYON ART ASSlSTAHI' ART DIRECTOR CONSTANCE LEETE JOHN R. BELKNAP COPYEDITOR REPORIERS RESEARCHERS PENNY WOLFSON EILEEN DASPIN SUSAN ADAMS ANN HARNAGEL STUART DROWN CAREY ADINA KARMEL JULIA FLYNN JAMES LYONS ERIN MARTIN CYNTHIA MAYER ROB MITCHELL LEAHROZEN SARAH PALMER ALISSA RUBIN CLAUDIA WEINSTEIN

4 THE AMERICAN LAWYER Bankruptcy referee, 1937-61. Primarily hears criminal cases. Conserva­ SEYBOURN LYNNE tive. Frequently hears cases for the Eleventh SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY TRUMAN in Circuit Court of Appeals. 1946. Born in Decatur, Ala., in 1907; re­ ceived law degree from University of Ala­ bama. State court judge, 1934-41. ROBERT VARNER U.W. CLEMON Presided over the long-running antitrust CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1979 APPolNTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Fair­ litigation that ultimately resulted in the field, Ala., in 1943; received law degree from brealcup of United Fruit, the dominant com­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Mont· Columbia. Partner at Birmingham's Adams, pany in the b'Ulana industry (1954-74). gomery, Ala., in 1921; received law degree Balcer & Clemon, 1968-80 (general practice, Very conservative. Pushes lawyers to set­ from University of Alabama. Partner at including civil rights litigation). One of the tle cases. Montgomery's Jones, Murray, Stewart & first black members of the state senate, 1973- Varner, 1958-71 (general practice). n. First black federal district judge ap­ Receives high marks for courageous han­ pointed in Alabama. ROBERT PROPST dling of the Alabama prison cases. Inherited Presided over the highly publicized case APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Ohat­ the dispute in 1979 and ordered the state to brought by a class of U.S. citizens trying to chee, Ala., in 193l;received law degree from release hundreds of prisoners because of coUect on bonds issued by the Chinese gov­ University of Alabama. Partner at Wilston, overcrowding (reversed). Set up a committee ernment prior to the Communist revolution. Propst, lfom, Jackson, Bailey & Bolt in An­ with representatives from both sides to moni­ Ruled in 1982 that a representative of the niston, Ala., 1957-80 (general practice). tor the state's efforts to comply with consti­ People's Republic of China had to appear in a tutional requirements for prison conditions. U.S. court to repudiate the present govern­ Generally conservative. ment's responsibility for the bonds. Considered a fair and careful jurist. Lib­ TRUMAN HOBBS eral, but does not let civil rights background affect decisions. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Selma, Ala., in 1921; received law degree from Yale. Partner at Hobbs, Copeland, J. FOY GUIN, JR. WILLIAM HAND Franco & Screws in Montgomery, Ala., APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1973. Born in Rus­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1981 1949-80 (plaintiffs' tort litigation). selville, Ala., in 1924; received law degree Hardworking. Good understanding of from University of Alabama. Partner at Rus­ APPolNTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Mo­ complicated legal issues. Fair but firm. selville's Guin, Guin, Bouldin & Porch, bile, Ala., in 1924; received law degree from 1948-73 (insurance defense). University of Alabama. Partner at Mobile's Ruled in 1980 that the Alabama Educa­ Hand, Arendall, Bedsole, Greaves & John­ MYRON THOMPSON tional Television Commission had the right ston, 1949-71 (general practice). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Tus­ to refuse to broadcast "Death of a Princess," Ruled in 1983 that the state of Alabama kegee, Ala., in 1947; received law degree a docu-drama portraying the life and execu­ could require prayer in the public schools from Yale. Solo practitioner in Dothan, Ala., tion of a Saudi Arabian princess who rebelled {reversed). 1972-79 (general practice). against Muslim laws and social mores (af­ Very conservative. Frequently reversed Struck down Alabama's "fleein!J felon" firmed by the Fifth Circuit en bane). Refused on civil rights cases. law in 1981, ruling that deadly force 1s defen­ to appoint attorneys for indigent plaintiffs in sible only in life-threatening situations. 1981and1982 Title VU cases, as provided by Knowledgeable and well prepared. Moves a section of the Civil Rights Act, on the EMMmcox docket quickly. First black federal judge ap­ ground that the section imposed a condition APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in Cot­ pointed to the Middle District. of involuntary servitude on lawyers in viola­ tonwood, Ala., in 1935; received law degree tion of the Thirteenth Amendment. (The from University of Alabama. Partner at Net­ Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded the 1981 tles, Cox & Barker in Mobile, Ala., 1959-81 order; the 1982 case is on appeal.) (general practice). Pleasant courtroom manner. Tends to rule Said to be usually unsympathetic to civil against plaintiffs in civil rights cases. Very rights litigants. thorough, but sometimes slow to rule. VIRGIL PITTMAN SAM POINTER, JR. HARLAN GROOMS SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1981 SENIOR STATUS 1966. Born in Enterprise, Ala., in 1916; re­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Bir­ ceived law degree from University of Ala­ mingham in 1934; received law degree from E.B. HALTOM, JR. bama. State circuit court judge, 1951-66. University of Alabama. Partner at Birming­ Partner at Miller & Pittman in Gadsden, Ala., APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Flor­ 1944-S I {general practice). ham's Brown, Pointer & Pointer, 1957-70 ence, Ala., in 1922; received law degree from (general practice). Held in 1976 that the three-member city University of Alabama. Partner at Flor­ commission of Mobile was elected in a way Won praise for skillful handling of the com­ ence's Haltom and Patterson, 1962-80 (gen­ plex Cast Iron Pipe litigation, concluded in that discriminated against blacks. After that eral practice). Member of state senate, 1958- decision was reversed and remanded by the 1981, and for ordering reforms at the Jeffer­ 62. Member of Alabama House of son County and Birmingham County jails. Supreme Court, Pittman again ruled for the Representatives, 1954-58. plaintiffs, a class of black citizens. A settle­ Noted for incisive questions and swift rul­ WeU prepared, even at pre-trial confer­ ings-sometimes issuing opinions from the ment is being negotiated. ences. Said to be frequently rude to younger Sometimes accused ofliberal bias, particu­ bench within hours of closing arguments. Re­ lawyers. ceives lukewann reviews from civil rights larly in civil rights cases. attorneys, who say he frequently denies monetary relief to civil rights plaintiffs. JAMES HANCOCK DANIEL THOMAS Named bestjudge in the Fifth Circuit by The APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1973. Born in Mont­ American Lawyer in 1980. gomery, Ala., in 1931; received law degree SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY TRUMAN in from University of Alabama. Partner at 19Sl. Born in Prattville, Ala., in 1906; re­ ceived law degree from University of Ala­ Balch, Bingham, Balcer, Hawthorne, Ward bama. Partner at Lyons, Thomas & Pipes in WILLIAM ACKER, JR. & Williams in Birmingham, Ala., 1957-73 APPOiNTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Bir­ (corporate law). Mobile, Ala., 1932-51 (general practice). mingham in 1927; received law degree from Expert in admiralty and maritime matters. Held striking union members in criminal Said push hard for settlements. Yale. Partner at Birmingham's Dominick, contempt for picketing their place of work in to Fletcher, Yeilding, Acker, Wood & Lloyd, violation of a temporary restraining order 1972-82 (civil trial and appellate litigation). and a prior civil contempt order. The Elev­ Known as scholarly and independent. enth Circuit reversed this ruling on the ALASKA - -· ground that Hancock acted improperly by sentencing the defendants without conven­ CLARENCE ALLGOOD ing a hearing and without contacting their SENIOR JUOOE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in attorneys. JAMES VON DER HEYDT 1961. Born in Birmin~am in 1902; received Very conservative. WeU prepared and of­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1973 law degree from Birmingham School of Law. ten tough on inexperienced attorneys. APPolNTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in

I THE AMERICAN LA WYER Miles City, Mont., in 1919; received law de­ Presided over the 1981 jury trial in which a gree from . State citizen was convicted of beating and robbing superior court judge, 1959-66. Solo practi­ tfuee Mexicans who crossed the U.S. bor­ tioner in Nome, Alaska, 1953-59 (general der. practice). State representative, 1957-59, Known as hardworking and intelligent. Ruled in 1981 that Interior Secretary Good case manager. James Watt could not transfer the manage­ *In states where a number ofjudges sit in ment of oil exploration in Alaska from the more than one district, the districts are not Fish and Wildlife Service to the Geological EARLCARROU separated; where eachjudge sits is indicated Field Service (affrrmed). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Tuc­ in each entry. son in 1925; received law degree from Uni­ versity of Arizona. Partner at Tucson's JAMES FnZGERALD Evans, Kitchel & Jenckes, 1954-80 (corpo­ GARNm EISELE APPOINTED BY FORD in 1975. Born in Port­ rate and utilities law). CHIEF JUDGE OF EASTERN DISTRICT SINCE 1975 land, Oreg., in 1920; received law degree Diligent and smart. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Hot from Willamette University. State supreme Springs, Ark., in 1923; received law degree court judge, 1972-75. Superior court judge, from Harvard. Assistant U.S. attorney for 1959-72. Alaska commissioner of public WIUIAM COPPLE Little Rock, 1953-56. Solo practitioner in safety, 1959. Counsel to Governor William APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in Holt­ Little Rock, 1960-70 (general practice). Egan, 1959. Anchorage city attorney, 1956- ville, Calif.. in 1916; received law degree Managed Winthrop Rockefeller's successful 59. Assistant U.S. attorney for Alaska, 1952- from Boalt Hall. U.S. attorney for Arizona, 1%4 race for governor. 56. 1%~. Partner at Westover, Mansfield, Ordered the consolidation of three school Ruled in 1977 that the Atlantic Richfield Westover & Copple in Yuma, Arizona, districts to achieve integration outside Little Corporation did not have to compensate 1952-65 (corporate and administrative law). Rock in 1980, a decision upheld by the Su­ Alaska native corporations for damage done In 1980 sentenced a Utah resident to 18 preme Court even though the Court had pre· to their land prior to the adoption of the months in jail and fined him $1,000 for plun­ viously rejected the consolidation approach. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1977 dering Indian artifacts in Arizona's Tonto Ruled in 1980 that jurors opposed to capital (affumed by the Ninth Circuit). Caused a National Forest. punishment could not be excluded from trials public outcry in 1978 by ruling in favor of the A highly regarded, no-nonsense judge. involving capital crimes (reversed and re· owner and operator of a string of pornogra­ manded by the Eighth Circuit). Repudiated phy arcades and striking down the state of an opinion by the U.S. Comptroller General Washington's antipornography statute (af­ VALDEMAR CORDOVA by holding in 1980 that President Carter un· finned by the Supreme Court). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1976. Born in Phoe­ constitutionally impounded interstate-high· Exercises firm control over the court­ nix in 1922; received law degree from Uni­ way trust funds. After a 13-year legal battle, room. Well prepared and accessible. Known versity of Arizona. State superior court ruled in 1982 that the Arkansas prison system to recuse himself in cases where there is any judge, 1976 and 1965-67. Partner at Phoe­ was constitutional. Also a designated judge hint of conflict. nix's Renaud, Cook, Miller & Cordova, for the Western District. 1967-76 (plaintiffs' personal injury litiga­ Known for unpopular, liberal decisions. tion). Appeals officer for conscientious ob­ Considered among the most scholarly and RAYMOND PLUMMER jectors' hearings, 1964--65. Member of Phoe­ SENIOR STATUS intelligent judges in the district. Named the nix city council, 1955-59. best district judge in the Eighth Circuit by In 1980 granted a summary judgment for The American Lawyer in 1980. the plaintiffs in a sex discrimination class action challenging the state of Arizona's use of sex-based actuarial tables in its deferred H. FRANKLIN WATERS compensation plan. Permanently enjoined CHIEF JUDGE OF WESTERN DISTRICT SINCE 1981 the state and other defendants from using APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in CARL MUECKE such tables and ordered that future annuity Hackett, Ark., in 1932; received law degree CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1979 payments to retired female employees be from St. Louis University. Partner at Blair, APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1964. Born in New equal to those of males in similar positions. Cypert, Waters & Roy in Springdale, Ark., York City in 1918; received law degree from 196~1 (general practice). University of Arizona. U.S. attorney for Ar­ WALTER CRAIG Very conservative. Praised for prompt izona, 1961-64. Partner at Muecke, Dushoff SENIOR STATUS opinions and thorough preparation. & Sacks in Phoenix, 1960-61 (general prac­ tice). Partner at Parker and Muecke in Phoe­ nix, 1953 and 1958. CHARLES HARDY OREN HARRIS In 1981 granted indefinite reprieves to two APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Los SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in convicted murderers who were scheduled to Angeles, Calif., in 1919; received law degree 1966. Born in Belton, Ark., in 1903; received die in gas chambers in Phoenix. In 1980 or­ from University of Arizona. Maricopa law degree from Cumberland University. dered an Arizona Republic reporter to iden­ County superior court judge, 1966-80. Part­ U.S. representative from Arkansas, 1941- tify his source for several articles concerning ner at Snowberger, O'Brien & Hardy in 66. an IRS investigation of the owner of the Phoenix, 196~ (general practice). Associ­ Sits in Eastern and Western districts. Op­ United Liquor Company. In 1975 sentenced ate and later a partner at Kramer, Roche, posed Brown v. Board of Education as a two former general managers of Borden, Burch & Streich in Phoenix, 1959-65. congressman but has long since shed his anti­ Inc., a Carnation Company general manager, Presiding over a 63-count cocaine conspir­ integration stance. In 1980 ruled in favor of and a vice-president of Shamrock Foods to acy case involving 106 defendants. the plaintiffs in a Title VII class action alleg· do "public penance" for fixing milk prices in Exceedingly conscientious. ing race discrimination at Georgia Pacific (af­ Arizona. (The defendants were ordered to firmed). In 1982 found in favor of a policeman spend six months working for the Salvation who was fired because he was living with a Army and other charitable organizations and ALFREDO MARQUEZ woman he was not married to. to donate $175,000 worth of food, equip­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Considered one of the hardest-working ment, and services to the community.) Re­ Winkelman, Ariz., in 1922; received law de­ judges in the state. cused himself from the multidistrict Cement gree from University of Arizona. Partner at antitrust litigation in 1981 when defense Mesch, Marquez, Clark & Rothschild in Tuc­ counsel discovered that Muecke's wife son, 19~8-80 (general practice). GEORGE HOWARD, JR. owned a small amount of stock in one of the APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Pine defendant companies. Bluff, Ark., in 1924; received law degree Said to be pro- plaintiff and tough on law­ MARY ANNE RICHEY · from University of Arkansas. State court of yers. APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Shelby­ appeals judge, 1979-80. Arkansas supreme ville, Ind., in 1917; received law degree from court judge, 1977-78. Solo practitioner in University of Arizona. Pima County superior Pine Bluff, 1953-77 (general practice). RICHARD BILBY court jud~e, 1964-76. Partner at Richey & Sits in Eastern and Western districts. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Tuc­ Reimann m Tucson, 1%2-64 (general prac­ Ruled in 1980 that federal law superseded son in 1931; received law degree from Uni­ tice). U.S. attorney for Arizona, 1960-61. Missouri law in a case involving the bank· versity of Michigan. Partner at Bilby, Assistant U.S. attorney, 1954-59. ruptcy of a grain-elevator company. Shoenheir, Warnock & Dolph in Tucson, Has presided over the Tucson school de­ Known for slow, deliberate style. Gives 1966-79 (general defense litigation). · .. segregation cases since 1979. exhaustive jury instructions.

JULY/AUGUST 1983 7 WILLIAM OVERTON Also in 1980 dismissed the Pasadena school t%6. Born in Denver in 1912; received law system integration suit, ending nine years of degree from Yale. County supe­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in court-supervised desegregation. rior.court judge, 1964-66. Assistant in-house Malvern, Ark., in 1939; received law degree Known as an efficient, no-nonsense judge from the University of Arkansas. Partner at counsel to Unf6n Oil Company of California who is sometimes sharp-tongued and tem­ in Los Angeles, 1952-64. Chief judge emeri­ Little Rock's Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, peramental. 1966-79 (insurance defense). tus of the Central District, 1980-82. Sits in Eastern District. Struck down Heard an antitrust case brought by the In­ Arkansas's "creationist" law in 1982. Ruled ternational Association of Machinists and WM. MATTHEW BYRNE, JR. Aerospace Workers charging OPEC with in 1982 that the voting districts for West Hel­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Los ena, Ark .. discriminated against blacks. price fixing, and entered a judgment in favor Angeles, Calif., in 1930; received law degree of OPEC in 1979 (affirmed}. The quickest decision maker in the dis­ from University of Southern California. U.S. trict. Well prepared for trial and will not tol­ Widely criticized for unpredictable rulings attorney for the Central District, 1%7-70. and temperament. Reversed and rebuked erate lawyers who are not. Accessible and Dismissed the government's case against known for self-deprecating humor. several times by the Ninth Circuit for brow­ Daniel Ellsberg for his theft of the Pen!agon beating witnesses. Named worst district Papers (1971). In 1979 sentenced Stanley judge in the Ninth Circuit by The American Mark Rifkin to eight years in prison for steal­ Lawyer in 1980. ELSUANE ROY ing $10.2 million from the Security Pacific APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in National Bank by tampering with the bank's Lonoke, Ark., in 1916; received law degree computers. Presided over the 1980 trial of IRVING HILL from the University of Arkansas. Associate Walter Spawr, who was convicted of selling SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in justice of the Arkansas supreme court, 1975- laser technology to the Russians. 1965. Born in Lincoln, Nebr., in 1915; re­ 77. Senior law clerk to former federal district Generally good trial judge who maintains ceived law degree from Harvard. Los judge Paul Williams, 1968-74. State attorney firm control of the courtroom. Sometimes Angeles County superior court judge, 1%1- general, 1967. Arkansas circuit court judge, slow to rule on civil cases. 65. Previously ran his own firm in Los 1966. Angeles (business-oriented general prac­ Sits in Eastern and Western districts. In tice). 1982 ruled in favor of the Little Rock police JESSE CURTIS Granted summary judgment for Universal department in a race discrimination suit in­ SENIOR STATUS Pictures in a suit brought by Twentieth Cen­ volving promotion of black officers (on ap­ tury-Fox alleging that Universal infringed on peal). Found in favor of the University of RICHARD GADBOIS, JR. its copyright for Star Wars (reversed). Arkansas ir1 an age discrimination class Generally considered one of the smartest action brought by a dean who was denied APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Omaha, Nebr .• in 1932; received law degree judges in the Central District. Served as chief emeritus status when he turned 67, the uni­ judge of the district from 1979 to 1980. versity's mandatory retirement age ( 1980). from Loyola University. Los Angeles The first woman appointed to the federal County superior court judge, 1972-82. Gen­ district court, the state supreme court, and eral counsel and vice-president for Denny's ROBERT KELLEHER the state circuit court in Arkansas. Delivers restaurant chain in La Mirada, Calif.. 1968- SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. quick decisions and rarely interferes in trials. 71. Partner at Musick, Peeler & Garrett in Born in in 1913; received law Said to favor defendants in civil rights cases. Los Angeles, 1%3-68 (tax practice). degree from Harvard. Solo practitioner in Beverly Hills, 1951-70 (general practice). WILLIAM GRAY Presided over the 1977 espionage trial of PAUL WILLIAMS Christopher Boyce and Andrew Daulton Lee SENIOR STATUS. WESTERN DISTRICT SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in (employees of a defense contractor), who 1%6. Born in Los Angeles in 1912; received were convicted of selling classified informa­ law degree from Harvard. Partner at Los tion on American surveillance satellites to HENRY WOODS Angeles's Gray, Pfaelzer & Robertson, the Russians. In a 1980 suit filed by Los APPOINTEDBYCARTERin 1980. Born in Abbe­ 1950-66 (general practice). Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey, issued a tem­ ville, Miss .• in 1918; received law degree Since 1976 has presided over the multidis­ porary restraining order prohibiting the Los from University of Arkansas. Partner at Lit­ trict litigation in which five states are charg­ Angeles Herald £rnminer from reprinting tle Rock's McMath, Leatherman & Woods, ing 17 oil companies with conspiring to fix the excerpts of an Inside Sports article contain­ 1953-80 (plaintiffs' trial practice, including price of oil during the 1973 gasoline shortage. ing comments made by Cyndy Garvey about torts, product liability, and workmen's com­ In 1983 decided in favor of hotel developer her husband (reversed). pensation). President of Arkansas bar associ­ Severyn Ashkenazy in a case alleging that he ation, 1972-73. President of Arkansas Trial failed to disclose his intent to acquire a Los DAVID KENYON Lawyers Association, 1965-67. Executive Angeles savings and loan company. secretary to Governor Sidney McMath, Known as conscientious and courteous. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in San 1949-53. Marino, Calif., in 1930; received law degree Sits in Eastern District. In 1980 rendered CYNTHIA HALL from University of Southern California. Los one of the first decisions under the Clean Angeles County superior court judge, Water Act. enjoining Vertac, lnc., from man­ APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in Los 1972-80. Assistant presiding judge of the ju­ ufacturing dioxin and ordering the company Angeles in 1929; received law degree from venile court of the L.A. superior court, to clean up its plant. In the same year, ruled Stanford. U.S. Tax Court judge, 1972-81. 1975-80. Los Angeles municipal courtjudge, that the Robinson-Patman Act applies to Partner at Brawerman & Holkomb in Be­ 1971-72. school districts. verly Hills, 1966-72 (tax practice). Imposed a life sentence on Polish national Runs a tight courtroom and keeps docket Known as careful, probusiness, and con­ Marian Zacharski, convicted of espionage in moving. servative. Hearing an IRS enforcement connection with the sale of Hughes Aircraft action against Toyota Motor Company. secrets to Polish intelligence agents (1981). In 1982 refused to enjoin Embassy Pictures from exhibiting the movie Paradise, which TERRY HATIER, JR. allegedly infringed on the copyright of Co­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Chi­ lumbia Pictures's Blue Lagoon. In a similar cago, Ill., in 1933; received law degree from case, granted a preliminary injunction pro­ University of . Los Angeles County hibiting the showing of the film Great White superior court judge, 1977-80. Special assist­ in a Universal Pictures suit alleging it in­ ant to Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley, fringed on the copyright of Jaws (on appeal). MANUEL REAL 1975-77. Casual courtroom style. Noted for even­ CH/ff JUDGE SINCE 1982 In 1982 barred reporters from a trial of handed decisions. alleged Mafia members. The decision was APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in San overturned by the Ninth Circuit. Also in 1982 Pedro in 1924; received law degree from Loy­ threw out the government's case against a MALCOLM LUCAS ola University. U.S. attorney for the Cen­ young man who failed to register for the draft APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Berke­ tral District, 1964-66. Partner at Real & Real on the ground that the defendant had been ley, Calif., in 1927; received law degree from in San Pedro, 1955-64 (general practice). unfairly singled out for prosecution. University of Southern California. Los In a suit filed by Pacific Gas & Electric and Patient and pleasant courtroom manner. Angeles County superior court judge, Southern Gas Edison. invalidated all Califor­ 1967-71. Partner at Lucas, Lucas & nia laws regulating nuclear power plants on Deukmejian in Long Beach, 1955-67. the ground that the federal government has A. ANDREW HAUK In 1976 fined Phillips Petroleum, Douglas exclusive power over nuclear energy ( 1980). SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

8 THE AMERICAN LAWYER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 Takasugi's ruling to seal all court records in 1948-53. Oil, Powerine, Fletcher Oil & Refining, the suit was overturned by the Ninth Circuit. In tm held that a grammar school IQ test Golden Eagle Refining, and McMillan Ring­ In 1981 ordered a Veterans Administration was c11lturally bi~ed and therefore unfair to Free $50,000 after the companies pleaded no hospital to disconnect a patient's life-support black children.· Presided over the trial of contest to charges affixing gasoline prices in system after the patient sued the govern­ Larry Layton, charged with conspiring to five western states. In 1980 dismissed a suit ment, claimin$ that the treatment violated his murder Representative Leo Ryan, who was filed by the League of Women Voters of Cali­ privacy and civil rights. killed while conducting an investigation of fornia and others seeking to invalidate a state the Jonestown cult. (The trial ended in a hung law prohibiting public television and radio jury.) Named best district judge in the Ninth stations from editorializing or endorsing can- A. WALLACE TASHIMA Circuit by The American Lawyer in 1983. didates for public office. . APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Los Known as intelligent, dedicated, and fair Smart, conservative, and hardworking. Angeles in 1934; received law degree from but sometimes slow to rule. Wins praise for Harvard. Partner at 's Morri­ skillful handling of politically sensitive or son & Foerster, 1977-80 (antitrust litigation). complex actions. LAWRENCE LYDICK Presided over a narcotics and money­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in San laundering trial popularly known as the Diego, Calif., in 1916; received law degree "Grandma Mafia" case because three of the ROBERT AGUILAR from Stanford. Partner at Adams, Duque & chief defendants were grandmothers with no APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Ma­ Hazeltine in Los Angeles, 1953-71 (general criminal record. Two defendants were found dera, Calif., in 1931; received law degree litigation). guilty in 1983. In a suit filed by the NAACP, from Hastings law school. Santa Clara In 1980 ruled against National Subscrip­ ruled in 1981 that the Los Angeles unified County superior court judge, 1979-80. tion TV, then the nation's largest pay-televi­ school district could not end its three-year­ <;l!rrently considering two habeas corpus sion company, which was seeking a judg­ old mandatory busing program (overturned petitions: one on behalf of former Black Pan­ ment against several companies selling by the Ninth Circuit). ther Huey Newton and the other on behalf of decoding kits that unscrambled cable and Known as hardworking and decisive. an IRA sympathizer fighting his extradition pay-television signals. to England. Presided over a four-month-long Reputed to be tough on lawyers. Harsh civil rights case brought by the families of sentencer. LAUGHLIN WATERS two black men slain by members of the Rich­ APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Los mond, Calif., police force. In 1983 the jury CONSUELO MARSHALL Angeles in 1914; received law degree from awarded $1.S million to each of the families. University of Southern California. U.S. at­ In 1982 ruled that homosexual aliens could be APPOINTED BY CARTER in Born in Knox­ 1980. torney for the Southern District, 1953-61. excluded from this country only if a mental ville, Tenn., in 1936; received law degree disorder or sexual deviation could be shown. from Howard University. Los Angeles Partner at Nossaman, Waters, Krueger & Marsh in Los Angeles, 1961-76 (business liti­ Also ruled that the Immigration and Natural­ County superiorcourtjudge, 1977-80. Ingle­ ization Service's policy of excluding foreign wood municipal court judge, 1976-77. Com­ gation). Member of the California legislature, 1947-53. homosexual visitors to this country violated missioner, juvenile court of the Los Angeles the First Amendment rights of U.S. citizens. superior court, 1971-76. In 1980 upheld the right of the Immigration In 1982 imposed a $30,000 fine, a ten-year and Naturalization Service to conduct large­ prison term, and 3,000 hours of public ser­ scale searches for illegal aliens (reversed by Ninth Circuit; on appeal to Supreme Court). LLOYD BURKE vice work on boxing promoter Harold Ross­ SENIOR STATUS fields Smith, who was convicted of embez­ Ruled that President Carter had the right to zling $21.3 million from the Wells Fargo negotiate the Iranian hostage accords (af· Bank. firmed by Supreme Court). SAMUEL CONTI Thorough; runs a strict courtroom. Considered courteous and careful, but APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Los sometimes indecisive. Angeles in 1922; received Jaw degree from FRANCIS WHELAN Stanford. Contra Costa County superior court judge, 1967-70. Partner at McBride, MARIANA PFAELZER SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1964. Born in O'Neill, Nebr., in 1907; re­ Coll & Conti in Concord, Calif., 1960-67 APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in Los (general practice). Angeles in 1926; received law degree from ceived law degree from Boalt Hall. U.S. at­ torney for the Central District, 1961-64. Solo Ruled m 1975 that President 's UCLA. Partner at Wyman, Bautzer, Roth­ would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, was man, Kuchel & Silbert in Los Angeles, practitioner in Los Angeles, 1948-61 (general practice). mentally competent to stand trial, and later 1957-78 (business litigation). sentenced her to life imprisonment after she Eqjoined the federal government from is­ pleaded guilty. Criticized for pro-prosecu­ suin~ offshore oil leases off the coast of Cali­ DAVID WILLIAMS tion posture in the nine-month drug and fire­ forn1a (198 l). ln 1979 barred the state of Cali­ arm conspiracy case against 18 Hells Angels SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1969. fornia from collecting unemployment taxes in 1980. Named runner-up for worst district from church employees. (The Supreme Born in Atlanta in 1910; received law degree from University of Southern California. Los judge in the Ninth Circuit by The American Court vacated the decision on jurisdictional Lawyer in 1980. grounds in 1982.) First woman appointed to Angeles County superior court judge, 1961-69. Los Angeles municipal court judge, Known as a strict law-and-order judge the federal district bench in California. with a sometimes explosive temper. Intelligent and hardworking. Patrician 1956-61. courtroom style. In a class action filed against the Immigra­ tion and Naturalization Service and the po­ THELTON HENDERSON lice departments of Santa Ana and Fullerton, EDWARD RAFEEDIE ertjoined the INS from questioning people APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Or­ simply because they looked Hispanic and Shreveport, La., in 1933; received law de­ gand, N .J., in 1929; received law degree from barred INS agents from entering homes and gree from Boalt Hall. Partner at Rosen, Rem­ University of Southern California. Los businesses without consent, a search war­ cho & Henderson in San Francisco, 1977-80 Angeles County superior court judge, rant, or probable cause to believe illegal ali­ (plaintiffs' civil rights). Assistant dean at 1971-82. Santa Monica municipal court ens were present (1980). , 1968-76. judge, 1969-71. Hearing a class action charging State Fann insurance with discriminating against women in the hiring of insurance agents. Overturned ALBERT STEPHENS, JR. the murder conviction of Black Panther SENIOR STATUS Johnny Spain in 1982 because of prejudicial trial errors (affirmed). Pleasant courtroom manner. Generally ROBERT TAKASUGI said to render cautious decisions. APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Tacoma, Wash., in 1930; received law degree from ROBERT PECKHAM University of Southern California. Los CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1976 WILLIAMINGRAM Angeles County superior court judge, APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in San APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Jeffer­ 1975-76. East Los Angeles municipal court Francisco in 1920; received law degree from sonville, Ind., in 1924; received law degree jud$e, 1973-75. Partner at Velarde & Taka­ Stanford. Santa Clara County superior court from University of Louisville. Santa Clara sugi in Los Angeles, 1960-73 (general prac­ judge, 1959-66. Partner at Palo Alto's County superior court judge, 1971-7~. Part­ tice). Darwin, Peckham & Warren, 1953-59 (gen­ ner at Rankin, O'Neal, Luckhardt, Center, Trial judge in the DeLorean cocaine case; eral practice). Assistant U.S. attorney, Ingram & Bonney in San Jose, Cillif.,

10 THE AMERICAN LAWYER · 1957-69 (general practice). Ruled in 1982 that U.S .. accounts in Mexi­ In a 1980 bench trial, found Mafia figure can banks could be treated as securities and EARL GILLIAM Joseph Bonanno guilty of conspiring to inter­ held the Banco Nacional de Mexico liable for ·APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in fere with a federal grandjury's investigation losses incurred by a depositor when the peso Clovis, N. Mex .• in 1931; received law de· of the business operations of his two sons and was devalued (on appeal). gree from Hastings Jaw school. San Diego imposed the maximum sentence of five Conservative. Evenhanded. County superior court judge, 1975-80. San years. Diego municipal court judge, 1963-75. Known for tough criminal sentences. In 1981 awarded $1 million in damages to STANLEY WEIGa the plaintiff in a swine flu inoculation case SENIOR STATUS against the federal government (affirmed by EUGENE LYNCH the Ninth Circuit). APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in San First and only black federal judge in the Francisco in 1931; received law degree from SPENCER WIWAMS Southern District. Known as a lenient sen­ Hastings law school. San Francisco superior APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born.in Read­ tencer, particularly for first offenders. Criti­ court judge, 1974-82. San Francisco munici­ ing, Mass., in 1922; received law degree from cized for sometimes being unprepared. pal court judge, 1971-74. Partner at San Boalt Hall. Secretary to California Human Francisco's O'Connor, Moran, Cohn & Relations Agency, 1968-70. Administrator of Lynch, 1964-74 (civil trial practice). the California Health and Welfare Agency, J. lAWRENCE IRVING Ruled in 1982 that the state of California 1967-68. Santa Clara County counsel, 1955- APPOINTED BY REAGAt-1 in 1982. Born in San could enforce more stringent health stand­ 67. Diego in 1935; received Jaw degree from Uni­ ards without prior federal OSHA approval. In 1982 tined Hitachi Ltd. $10,000 for con­ versity of Southern California. Partner at San spiring to steal trade secrets from IBM; also Diego's Irving & Butz, 19694!2 (personal in­ WIWAM ORRICK, JR. unsealed FBI transcripts and videotapes jury defense and medical malpractice litiga­ which revealed that two Hitachi executives tion). APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in San knew they were dealing in stolen goods. Trial Presiding over the trial of a suit brought by Francisco in 1914; received law degree from judge in more than 150 Dalkon Shield cases; an allegedly lesbian sailor protesting her dis­ Boalt Hall. Partner at San Francisco's Or­ William's efforts to certify a statewide class charge by the U.S. Navy. Denied the wom­ rick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, 1965-74 (anti­ action to determine liability and a nationwide an's request for injunctive relief pending the trust litigation). Assistant U.S. attorney gen­ class action to determine punitive damages resolution of the action. eral in charge of the antitrust division, Justice were overturned by the Ninth Circuit. Quick, fair, and objective. Department, 1963--65. Deputy undersecre­ Praised for practical, common-sense tary of state for administration, State Depart­ approach. ment, 1962-63. Assistant U.S. attorney gen­ eral in charge of the civil division, Justice JUDITH KEEP Department, 1961-62. ALFONSO ZIRPOU APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Denied a 1981 motion to dismiss racketeer­ SENIOR STATUS Omaha in 1944; received Jaw degree from ing charges against 1 1 Hells Angels when a University of San Diego. San Diego munici­ key prosecution witness testified that he was pal court judge, 1976-80. paid $30,000 by the federal Drug Enforce­ Ruled in 1982 that the American Federa­ ment Agency after testifying about the Hells tion of Television and Radio Artists could be Angels' drug manufacturing and smuggling sued for antitrust damages in an action activities. In 1976 sentenced newspaper heir­ brought by Tuesday Productions. Jury re­ ess Patty Hearst to seven years in prison for turned a SIO-million verdict against AFfRA, anned robbery and use of firearms to commit forcing a chapter of the union to declare a felony. (The maximum sentence was 35 HOWARD TURRENTINE bankruptcy (on appeal). years.) CHIEF JUDOE SINCE 1982 First and only female federal judge in the Known for hot temper and uneven court­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Escon­ Southern District. Intelligent. Controls room demeanor. dido, Calif., in 1914; received law degree courtroom well. A stiff sentencer. from University of Southern California. San Diego County superiorcourtjudge, l96S-70. MARILYN PATEL Solo practitioner in San Diego, 1945-70 (gen­ LEIAND NIELSEN APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Am­ eral practice). Deputy city attorney for San sterdam, N.Y., in 1938; received law degree Diego, 1940-41. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Ves­ from Fordham. Alameda municipal court In 1971 overturned previous federal Jaws per, Kans., in 1919; received law degree from judge, 1976-80. Solo practitioner in San Fran­ and ruled that Imperial County farmers University of Southern California. San Diego cisco, 1971-76 (immigration and naturaliza­ whose land holdings exceeded 160 acres County superior court judge, 1968-71. Part­ tion practice). were entitled to use water from the Colorado ner at San Diego's Schall, Nielsen & Bou­ Rapidly establishing a reputation as smart River (reversed by the Ninth Circuit but up­ dreau, 1958-68 (general practice). and hardworking. held by Supreme Court). Since 1974 has pre­ In 1980 dismissed a race discrimination sided over the U.S. Financial litigation, one case brought against officers of the U.S. of the largest securities-fraud class actions Navy by several black servicemen and ruled ROBERT SCHNACKE ever filed. that the plaintiffs could not review internal APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in San Said to be the most conservative judge in military records (on appeal to the Supreme Francisco in 1913; received law degree from the Southern District, and the toughest sen­ Court). Hastings law school. San Francisco superior tencer. Rarely grants defense motions in Can be hot-tempered and will not tolerate court judge, 1968-70. Associate at a small criminal cases. Can be patient and charming. shoddy work from attorneys. Impatient and firm in San Francisco, 1959-68 (general prac­ likes to settle both criminal and civil cases. tice). In 1975 imposed the maximum tine of WILLIAM ENRIGHT $10,000 on financier and former Westgate­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in New EDWARD SCHWARTZ California chairman C. Arnholt Smith for York City in 1925; received law degree from SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in making illegal corporate campaign contribu­ Loyola University. Founding partner of San 1968. Born in Seattle in 1912; received Jaw tions. Also imposed a two-year suspended Diego's Enright, Levitt, Knutson & Tobin, degree from San Francisco School of Law. sentence 11nd $30,000 fine on Smith, who 1954-72 (criminal defense). San Diego County superior court judge, pleaded no contest to reduced charges of Presided over the f979 jury trial in which a 1964-68. Partner at San Diego's Procopio, criminal conspiracy and misapplication of $31-millionjudgment was entered against fin­ Price, Cory & Schwartz, 1946-64 (general funds of the now-defunct U.S. National ancier C. Arnholt Smith and other majority business practice). Bank. shareholders of U.S. National Bank in a se­ Presided over a six-month restraint of Generally regarded as conservative and curities-fraud suit stemming from the col­ trade case involving the process for convert­ progovemment. lapse of the bank in 1973 (affirmed by Ninth ing salt water to fresh water in which the jury Circuit). In 1978 dismissed a $750,000 suit awarded the plaintiff, Ajax International against the government brought on behalf of Corporation, SI million in damages. In 1981 WIWAM SCHWARZER ten Ku Klux Klan members and others at sentenced three defendants, convicted of APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Berlin, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base who conspiring to bomb the National Steel ship­ Germany, 1925; received law degree from were prohibited from wearing KKK em­ yard in San Diego, to six months in jail (up­ Harvard. Partner at San Francisco's Mccut­ blems and were discharged. held). cheon, Doyle, Brown & Ifoerson, 195-3-76 Known as serious, hardworking, and capa­ A liberal Democrat with a reputation as an (civil litigation). ble. Conservative. easy sentcnccr.

JULY/AUGUST 1983 11 privileges to doctors who worked at the cen­ JOHN KANE, JR. GORDON THOMPSON, JR. ter or by failing to provide backup for abor­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in San tions. In 1981 stripped former Nazi SS ad­ Al'PolNTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in Tu­ Diego in 1929; received law degree from viser Otto von Bolschwing of U.S. citi­ cumcari, N. Meit .. in 1937; received law de­ Southwestern University. In private practice zenship but allowed him to remain in the gree from University of Denver. Partner at with his brother in San Diego, 1966-70 (gen­ Denver's Holme Roberts & Owen, 1970-77 U.S. because he suffered from a rare brain (general defense litigation). Deputy director eral practice, including criminal defense). disease. In 1977 permitted a citizen to import Lae­ of Peace Corps in Calcutta, 1967-68. Public trile, the outlawed cancer drug, from Mexico defender for Adams County, 1965-67. in order to treat his pancreatic cancer. In PHILIP WILKINS In 1979 ruled that conditions at the maxi­ mum-security section of the Canon City 1977 held that the constitutional guarantee of SENIOR Juocm. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1969. freedom of the press takes precedence over Born in Sacramento in 1913; received Jaw prison were inhumane and ordered the sec­ an individual's right to privacy in an invasion degree from Hastings law school. Partner at tion to be closed down unless they were im­ of privacy suit brought against Time Inc. Wilkins, Little & Mix in Sacramento, 1959- proved. In 1982 allowed the state to reopen Hardworking and outspoken. Does not 69 (general practice). Solo practitioner in the maximum-security section or the prison hesitate to grant defense motions or to throw as a medium-security facility. Sacramento, 1940-59. Chief judge of the Liberal. Known for wit and informality. out cases. Eastern District, 1978-1983. Presided over the 1976jury trial in which Stephen Soliah, Patty Hearst's Symbionese Liberation Army lover, was found not guilty 1 of bank robbery. In 1972 dismissed a suit RICHARD MATSCH r-:mm ,, rn: ~ H APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in EASTERN DISTRICT filed by Senator Hubert Humphrey and others against the "winner-take-all" rule Burlington, Iowa, in 1930; received Jaw de­ that enabled Senator George McGovern to gree from University of Michigan. Federal capture all of California's delegates to the bankruptcy referee, 1965-74. Partner at Den­ LAWRENCE KARLTON Democratic National Convention, even ver's Holme Roberts & Owen, 1963-65 (gen­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 19/lJ though McGovern had won less than half the eral defense litigation). Denver deputy city APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in popular vote in the state's primary. attorney, 1961~3. Assistant U.S. attorney, , N.Y., in 1935; received law de­ 1959-61. gree from Columbia. Sacramento County su­ Has overseen the implementation of a plan perior court judge, 1976-79. Solo practitioner to integrate the Denver schools since 1976. and later a partner at Karlton, Blease & Van­ Ordered the city of Denver to remove a Na­ derLaan in Sacramento, 1962-76 (general tivity scene in front of a public building in practice). 1979 (reversed). Ruled in 1978 that the fed­ Known as a liberal, activist judge. eral correctional institution at Englewood must comply with the federal Youth Correc­ SHERMAN FINESILVER tions Act by separating young and adult of­ ROBERT COYLE CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1982 fenders (upheld). APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Denver APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 198i. Born in Exceptionally hardworking and well pre­ Fresno, Calif., in 1930; received law degree in 1927; received law degree from Westmin­ pared. A liberal Republican who is consid­ from Hastings law school. Partner at McCor­ ster College of Law (now part of University ered hard on criminal prosecutors. Short­ mick, Barstow, Sheppard, Coyle & Wayte in of Denver). State district judge, 1962-71. tempered. Fresno, Calif., 1958-82 (business and insur­ Denver municipal judge, 1955-62. Assistant ance defense litigation, as well as bankruptcy U.S. attorney, 1952-55. Ruled for and against the government in 30 work). swine flu inoculation cases brought by indi­ JOHN MOORE viduals alleging they were harmed by the APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Den­ M.D. CROCKER government-administered vaccines. ver in 1934; received law degree from Uni­ SENIOR STATUS Known as tactful, diplomatic, and effi­ versity of Denver. Federal bankruptcy cient. Moves caseload quickly, occasionally judge, 1975-82. State attorney general, 1972- holding night sessions. THOMAS MACBRIDE 75. SENIOR STATUS ALFRED ARRAJ EDWARD PRICE SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY EISENHOWER in ZITA WEINSHIENK 1957. Born in Kansas City, Mo., in 1906; APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in St. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in received law degree from University of Colo­ Paul, Minn., in 1933; received law degree Sanger, Calif. in 1919; received law degree rado. State district judge, 1949-57. Deputy from Harvard. State district court judge, from Boalt Hall. Partner at Price, Martin & district attorney for Baca County, 1946-49. 1972-79. Denver county court judge, 1965- Crabtree in Modesto, Calif., 195+..79 (civil County attorney for Baca County, 1936-42. 71. Denver municipal court judge, 196+-65. litigation). Presiding over more than 40 land condem­ Probation counselor, legal adviser, and ref­ nation cases in which the army is attempting eree for the Denver juvenile court, 1959-64. to acquire about 250,000 acres in southeast Liberal. RAUL RAMIREZ Colorado to stage maneuvers for troops sta­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Los tioned at Fort Carson. Angeles in 1944; received law degree from McGeorge law school. Sacramento munici­ pal courtjudge, 1977-80. Solo practitionerin JIM CARRIGAN FRED WINNER Sacramento, 1971-77 (criminal defense). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Mo­ SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. In a challenge brought on behalf of the bridge, S. Oak., in 1929; received law degree Born in Denver in 1912; received law degree children of illegal aliens, upheld a federal from University of North Dakota and LL.M. from University of Colorado. Solo practi­ statute requiring the parents of children in in tax from New York University. Associate tioner and partner in a number of small firms subsidized school-lunch programs to provide justice of Colorado supreme court, 1976-79. in Denver, 1936-71 (general trial practice, Social Security numbers (1983). Partner at Denver- and Boulder-based Carri­ including condemnation work). gan, Bragg & Dubofsky, 1967-76 (plaintiffs' Rebuked by the Tenth Circuit in 1982 for personal injury and medical malpractice holding an ex parte conference with federal MILTON SCHWAR'IZ work). prosecutors in the trial of a Chicano activist APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Oak­ Ruled in 1983 that MCI Communications charged with mailing letter bombs. (The case land, Calif., in 1920; received law degree Corporation had subjected a black emploree was declared a mistrial and three of the seven from Boalt Hall. Partner at McDonough, it had laid off in favor of less-qualified whites charges were dropped as a resialt of double Holland, Schwartz & Allen in Sacramento, to "blatant racism" and would have to pay jeopardy.) 1953-79 (plaintiffs' trial practice). Deputy the employee $50,000 for pain and suffering Criticized for harsh treatment of lawyen district attorney of Sacramento County, as well as back pay (on appeal). and for playing a too-active and sometimes 1949-51. Liberal, especially on civil liberties issues. adversarial role in questioning witnesses. Ruled in 1983 that a feminist health center Named worst district judge in the Tenth Cir­ could sue a group of doctors, a hospital, and a cuit by The American Lawyer in 1980 and medical society for violating the procreative OUN CHILSON 1983. choice of its patients by denying hospital SENIOR STATUS CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 12 THE AMERICAN LA WYER

---·~-....,...,,..,,... ___ .-~-~.-~---·-. •• ---· ·• ------O• ••P --.,"!'!"""'~~ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 ceived law degree from 'the University of University of Pennsylvania. Partner at . Solo practitioner in Danielson, Wilmington's Murdoch, Longobardi, &~f. CONNECTICU~- Conn., 1940-61 (cnminal and civil litigation). Schwartz & Walsh, 1971-74 (general prac- Prosecutor for Killingly town court, 1941-47. tice): .. , .. House minority leader of the Connecticut ·Presided over the Wilmington desegrega­ T.F. GILROY DALY state legislature, 1939-43. tion case from 1976 to 1981, and ordered the CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1983 Ruled that ABC-TV's contract for exclu­ implementation of a busing plan to integrate APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in New sive coverage of the World Figure Skating the city and surrounding county's schools. York City in 1931; received law degree from Championship did not violate freedom of the Considered bright and above average. Said Yale. Connecticut state insurance commis­ press, and barred the CBS affiliate in Hart­ to sometimes favor plaintiffs. Adheres sioner, 1976-77. Deputy state treasurer, ford from the event as a penalty for airing strictly to civil procedure rules. 1975-76. Solo practitioner in Fairfield, portions which ABC held exclusive rights to Conn., 1973-76 (general criminal litigation). show (1981). Partner at Colli more Fitzpatrick Fray & Daly Courteous demeanor, but exercises firm WALTER STAPLETON in Fairtield, 1961-73. control over the courtroom. Tends to be con­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in After an eight-year court battle mounted servative in criminal matters and is known as Cuthbert, Ga., in 1934; received law degree by environmental groups, ruled in 1979 that a tough sentencer. · from Harvard. Partner at Wilmington's Mor­ an environmental impact statement issued by ris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, 1965-70 (cor­ the state and federal highway authority was WARREN EGINTON porate practice). adequate for the expansion of Route 7 be­ Presided over the litigation arising from tween Danbury and Norwalk (affirmed). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in the 1982 City Services/Mesa Petroleum take­ Well prepared. Generally sympathetic and Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1924; received law de­ over fight, in which both companies made understanding. gree from Yale. Partner at Cummings & competing bids for the other. Lockwood in Stamford, Conn., 1953-79 Very intelligent. Known for carefully (product liability defense). drafted opinions, but is far too lenient on M. JOSEPH BLUMENFELD Scholarly. Takes an active role in cases. discovery issues. Conservative. SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in 1961. Born in St. Paul, Minn., in 1904; re­ ROBERT ZAMPANO EDWIN STEEL, JR. ceived law degree from Harvard. Partner at SENIOR STATUS Pelgrift, Dodd, Blumenfeld & Nair in Hart­ SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in ford, 1945-61 (civil trial and appellate litiga­ 1964. Born in New Haven in 1929; received tion). law degree from Yale. U.S. attorney for Con­ necticut, 1961-64. Founding partner ofZam­ CALEB WRIGHT While sitting by designation on the Second SENIOR STATUS Circuit bench in 1978, authored an opinion pano & Mager in New Haven, 1957-61 (Fed­ that upheld a federal statute requiring that 10 eral Employers' Liability Act litigation). percent of all federal public works grants be From 1978 to 1980, presided over the New expended for minority business enterprises Haven Railroad reorganization and super­ (affirmed by the Supreme Court). Presiding vised the sale and distribution of approxi­ over more than 300 asbestos claims, most of mately $150 million in assets (affirmed). which involve workers at the Electric Boat Ruled in 1973 that the recruiting and hiring shipyard in Groton, Conn. practices of the New Haven fire department AUBREY ROBINSON, JR. Liberal and compassionate. Moves docket discriminated against minorities, and or­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1981 quickly. dered that one minority member be hired for APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in Mad­ every nonminority member hired until the ison, N.J., in 1922; received law degree from percentage of minorities in the department Cornell University. Associate judge of D.C. El.LEN BURNS reflected lheir percentage in the city's gen­ juvenile court, 1965-66. Private practice in APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in New eral population (affirmed four times on ap­ D.C., 1948-65. Haven in 1923; received law degree from peal). Ordered the FAA to ground all DC-!Os Yale. State superior court judge, 1976-78. Praised by the Second Circuit and others following the 1979 crash of an American Air­ State court of common pleas judge, 1974-76. for skillful handling of civil rights cases. lines jet in Chicago. In 1980 struck down the State circuit court judge, 1973-74. Attorney Known as a personable judge who treats at­ gasoline tax imposed by the Carter Adminis­ for the Connecticut legislative commission­ torneys and litigants with respect. Adept at tration (the tax was later overridden by Con­ er's office, 1949-73. getting parties to settle. Pro-defendant in gress). Awarded about $55 million to plain­ The first woman ever appointed to the criminal matters. tiffs in a Title VII action against Northwest state superior court and federal district court Airlines (1982). in Connecticut. Considered one of the brightest judges in Tough criminal sentencer. the D.C. Circuit. Known for prompt and , · ·. · · DELAWARE-;;)".':]~ forceful decisions. JOSE CABRANES APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in May­ WILLIAM BRYANT aguez, Puerto Rico, in 1940; received law JAMES LATCHUM SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in degree from Yale. General counsel and direc­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1973 1965. Born in Wetumpka, Ala., in 1911; re­ tor of government relations at Yale, 1975-79. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1968. Born in ceived law degree from Howard University. Special counsel to the governor of Puerto Milford, Del., in 1918; received law degree Partner at D.C.'s Houston, Bryant & Rico and administrator of the Office of the from University of Virginia. Partner at Gardner, 1954-65 (criminal litigation). As­ Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1973-75. As­ Wilmington's Potter, Anderson & Corroon, sistant U.S. attorney for D.C., 1951-54. sociate professor of administrative law, con­ 1967-68 (corporate litigation). Also a partner Overturned the jury verdict against Ab­ flicts oflaw, and international law at Rutgers at Wilmington's Berl, Potter & Anderson, scam defendant Representative Richard University, 1971-73. 1951-67. KeUy in 1981 (reversed). In 1982 upheld the Ruled in 1980 that the design work for Con­ Spent much of 1982 on the Pabst Brewing District of Columbia's practice of double­ necticut's Interstate 84 could proceed, de­ Company takeover fight that resulted in its celling prisoners. spite the declared intention of environmental eventual merger with white knight G. Heile­ Known to agonize over decisions. groups to sue to stop construction of the man Brewing Compan}'.. In 1981, in the early highway. In 1983 granted a preliminary in­ stages of the Seagram/Conoco takeover bat­ junction barring the state of Connecticut tle, rejected Conoco's attempt to impose re­ HOWARD CORCORAN from enforcing its ban on double-trailer strictions on the transfer of its stock to Sea~ SENIOR JUDClE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in trucks. gram because the liquor company was 1965. Born in Pawtucket, R.I., in 1906; re­ Said to have the potential for being one of Canadian-owned. ceived law degree from Harvard. Partner at the best judges in the district, but hampered Smart, hardworking, and earnest. Highly D.C.'s Corcoran, Foley, Youngman & by limited trial experience. Bright, hard­ organized. Sometimes in chambers by 6:30 Rowe, 1946-65 (general practice). working, and writes well. A.M. In 1982 found that Interior Secretary James Watt had violated a 1980 statute re­ quiring the department to resolve Indian land T. EMMET CLARIE MURRAY SCHWARTZ and monetary claims accrued prior to 1966. SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in Lan­ Ordered Watt to comply with the statute ei­ 1961. Born in Killingly, Conn., in 1913; re- caster, Pa., in 1931; received law degree from ther by litigating the claims on behalf of the 14 THE AMERICAN LAWYER

·-~--....,...~-~--~-.,,,....,.~._,...... ,,.,...,,,,,._.,.... __ ._~--.-.. -•-- ~--.-·----:---.- .. ------.,...,...... ,.·---~- Indians or by proposing legislation. JUNE GREEN tningham, Ala., in 1919; received law degree APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1968. Born in from Yale. Partner at D.C. 's Wilmer, Cutler mWARD CURRAN Arnold, Md., in 1914; received law degree & Pickering, 1951-61 and 1965-77 (general SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY TRUMAN in from American University. Solo practitioner corporate law). Assistant attorney general in 1946. Born in Bangor, Me., in 1903; received in Annapolis, Md., and Washington, D.C., charge of the Justice Department's tax divi­ law degree from Catholic University. U.S. 1950-68 (tort and domestic relations law.). sion, 1961-65. attorney for D. C., 1940-46. Professor of gen­ Claims adjuster for the Lumbermen 's Mutual Known for well-reasoned opinions and eral law, including real estate and criminal Casualty Company, 1942-43. overbearing courtroom manner. procedure, at Georgetown University, 1943- In 1980 upheld the Federal Elections Com­ 64. D.C. police court judge, 1936-40. Assist­ mission's dismissal of a complaint brought BARRINGTON PARKER ant corporation counsel for D.C., 1934-36. by the Democrats challenging the use of Re­ Said by many not to have kept up with publican Senatorial Campaign Committee APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1969. Born in Ross­ recent legal developments and case law. funds for state campaigns (upheld by Su- lyn, Va., in 1915; received law degree from Short-tempered. preme Court). · . In general practice Generally considered a poor choice for the with his father in D.C., 1947-68. federal bench. Criticized several times by the Presided over the 1982 trial of would-be THOMAS FLANNERY D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals for submitting presidential assassin John Hinckley, Jr., who APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Wash­ opinions that failed to include statements of was found not guilty by reason of insanity. In ington, D.C., in 1918; received law degree reason for her findings. Named worst district a highly unusual move, Parker released the from Catholic University. U.S. attorney for judge in the D.C. Circuit by The American names and addresses of the jurors, saying D.C., 1969-71. Partner at D.C.'s Hamilton& Lawyer in 1980 and 1983. that they should be interviewed by reporters Hamilton, 1962-69 (general civil litigation, as soon as possible after reaching a verdict. with a specialty in personal injury defense). A stickler on courtroom decorum; fre­ Assistant U.S. attorney, 1950-62. HAROLD GREENE quently said to be irritable in court. Consid­ Draws mixed reviews. Some say he is a APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in ered brilliant on contract matters and re­ steady, diligent, and fair trial judge; detrac­ Frankfurt, Germany, in 1923; received law ceives high marks for treatment of prisoners. tors say he is too progovernment and too degree from George Washington University. slow. Chief judge ofD.C. superior court, 1971-78. Chief of appeals and research at the Justice JOHN PENN Department's civil rights division, 1957-65. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Pitts­ OLWERGASCH Won praise for handling the government's field, Mass., in 1932; received law degree SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in massive antitrust suit against AT&T. Alw~s from Boston University. D.C. superiercourt 1965. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1906; well prepared and frequently discusses com­ judge, 1961-70. Assistant chief of the Justice received law degree from Georgetown Uni­ plex issues with counsel before ruling on Department's tax division. 1961-70. versity. Partner at D.C. 's Craighill, Aiello, them. Known for masterly opinions and ex­ Ruled in 1982 that the U.S. Post Office had Gasch & Craighill, 1961-65 (aviation litiga­ peditious trials. Named best district judge in to deliver mail containing contraceptive in­ tion). U.S. attorney for D.C., 1956-61. the D.C. Circuit by The American Lawyer in formation in a First Amendment suit brought In 1983 set aside a $2.05-million jury ver­ 1980 and 1983. by Youngs Drug Products (on appeal to Su­ dict finding that had preme Court). libeled Mobil president William Tavoulareas Said to be slow in making decisions. in an article accusing him of using Mobil GEORGE HART, JR. Rarely participates actively in trial proceed­ funds to set up his son in the shipping busi­ SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY EISENHOWER in ings. ness; ruled that there was no evidence that 1958. Born in Roanoke, Va., in 1905; re­ the Post knowingly printed falsehoods or ceived law degree from Harvard. Partner published the article with reckless disregard at D.C.'s Lambert, Hart & Northrop, 1946- JOHN PRATT for the truth. 58 (general practice). APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1968. Born in Presided over the 1975 "Milk Fund" trial Portsmouth, N.H., in 1910; received law de­ in which former treasury secretary John gree from Harvard. Partner at D.C. 's Morris, GERHARD GESELL Connally was acquitted of taking bribes from Pearce, Gardner & Pratt, 1950-68 (general APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1967. Born in Los the dairy industry. Also supervised the 1975 practice). Angeles in 1910; received law degree from trial of senator Daniel Brewster, Presided over the 1983 trial in which Yale. Partner at D.C. 's Covington & Burling, who was convicted of accepting payoffs from former CIA agent and convicted gunrunner 1941-67 (general defense litigation). a mail-order company. Edwin Wilson was acquitted of offering $1 In 1983 struck down the Reagan Adminis­ Very formal courtroom manner. million to Cuban refugees to assassinate Lib­ tration's rule requiring hospitals that receive yan dissident Omar Abdullah Muhayshi. federal aid to provide food and care to infants THOMAS HOGAN Praised for sound, forthright decisions, born with severe mental or physical defects. which he often delivers from the bench. Best known for ruling against the govern­ APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in ment in the Pentagon Papers case and for Washington, D.C., in 1938; received law de­ CHARLES RICHEY finding that President Nixon had violated a gree from Georgetown University. Partner at Justice Department regulation in firing Wa­ Furey, Doolan, Abell & Hogan in Chevy APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in tergate special prosecutor , Chase, Md., 1981-82. Previously a partner at Middleburg, Ohio, in 1923; received law de­ who, Gesell wrote, had not been appointed to Kenarg, Tietz & Hogan in Rockville, Md., gree from Case Western Reserve University. "serve at the President's pleasure." 1975-81 (civil trial practice, including prod­ Founding partner of Richey and Clancy in uct liability and business litigation). Washington, D.C., 1964-71 (general prac­ Widely respected for intellect, but temper­ tice). General counsel to Maryland Public ament draws mixed reviews. Service Commission, 1967-71. Speech and THOMAS JACKSON debating coach at American University JOYCE HENS GREEN APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in (1954-55); taught administrative law at Na­ Washington, D.C., in 1937; received law de­ tional College of the State Judiciary (1973- APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in New gree from Harvard. Partner at D.C. 's Jack­ 75) and teaches trial practice at Georgetown York City in 1928; received law degree from son, Campbell & Parkinson, 1968-82 (general University. qeorge Washington University. D.C. supe­ litigation, including medical malpractice). Held in 1983 that AT&Thad not abused its nor court judge, 1968-79. Practiced family Usually well prepared. Drafts prompt, market position to monopolize phone ser­ law as a solo practitioner in D.C. and conci.se opinions. Arlington, Va., 1951-68. vices in an antitrust case brought by South­ ern Pacific Communications, adding in his Permitted the widow of murdered Chilean opinion that the recent deregulation of the diplomat Orlando Letelier to proceed with a NORMA JOHNSON telephone industry would be calamitous for ~ivil action again~t the Chilean government APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Lake consumers. One of the first judges to hold m the U.S. courts m 1980. Imposed the maxi­ Charles, La., in 1932; received law degree that sexual advances constituted sex dis­ mum fine of $55 ,000 on McDonnell Douglas from Georgetown University. D.C. superior crimination under Title VII (1980). In 1979 Corporation after the company pleaded courtjudge, 1970-80. allowed a claim for negligence to be brought ~ilty to improper payments charges involv­ Said by many to have a poor grasp of com­ against the federal government for injuries ing the sale of commercial planes to Pakistan plex legal issues. Slow. caused by an army experiment in which ser­ (~ 981). Pre~iding over the multidistricl litiga­ tion resulting from the 1982 Air Florida vicemen were given LSD. Ruled in 1975 that crash. . • LOUIS OBERDORFER papers and tapes generated by President Ri­ Compassionate and hardworking. chard Nixon during his term in office be­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in Bir- longed to the federal government, not to the

JULY/AUGUST 1983 15 folmer president. In 1982 ordered the Labor Fair but strict. Rarely makes allowances ·Known as a fair but often irritable judge. Department to promulgate regulations to es­ for lawyers' scheduling problems. tablish fair wage rates for migrant fruitpick­ ers in West Virginia, Maine, Vermont, and Florida. GEORGE CARR Known for independent, strongly worded, APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in Lake­ unusually well-reasoned opinions. Named land, Fla., in 1929; received law degree from runner-up for worst district judge in the D.C. University of Florida. Solo practitioner in Circuit by The American Lawyer in 1980. Lakeland, 1976. Partner at Peterson, Carr, Harris & Seacrest in Lakeland, I %9-76 (gen­ WILLIAM STAFFORD, JR. eral practice). Polk County attorney, 1973. CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1981 JOHN SIRICA Moves docket quickly. SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY EISENHOWER in APPOINTED BY FORD in 1975. Born in Masury. 1957. Born in Waterbury, Conn., in 1904; Ohio, in 1931; received law degree from received law degree from Georgetown Uni· WILLIAM CASTAGNA Temple University. U.S. attorney for the versity. Head of the litigation department at Northern District, 1%9-75. Partner at Rob­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Phila­ inson & Roark in Pensacola, Fla., 1961-69. D.C.'s Hogan & Hartson, where he prac­ delphia in 1924; received law degree from ticed from 1949 to 1957. Assistant U.S. attor­ Good judicial temperament but said to University of Florida. Partner at MacKen­ move cases slowly. Conservative. ney for D.C., 1930-34. zie, Castagna, Bennison & Gardner in Found against the IRS in 1982, ruling that Clearwater, Fla., 1970-79 (general practice). the Freedom of Information Act, rather than Courteous and hardworking, but some­ WINSTON ARNOW the narrower IRS Code, should be the stan­ times indecisive. dard for releasing income tax information. SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in The Watergate cases transformed Sirica 1%8. Born in Micanopy, Fla., in 1911; re­ from "Maximum John" to one of the most ELIZABETH KOVACHEVICH ceived law degree from University of Flor­ respected federal judges in the country. Pre­ ida. Partner at Clayton, Arnow, Duncan, APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Can­ Johnston, Clayton & Quincey in Gainesville, sided over the trial of the Watergate burglars ton, Ill., in 1936; received law degree from Fla., 1946-68 (general practice). in 1973 and the cover-up trial in 1974. Also Stetson University. State court circuitjudge, Approved the 1981 settlement of a race ruled that executive privilege did not absolve 1973-82. President Nixon from turning over subpoe­ discrimination class action brought by civil­ naed tapes (1973). ian employees at Eglin Air Force Base. The Notorious temper has reportedly mel­ 8£,N KRENTZMAN settlement included $2 million in back pay for lowed in recent years. job applicants, I00 priority positions for APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1967. Born in qualified black applicants, and the institution Milton, Fla., in 1914; received law degree of an equal opportunity hiring program. JOHN SMITH, JR. from University of Florida. Partner at Willing to take unpopular stands on civil Krentzman & McKenzie in Clearwater, Fla., rights issues. Impatient with attorneys who SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1959-67 (general practice). 1966. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1912; are unprepared or fail to follow federal rules. Inherited the Hillsborough desegregation Moves docket quickly and actively partici­ received LL.B. and LL.M. in tax from case in 1%7; entered an order in 1971 requir­ pates in trial proceedings. Georgetown University. Chief judge ofD.C. ing that the ratio of black to white students in superior court, 1959-66. Associate judge of each school equal the ratio of blacks to D.C. superior court, 1957-59. Member of whites in the county. MAURICE PAUL D.C. Public Utilities Commission, 1956-57. Said to be intelligent but highly opinion­ In private practice with his father in D.C., APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Jack­ ated. Sometimes abrasive to attorneys. Chief sonville in 1932; received law degree from 1946-56. Assistant U.S. attorney for D.C., judge of the Middle District from 1981 to 1940-46. University of Florida. State circuit court 1982. judge, 1973-82. Solo practitioner in Orlando, In 1983 dismissed an action by former EPA 1971-73 (general practice). administrator Anne Gorsuch Burford to HOWELL MELTON Known as scholarly and evenhanded. quash a subpoena by a House subcommittee Moves caseload with dispatch. investigating the agency's alleged mishandl­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in At­ ing of the toxic waste Superfund. In 1970 lanta in 1923; received law degree from Uni­ imposed the last death sentence in Washing­ versity of Florida. State circuit court judge, ton, D.C., on Mace Brown, a professional hit 1%1-77. Name partner at St. Augustine's man convicted of slaying a government wit­ Upchurch, Melton & Upchurch, 1948-61 ness in a major drug conspiracy case. (general practice). Conservative. Considered an able trialjudge, but has had few major cases. Good grasp of complex le­ gal issues. JOE EATON CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1981 JOHN MOORE, II APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1%7. Born in APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in At­ Monticello, Fla., in 1920; received law de­ ·lantic City, N.J., in 1929; received law de­ gree from University of Florida. State circuit gree from University of Florida. State court courtjudge, 1953-55 and 1959-67. State sen­ WILLIAM HODGES ofappealsjudge, 1977-81. State circuit court ator, 1956-59. CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1982 judge, 1%7-75. Ruled that parochial schools in Florida Known as intelligent, but inflexible on could not discriminate against minority ap­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Lake scheduling matters. plicants in a 1974 case brought against the Wales, Fla., in 1934; received law degree Dade Christian School {affirmed). In 1970 from University of Florida. Partner at Tam­ wrote a dissenting opinion which found that a pa's Macfarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly, JOHN REED, JR. writ of replevin (repossession) could not be 1958-71 (general practice). APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1973. Born in Wash­ issued without a judicial hearing (Eaton's po­ Struck down a Florida statute in 1982 that ington, D.C., in 193-1; received law degree sition was upheld by the Supreme Court). allowed the state Agriculture and Consumer from Duke University. State court of appeals Known as scrupulously fair and well pre­ Services Department to stop and search ve­ judge, 1%7-73. Name partner at Rush, Reed, pared. Considered by many one of the best hicles without a warrant and to detain indi­ Marshall, Warriner & Bergstrom in Orlando, federal district judges in Florida. Informal viduals who refused to submit to searches Fla., 1957-67. courtroom manner. until a warrant was obtained. Gets high marks in all areas. Good judicial Known for keen judgment and quick rul­ temperament. ings. SIDNEY ARONOVITZ GEORGE YOUNG APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Key SUSAN BLACK West, Fla., in 1920; received law degree from SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in University of Florida. Partner at 's APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in 1%1. Born in Cincinnati in 1916; received Aronovitz, Silver & Booth, 1%1-76 (general Valdosta, Ga., in 1943; received law degree law degree from University of Florida. Part­ practice). from University of Florida. State circuit ner at Knight, Kincaid, Young & Harris in In 1979 ruled that a minor does not need court judge, 1975-79. Duval County judge, Jacksonville, Fla., 1951-61 (general prac­ parental permission to get an abortion and 1973-75. tice). CONTINUED ON PAGE 18 16 THE AMERICAN LAWYER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 JAMES KING Eleventh Circuit by The American Lawyer in that wives do not need their husbands' per­ 1983. mission (reversed in part by the Eleventh APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Miami Circuit, which ruled that wives need the per­ in 1927; received law degree from University of Florida. State circuit courtjudge, 1964-70. mission of their husbands). Partner at Miami Beach's Sibley, Giblin, King & Levenson, 1953 and 1955-64. C. CLYDE ATKINS Ruled in 1980 that the federal government could not deport 4,000 Haitian refugees, on SENIOR JUOOE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in the ground that the Immigration and Natural­ 1966. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1914; ization Service knowingly violated the refu­ received law degree from University of Flor­ gees' constitutional, statutory, treaty, and CHARLES MOYE, JR. ida. Partner at Miami's Walton, Lantaff, CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1979 Schroeder, Atkins, Carson & Wahl, 1941-66 administrative rights. (civil litigation, defense). Hardworking. Known to impose stiff crim­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Atlanta Has presided over the desegregation of the inal sentences on drug offenders. Particu­ in 1918; received law degree from Emory Dade County school system since 1969. Or­ larly good in civil proceedings. University. Partner at Atlanta's Gambrell, dered the school board to set up a unitary Russell, Moye & Killorin, 1943-70 (general system in 1970 and specifically stipulated JAMES PAINE practice). faculty desegregation, school pairing, and Presided over the 1980 bank-fraud trial of busing. This ruling was affirmed and revised APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in former budget director Bert Lance. Twice by the Fifth Circuit to require additional Valdosta, Ga., in 1924; received law degree refused to dismiss the case, once on the school pairing. from University of Virginia. Partner at ground of prosecutorial misconduct; ulti­ Noted for impartiality and patience. Well Jones, Paine & Foster in West Palm Beach, mately acquitted Lance of 10 of 22 counts. 1950-79 (general practice). (The jury found Lance not guilty on the other versed in rules of evidence. Tends to be progovernment but is consid­ 12 counts.) ered basically fair. Considered able but slow to rule. Conserv­ EDWARD DAVIS ative. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in West NORMAN ROETTGER, JR. Palm Beach, Fla., in 1933; received law de­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in Lucas­ ORINDA EVANS gree from University of Florida. Partner at ville, Ohio, in 1930; received law degree from APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Sa­ High, Stack, Davis & Lazenby in Coral Ga­ Washington and Lee University. Acting dep­ vannah in 1943; received law degree from bles, Fla., 1964-79 (tax). uty general counsel to HUD, 1969-71. Part­ Emory University. Partner at Atlanta's Al· Fair but sometimes has trouble following ner at Fleming O'Bryan & Fleming in Fort ston, Miller & Gaines, 1969-79 (general prac­ complex arguments. Lauderdale, 1959-69 (general litigation). tice). Ina highly publicized case in 1978, refused Issues well-written opinions but some­ to revoke the American citizenship of an al­ times has trouble controlling the courtroom. JOSE GONZALEZ, JR. leged Nazi war criminal (reversed). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in Tends to favor the government in narcotics Tampa in 1931; received law degree from conspiracy cases and to impose tough sen­ J. OWEN FORRESTER University of Florida. State circuit court tences on drug offenders. Rarely grants con­ APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in Co­ judge, 1964-78. Assistant state attorney for tinuances. lumbus, Ga., in 1939; received law degree the Fifteenth judicial circuit, 1961-64. from Emory University. Federal magistrate Intelligent. Runs courtroom well but does for the Northern District, 1976-81. Assistant not push lawyers. EUGENE SPELLMAN U.S. attorney, 1969-76. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in New Known as conscientious and fair. Runs a York City in 1930; received law degree from tight courtroom. Moderate. ALCEE HASTINGS University of Florida. Solo practitioner in APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Alta­ Miami, 1961-79 (management labor and monte Springs, Fla., in 1936; received law criminal defense). RICHARD FREEMAN degree from Florida A&M University. State In 1982 ordered the release of hundreds of APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Atlanta circuit court judge, 1977-79. Solo practi­ Haitians detained in Miami jails and is work­ in 1926; received law degree from Emory tioner in Fort Lauderdale, 1963-77 (general ing with the Immigration and Naturalization University. Partner at Atlanta's Haas, Hol­ practice). Service to supervise their release, reloca­ land, Freeman, Levison & Gibert, 1955-71 Indicted, tried, and acquitted of accepting tion, and INS hearings. (corporate practice). bribes to reduce the sentences of two defen­ Pleasant courtroom manner. Blocked former governor George Bus­ dants. Removed himself from the bench at bee's attempts to appoint a chief justice of the outset of the grand jury investigation in the state supreme court without holding a 1981 until his acquittal in February 1983. special election (1981 and 1983). Good judicial demeanor. Said to be Considered fair but irascible. stronger on the bench than his written opin­ ions indicate. ROBERI' HALL . APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in So­ JAMES KEHOE WILBUR OWENS, JR. perton, Ga., in 1921; received law degree APPOINTEDBYCARTERin 1979. Born in Ports­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1980 from University of Virginia. Associate jus­ mouth, Va., in 1925; received law degree APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in Al­ tice of Georgia supreme court, 1974-79. from University of Florida. State court of bany, Ga., in 1930; received law degree from State court ofappealsjudge, 1961-74. Schol­ appeals judge, 1976-79. University of Georgia. Partner at Bloch, arly. Said by many to make quick, and some­ Hall, Hawkins & Owens in Macon, 1965-72 Moderate. times poorly reseai:«;hed, decisions. Often (general practice). rude to attorneys. Conservative. Sometimes overbearing. FRANK HOOPER WILLIAM HOEVELER J. ROBERI' ELLIOTT SENIOR STATUS APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in Paris, APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in 1962. Born in , in 1922; received law degree from Gainesville, Ga., in 1910; received law de­ HAROLD MURPHY Harvard. Partner at Miami's Knight, Peters, gree from Emory University. Partner at APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in Hoeveler, Pickle, Niemoeller & Flynn, Swinson, Elliott & Scloth in Columbus, Ga., Haralson County, Ga., in 1927; received law 1951-77 (general litigation). 1950-62 (general practice). degree from University of Georgia. State su­ Dismissed a suit brought by convicted Granted the habeas corpus petition of Lt. perior court judge, 1971-77. Partner at Howe murderer Ronald Zamora against CBS alleg­ William Calley, who was court-martialed for & Murphy in Tallapoosa, Ga., 1949-71 (gen­ ing that television violence was responsible premeditated murder and assault with intent eral practice). State representative, 1951~1. for his behavior. to commit murder in the My Lai massacre. Ruled in 1980that the criminally insane are Unfailingly courteous demeanor com­ Said to be pro-plaintiff in personal injury entitled to the same rights as non-criminal bined with a sharp intellect. Named best dis­ cases, but notorious for bias against blacks, patients to be released from state mental in­ trict judge in the Eleventh Circuit by The criminal defendants, and unions. Courtly de­ stitutions (affirmed by the Eleventh Circuit American Lawyer in 1983. meanor. Named worst district judge in the and on appeal to the Supreme Court).

18 THE AMERICAN LAWYER Handles complex cases well. Thorough, Ga., 1958--78 (general litigation). vest itself of the Hawaiian Telephone Com­ practical, and courteous. Considered by Held in 1981 that Savannah public high pany, Automatic Electric, Inc., and other many to be the best district judge in the re­ schools could not require students to pass · • subsidiaries. After that ruling was over­ gion. exit exams in order to graduate, if the stu­ turned and remanded by the Ninth Circuit, dents had attended classes in the district approved a 1978 consent decree in which WILLIAM O'KELLEY prior to the desegregation of the school sys­ GTE agreed to purchase telecommunica­ tem (on appeal). tions equipment from both affiliated and non­ . APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Atlanta Thorough. Rulings are said to be pragmatic affiliated manufacturers. in 1930; received law degree from Emory and moderate. Known for thorough and careful rulings. University. Partner at Atlanta's Hopkins & Insists that lawyers be well prepared. Also Van Gerpen, 1%1-70 (general practice). adheres strictly to federal rules of procedure. Since 1975 has presided over the multidis­ DUDLEY BOWEN, JR. trict Chicken litigation involving price fixing APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Au­ in the fast-food poultry industry. gusta, Ga., in 1941; received law ~egree from Said to be conscientious, courteous, and University of Georgia. Partner at Augusta's even-handed. Dye, Miller, Bowen & Tucker, 1975-79 (gen­ eral practice). Bankruptcy judge, 1972-75. MARVIN SHOOB Very conservative. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979.. Born in MARION CALLISTER Walterboro, S.C., in 1923; received law de­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1981 gree from University of Georgia. Partner at APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in More­ Atlanta's Shoob, McLain & Merritt, 1954-79 land, Idaho, in 1921; received law degree (general practice). from University of Utah. State district court In 1981, ordered the government to free judge, 1970-75. Partner at Millar & Callister more than 365 Cuban refugees detained in the CRISTOBAL DUENAS in Boise, 1958--69 {general practice). Atlanta penitentiary. Granted a preliminary Allowed the state of Idaho to rescind its injunction in 1983 barring the Calyton APPOINTED BY NIXON in l %9. Born in Agana, ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment County school district from sponsoring reli­ Guam, in 1920; received law degree from in 1981. Ruled in a related case that Con­ gious meetings or clubs and from hanging University of Michigan. Superior court judge gress's attempt to extend the deadline for signs about religious events on school prop­ for Guam, 1960-69. Director of Land for states to ratify the ERA was unconstilu­ erty (on appeal). Guam, 1957-60. Assistant state attorney tional. general, 1952-57. r Thorough and courteous. Liberal. Careful, patient, and courteous demeanor. Won praise for handling of a complex heroin RAY McNICHOLS G. ERNEST TIDWELL conspiracy trial in 1982. SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in At­ 1964. Born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, in 1914; lanta in 1931; received law degree from received law degree from University of Emory University. State superior court Idaho. Partner at Swayne & McNichols in judge, 1971-79. Fulton County civil court Orofino, Idaho, 195()...()4 (general trial prac­ judge, 1968--71. tice). Hardworking, even-tempered, and usually Issued a preliminary injunction in 1980 well prepared. SAMUEL KING barring the Fremont public high school in CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1974 Idaho from holding graduation in a local Mormon church. Ruled in 1978 that the city ROBERT VINING, JR. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in of Boise improperly dismissed six lesbian APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Hankow, China, in 1916; received law degree employees; ordered the city to pay each em­ Chatsworth, Ga., in 1931; received law de­ from Yale. State circuit court judge, 1961-70. ployee 12 months' back pay and fringe bene­ gree from University of Georgia. State supe­ Part-time state district court magistrate for fits but denied their request for reinstate­ rior court judge, 1%8--79. the city and county of Honolulu, 1956-61. ment. Considered firm, thorough, and courte­ Partner at King & Myhre in Honolulu, 1957- Considered a fine trial judge. ous. Conservative. 61 (general practice). Solo practitioner in Honolulu, 1953-57. Partner at King & Mc­ Gregor in Honolulu, 1946-53. HAROLD RYAN HORACE WARD Refused to dismiss a negligence suit APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in La­ brought against the universities of Hawaii Weiser, Idaho, in 1923; received law degree Grange, Ga., in 1927; received law degree and California by the families of eight scien­ from University of Idaho. Partner at Ryan, from Northwestern University. State supe­ tists who disappeared while doing thermal­ Sweet & Masingill in Weiser, 1950-81 (gen­ rior court judge, 1977-79. Fulton County energy research in the South Pacific. The eral practice). State senator, 1963-66. courtjudge, 1974-77. case was later settled for $3.5 million. En­ Presided over the 1982 trial in which Chris­ Frequently cited as one of the slowest joined Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi from bar­ topher Boyce pleaded guilty to conspiracy judges in the district. ring a Honolulu Star-Bulletin reporter from and bank robbery charges. (Boyce commit­ his news conferences in 1974. ted the crimes after escaping from a Califor­ nia penitentiary where he was serving time HAROLD FONG for selling industrial secrets to the Soviets.) APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Honolulu in 1938; received law degree from FRED TAYLOR University of Michigan. Partner at Fong & SENIOR STATUS Miho in Honolulu, 1978--82 (immigration and civil litigation). U.S. attorney for Hawaii, ANTHONY ALAIMO 1973-78. Assistant U.S. attorney, 1969-73. CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1977 Well prepared. Formal, but courteous APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Sicily, manner. Italy, in 1920; received law degree from Emory University. Gets high marks for handling of the ongoing Reidsville prison overcrowding cases in MARTIN PENCE which he has repeatedly ordered the state to SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in J. WALDO ACKERMAN ameliorate conditions. 1961. Born in Sterling, Kans., in 1904; re­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1982 Moderate. Very hardworking. ceived law degree from Boalt Hall. Solo APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Jackson­ practitioner on Hawaii Island, 1950-61 (gen­ ville, Fla., in 1926; received law degree from B. AVANT EDENFIELD eral practice). State circuit court judge, Marquette University. State circuit court 1945-50. Honolulu county attorney, 1938-45. judge, 1971-76. Chief deputy attorney gen­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in In a suit brought by ITT, ruled in 1972 that eral for , 1970-71. Special assistant Stilson, Ga., in 1934; received law degree General Telephone & Electronics illegally attorney general in charge of land condemna­ from University of Georgia. Partner at.Allen, restrained competition in the telephone tion, 1968-70. Assistant general counsel to Edenfield, Brown & Wright in States.boro, equipment market, and ordered GTE to di- Illinois Municipal League, 1966-68. Chief at-

JULY/AUGUST 1983 19 tomey, Springfield city election committee, motorcycle gang, to more than 30 years in 19~6. Chief deputy state treasurer of Illi­ of Public Aid from terminating or reducing nois, 1962-64. prison for kidnapping a North Carolina woman and bringing her to Chicago for the the benefits of more than 600 welfare fami­ Ruled in 1979 that students who claimed purpose of prostitution. lies: During the .UNR Industries reorganiza­ that wearing gym clothes violated their reli­ Runs a strict courtroom. tion, ruled in 1983 that the court could not gious beliefs did not have to attend physical­ appoint attorneys to represent the interests education classes. Appointed by Chief Jus­ of future asbestos claimants. tice Warren Burger in 1981 to a four-year NICHOLAS BUA term on the Federal Judicial Conferences APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in Chi­ JULIUS HOFFMAN Commission on the operation of the jury sys­ cago in 1925; received law degree from De SENIOR STATUS tem. Paul University. State court of appeals judge, 1976-77. Cook County circuit court judge, 1963-76. Partner at a number of small CHARLES KOCORAS HAROLD BAKER firms in Chicago, 1953-63 (tort litigation, APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Chi­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in Mt. mainly insurance defense). . . cago in 1938; received law degree from De Kisco, N.Y., in 1929; received law degree Overseeing the dismantling of Chicago's Paul University. Name partner at Chicago's from University of Illinois. Name partner at famed patronage system to comply with a Stone, McGuire, Benjamin & Kocoras, Hatch & Baker in Champaign, Ill., 1956-78 1972 consent decree that prohibits the firing 1979-80 (civil and criminal defense litiga­ (general practice, including plaintiffs' per­ or harassment of public workers for political tion). Chairman of Illinois Commerce Com­ sonal injury work). Senior counsel to the reasons. mission, 1977-79. Assistant U.S. attorney presidential commission investigating the Considered intelligent, decisive, and ex­ for the Northern District, 1971-77. First as­ CIA's surveillance of domestic dissident tremely efficient. sistant U.S. attorney, 1975-77. groups, 1975. Presided over the 1982 trial of stockbroker Ruled in 1981 that the double-celling of R. Jack Bernhardt, who was convicted of prisoners at the Pontiac, lll., prison consti­ WILLIAM CAMPBELL making unauthorized stock trades that re­ tuted cruel and unusual punishment (re­ SENIOR STATUS sulted in the bankruptcy of his employer, versed by Seventh Circuit). In 1982 enjoined Swift Henke & Co. Sentenced Bernhardt to the Bohn Aluminum Corporation (a Gulf & BERNARD DECKER ten years in jail (on appeal). Western subsidiary) from moving its opera­ Rapidly becoming established as one of the tions in Danville, Ill., to a southern plant with SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in 1962. Born in Highland Park, Ill., in 1904; best district judges in the Northern District. lower labor costs; also ordered the company A hard worker and a tough sentencer. to bargain in good faith with the United Auto received law degree from Harvard. State cir­ Workers. cuit court judge, 1951-<>2. Partner at Decker & Decker in Waukegan, lll., 1929-51 (gen­ GEORGE LEIGHTON eral practice). APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in New MICHAEL MIHM Ruled in 1981 that the city of Morton Bedford, Mass., in 1912; received law degree APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Am­ Grove's ban on handguns was constitutional from Harvard. State court of appeals justice, boy, m., in 1943; received law degree from (affirmed by Seventh Circuit). Permitted the 1969-76. Cook County circuit court judge, St. Louis University. Solo practitioner in Pe­ Nazis to demonstrate in Skokie, lllinois, by 1964--69. Partner at Chicago's Moore, Ming oria, lll., 198()....82 (general practice). State's striking down the town's ban on marches & Leighton, 1951-64 (civil and criminal ap­ attorney for Peoria County, 1972-80. (1978). In 1982 revoked the citizenship of a peals). 72-year-old Chicago man who had concealed In a directed verdict, dismissed a major his service as an SS guard at two Nazi con­ shareholders' suit charging that Marshall ROBERT MORGAN centration camps (on appeal). Assessed Field & Company unwisely spumed a take­ SENIOR STATUS more than $2.2 million in damages against an over bid by Carter Hawley Hale (1979). Pre­ optometrist who was convicted of filing more sided over the 1983 trial in which ajury found than 500 fraudulent Medicaid claims (1983). that the Bee Gees had infringed on the copy­ Known for pro-prosecution stance and right of a song written by a Chicago antique tough sentences. dealer; the defendants have filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. SUSAN GETZENDANNER Runs a strict, but some say slow, court­ room. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Chi­ FRANK MCCARR cago in 1939; received law degree from Loy­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1981 ola University. Partner at Chicago's Mayer, ABRAHAM MAROVnz APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Chi­ Brown & Platt, 1968-80 (civil litigation, de­ SENIOR STATUS cago in 1921 ; received law degree from Loy­ fense). ola University. First assistant state attorney In 1983 presided over the jury trial of Chi­ general, 1969-70. Partner at Chicago's cago city alderman Tyrone Kenner, who was PRENTICE MARSHAU Moses, McGarr, Gibbons, Abramson & Fox, convicted of accepting $15,500 in bribes. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1973. Born in Oak 1958-{i9 (general litigation). First woman ever appointed to the Chicago Park, Ill., in 1926; received law degree from Soon to rule on the $2-billion Amoco Cadiz;, district court. University of Illinois. Professor of civil and oil-spill litigation stemming from the sinking Known for humorous, flippant courtroom criminal procedure, evidence, federal juris­ of a Standard Oil supertanker off the coast of style, but can be tough on attorneys. diction, and trial advocacy at University of France in 1978. Set aside a $6.9-millionjury Illinois, 1963-73. Partner at Chicago's Jenner verdict against General Motors for selling JOHN GRADY & Block, 1961-<>7 (general litigation, includ­ cars with Chevrolet engines; tentatively ap­ ing criminal defense). APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Chicago proved GM's $3.4-million settlement offer in Praised for fairness, scholarship, and abil­ 1983. in 1929; received law degree from North­ ity to master complex litigation, such as the Law-and-order Republican. Known for western University. Solo practitioner in massive Westinghouse uranium litigation. good case management and fairness. Waukegan, Ill., 1963-76 (general trial prac­ tice). Presided over the Seventh Circuit's most publicized trial of 1983, the bribery conspir­ In 1983 sentenced ten Chicago policemen, acy, case against Teamster president Roy MARVIN ASPEN convicted of taking bribes to ignore heroin Williams. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Chi­ sales, to 10 to 20 years in prison (with no parole for the first 10 years). Only complaint is occasional angry out­ cago in 1934; received law degree from bursts. Named best district judge in the Sec­ Northwestern University. Cook County cir­ Conservative. Known for imposing stiff ond Circuit by The American Lawyer in 1980 cuit court judge, 1971-79. Chief of the appel­ sentences on public officials. Also tough on and 1983. late division of the Chicago Law Depart­ prosecutors and sympathetic to plaintiffs in ment, 1963-71. Solo practitioner in Chicago, civil rights cases. 1971 (general practice). Corporation counsel THOMAS MCMILLEN for the city of Chicago, 1964-71. Assistant WILLIAM HART APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Deca­ tur, Ill., in 1916; received law degree from state's attorney for Cook County, 1960-63. APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Jo­ Monitoring compliance with the consent Harvard. Cook County circuit court judge, decree resulting from a consolidated race dis­ liet, Ill., in 1929; received law degree from 1966-71. Partner at Bell, Boyd & Lloyd in Loyola University. Partner at Chicago's Chicago, 1946-66 (general trial and adminis­ crimination case against the Chicago Hous­ Schiff Hardin & Waite, 1959-82 (civil litiga­ ing Authority and HUD. In 1983 sentenced tion). trative law). Criticized for his handling of the contro­ two men, allegedly members of the Outlaws In 1982 prohibited the Illinois Department CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 20 THE AMERICAN LAWYER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 1966-78 (general litigation). Assistant U.S. practice). Partner at Moran & Beatty in versial redistricting of Chicago's ward attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Granite City', 1952-64. boundaries in 1982. 1963-66. Not rated highly for preparation, under-· . , -WILLIAM JUERGENS standing of complex legal arguments, or issu­ EDWIN ROBSON SENIOR STATUS ing prompt rulings on pre-trial motions. SENIOR STATUS Named worst district judge in the Seventh Circuit by The American Lawyer in 1983. STANLEY ROSZKOWSKI JAMES MORAN APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Evan­ Booneville, N.Y., in 1923; received law de­ NORTHERN DISTRICT ston, Ill., in 1930; received law degree from gree from University of Illinois. Partner at Harvard. Partner at Chicago's Bell, Boyd & Roszkowski, Paddock, McGreevy & John­ Lloyd, 1958-79 (general litigation). son in Rockford, Ill .• 1955-71 (plaintiffs• liti­ gation). ALLEN SHARP Presided at the 1983 trial of Chicago lawyer CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1981 Peter Alexander, who was sentenced to a 30- Two years after the trial, ruled· that Chi­ day work-release program and five years' cago real estate and sports magnate Arthur APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1973. Born in Wash­ probation for paying $5,000 in bribes to ob­ Wirtz had violated antitrust laws by conspir­ ington, D.C., in 1932; received law degree tain property-tax reductions. In 1982 ordered ing to block the 1981 sale of the Chicago Bulls from Indiana University. State court of ap­ United Airlines to rehire 1,400 stewardesses basketball team to businessman peals judge, 1969-73. Solo practitioner in who were forced to resign in the 1960s be­ Melvin Fishman. Williamsport, Ind., 1957-69 (plaintiffs' litiga­ cause they got married. Also in 1982, upheld Considered fair and hardworking but tion). an Illinois state law banning the use of mid­ sometimes slow. First judge ever to be reprimanded by the wives. Judicial Council of the Seventh Circuit. The Intelligent. Sometimes criticized for not council's 1983 rebuke centered on allega­ exerting enough control over the courtroom. MILTON SHADUR tions that Sharp had sought to transfer or fire APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in St. court officials who aided an FBI investiga­ Paul, Minn., in 1924; received law degree tion of his girlfriend. Presided over the 1982 JOHN NORDBERG from University of Chicago. Name partner at trial of Joseph Paul Franklin, who was ac­ APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Chicago's Shadur, Krupp & Miller, 1949-80 quitted of shooting former Urban League Evanston, Ill., in 1926; received law degree (general practice). president Vernon Jordan. from University of Michigan. Cook County Monitoring the city of Chicago's compli­ Criticized by many for uneven rulings and circuit court judge, 1976-82. Partner at Pope, ance with a consent decree to integrate the temperament. Ballard, Shepard & Fowle in Chicago, 1957- city's schools. Also supervising a consent 76 (civil litigation with an emphasis on corpo­ decree to upgrade conditions at the Cook rate and governmental law). County jail. ROBERT GRANT Overseeing the jury trial of the founders An astute jurist who is sometimes said to SENIOR STATUS and officers of Industrial Bio-test, a chemical be overbearing. testing company, who are charged with ma­ nipulating scientific data. MICHAEL KANNE Polite and conscientious, but slow. HUBERT WILL APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Rens­ selaer. Ind., in 1938; received law degree SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in from Indiana University. Indiana circuit JAMES PARSONS 1961. Born in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1914; re­ court judge, 1972-82. Rensselaer city attor­ SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in ceived law degree from University of Chi­ ney, 1972. Solo practitioner in Rensselaer, 1961. Born in Kansas City, Mo., in 1911; cago. Partner at Chicago's Nelson. Boodell 1971-72 (general practice). received law degree from University of Chi­ & Will, 1949-61 (general practice, including In 1983 approved a consent decree in a cago. Assistant U.S. attorney for the North­ securities. tax, and trial work). prisoners' class action protesting conditions ern District, 1951-60. Partner at Chicago's In 1983 blocked the construction of a $32- at the Lake County jail. Gassaway, Crosson, Turner and Parsons, million bridge over the Illinois River that Too new to call but was highly regarded as 1949-51 (general practice). Assistant corpo­ would have endangered a winter habitation a state court judge. ration counsel for the city of Chicago, 1949. site of the bald eagle. First black ever appointed to the federal Known as "King Will" because of imperi­ district bench. Cooperated with FBI efforts ous courtroom manner. Said to be sympa­ WILLIAM LEE to discredit black activists during the early thetic toward plaintiffs. APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in Fort 1970s. Wayne, Ind., in 1938; received law degree Known as a tough sentencer, particularly from University of Chicago. Partner at Hunt, of narcotics offenders. Chief judge of the Suedhoff, Borror, Eilbacher & Lee in Fort Northern District, 1975-1981. Named worst Wayne, 1973-81 {general litigation). U.S. at­ district judge in the Seventh Circuit by The torney for the Northern District, 1970--73. American Lawyer in 1980. Deputy prosecuting attorney for Allen County, 1963-69. J. SAM PERRY JAMES FOREMAN SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY TRUMAN in CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1978 JAMES MOODY 1951. Born in Carbon Hill, Ala., in 1896; APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in La­ received law degree from University of Chi­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in Me­ Center, Ky .• in 1938; received law degree cago. DuPage County public administrator, tropolis. Ill., in 1927; received law degree from Indiana University. Federal magistrate, 1949-5 I. Partner at small firms in Wheaton, from University of Illinois. Special state at­ torney general for land condemnation and 1979-82. Lake County superior court judge, Ill .. 1933-51 {general practice). Master in 1972-79. Solo practitioner in Hobart, Ind., Chancery of DuPage County circuit court, inheritance lax, 1969-72. Name partner at 1963-72 (general criminal and civil litiga­ Chase & Foreman in Metropolis, 195~9 1936-37. Member of the Illinois general as­ tion). sembly, 1936-42. (general practice). . In 1977 dismissed charges against 21 de­ Handles a large volume of prisoners' rights fendants in a $47.7-million civil rights case cases. In 1980, after finding that several stemming from the deaths of two Black Pan­ deaths at the Menard Correctional Center thers during a police raid in Chicago. {The resulted from poor medical care, appointed a ruling was reversed and remanded by the New York physician to serve as a medical Seventh Circuit and the action was settled for ombudsman for the state's prison system. $1.8 million in 1983.) . Courteous, dignified courtroom style. PAUL PLUNKETT WIUIAM BEATTY S. HUGH DILLIN APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Bos­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Men­ CHIF.F JUDGE SINCE 1982 ton in 1935: received law degree from Har­ dota, Ill., in 1925; received law degree from APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in 1961. Born in Pe­ vard. Partner at Chicago's Mayer, Brown & St. Louis University. State circuit court tersburg, Ind., in 1914; received law degree Platt. 1978-82 {commercial liti~ation, de­ judge, 1968-79. Partner at Beatty & Scholley from Indiana University. State senator, fense). Partner at Plunkett Nisen m Chicago, in Granite City, Ill.. 1964-68 (plaintiffs' trial 1958-61. Partner at Dillin & Dillin in Peters- 22 THE AMERICAN LAWYER

·--~-~-,--~~-.- --:--- -· - --- ~,.- ... · --~ -···---- ._ .. ______.. ,, burg, 1938-61 (general practice). 62 (general practice). Lieutenant governor of ' Parkersburg. Iowa, in 1931: received law de­ ! Ruled that the Indianapolis school district Iowa, 1959-62. City attorney for Keokuk, gree from the University of Iowa. Iowa Dis· was segregated in the 1970s and is monitoring 1946-55. trictjudge, 1965-79: Associate at the Bleak· the implementation of a busing plan. Presid­ Presided over 1983 wrongful death trial · ·1ey Law Offices in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ing over a class action protesting conditions against Procter & Gamble in which the hus­ 1959-65. at the Indiana state prison. band and family of a deceased toxic shock Sits in the Southern District. Considered Well prepared and sometimes impatient. syndrome victim were awarded $300.000 in strict but smart. Known for sharp wit. compensatory damages (on appeal). Runs courtroom with iron hand. Pressures GENE BROOKS lawyers to settle. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Grif­ fin. Ind., in 1930; received law degree from WILLIAM STIJART Indiana University. Federal bankruptcy CHIEF JUDGE OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT SINCE 1977 judge, 1%8-79. Posey County prosecutor,· APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Knox­ 1959-68. ville, Iowa, in 1920; received law degree from EARL O'CONNOR Ruled in 1981 that the expulsion of high University of Iowa. Iowa supreme court CHIEF JUDGE S/1..-CE 19/J/ school students for passing out leaflets on judge, 1962-71. Partner at Stuart & Stuart in APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Paola. school grounds did not violate the students' Chariton, Iowa, 1946-62 (plaintiffs' litiga­ Kans .. in 1922: received law degree from First Amendment rights. tion). Member of the Iowa state senate, University of Kansas. Kansas supreme court Relaxed courtroom manner. 1953-61. judge, 1965-71. State-district judge. 1955-65. Struck down an Iowa statute prohibiting Johnson County probate and juvenile court double-trailer trucks on state highways in judge, 1953-54. Solo practitioner in Johnson CALE HOLDER 1979 (affirmed by Eighth Circuit and Su­ County. 1950-53 (general practice). APPOINTED BY EISENHOWER in 1954. Born in preme Court). In 1981 approved a selllement Ruled in 1977 that several Kansas City, Lawrenceville, lll., in 1912; received law de­ over the objections of the class representa­ Kans .• public schools must desegregate. and gree from Indiana University. With a small tive in a class action involving conditions at is monitoring the implementation of an inte­ firm in Indianapolis, 1934-54. Deputy attor­ the Iowa state penitentiary. In 1982 ruled that gration plan. Entered a default judgment ney general for Indiana, 1953. Special coun­ the Des Moines solid-waste agency is not against Armco Steel Corporation in 1980 sel to Indiana state personnel board, 1946- subject to antitrust laws because it is a gov­ when the company failed to comply with dis­ 49. ernment-created monopoly (on appeal). covery requests in an antitrust class action. Considered one of the hardest-working Sincere and dedicated. From 1971to1980 presided over the securi­ judges in the Southern District. Good at ham­ ties fraud litigation against Topsy's Interna­ mering out settlement agreements. Conserv­ WILLIAM HANSON tional Securities-the largest such action ative. ever filed in Kansas, involving more than 240 SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in attorneys and $3.85 million in settlements. 1962. Born in Greene County, Iowa, in 1909; Conservative. Known for stiff criminal JAMES NOLAND received law degree from University of sentences. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in La­ Iowa. State district court judge, 1955-62. Grange, Mo., in 1920; received law degree Solo practitioner in Jefferson, Iowa, 1935-55 from Indiana University. With a small firm in (general practice). WESLEY BROWN Indianapolis, 195&-66 (general practice). As­ Sits in the Northern and Southern dis­ SENIOR STATUS sistant city attorney for Indianapolis, 1956- tricts. Overturned the conviction of a man 58. Assistant attorney general for Indiana, who confessed to the kidnapping. rape, and SAM CROW 1952-56. U.S. representative for Indiana, murder of a six-year-old girl on the ground that the police's interrogation-conducted in APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in To­ 1949-51. peka in 1926; received law degree from In 1982 presided over the bribery trial of front of the victim's corpse and without the presence of counsel-violated the defen­ Washburn University. Federal magistrate, Philip Gutman, president pro tern of the Indi­ 1975-4! I. Partner at Topeka's Crow & Skoog, ana state senate. Gutman was convicted and dant's Sixth Amendment rights (upheld by Eighth Circuit and Supreme Court). ln a ma­ 1953-75 (general practice). sentenced to six years in prison (on appeal). Will soon rule on a patent infringement Patient and well prepared. jor fraud and breach of contract action, SEDCO International v. Cory, awarded case in which Ralston Purina is charging Far· $13.2 million to the defendants on their Mar-Co. Inc. with stealing its method of WILLIAM STECKLER cross-motion in 1981 (affirmed). processing protein meal. APPOINTED BY TRUMAN in 1950. Born in Mt. Praised for mental agility, speed, and in­ Vernon, Ind .. in 1913; received law degree stinct. Informal courtroom style. PATRICK KELLY from Indiana University. Partner at Key & APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Wi­ Steckler in Indianapolis, 1937-50 (general chita in 1929: received law degree from practice). DONALD O'BRIEN Washburn University. Solo practitioner in Upheld the consolidation of the Indianapo­ Wichita, 1976-80 (general civil trial prac­ lis city and county governments in 1969. Pre­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in Mar­ cus. Iowa, in 1923; received law degree from tice). sided over the 1981 trial of Martin Edwards, Ruled in 1981 that the level of DES found president pro tern of the Indiana state senate, Creighton University. Partner at Sioux City's O'Brien, Galvin & O'Brien, 1968-78 in locally grown beef was not high enough to who was convicted of accepting bribes from support FDA and Department of Agriculture bail bondsmen. Chief judge of the Southern (plaintiffs" trial practice). U.S. attorney for the Northern District, 1961-67. Sioux City efforts to destroy the callle. Presided over District, 1954-82. the 1982 trial of a product liability and negli­ Known as patient and conscientious. municipal judge, 1959-60. Sits in the Northern and Southern dis­ gence claim resulting from the leak of fuel tricts. Directed the U.S. marshal to pay the oxidizer from a Titan II missile site. in which expenses of indigent Indian witnesses in a the jury decided against the plaintiffs. pending suit to evict Indians Jiving on federal forest lands. (The Justice Department is ap­ RICHARD ROGERS pealing the order.) APPOINTED BY FORD in 1975. Born in Oberlin, Appointment was opposed by the Des Kans., in 1921: received law degree from Moines Register, which ran a survey show­ University of Kansas. State senator, 1968-75 ing him to be the least favored candidate (senate president, 1975). State representa­ *In states where a number of judges sit in among prominent local allorneys. Despite' tive, 1963-67. Founding partner of Rogers, more than one district, the districts are not that opposition (which apparently dates to Stites & Hill in . Kans., 1957-75 separated; where each judge sits is indicated the 1950s when O'Brien, then a county pros­ (general practice). Mayor of Manhattan. in each entry. ecutor, obtained a murder confession from a 1952 and 1964. Instructor of business law at mental patient who had confessed to a hospi­ Kansas State University, 1948-52. tal orderly after a dose of sodium pentothal), Held in 1982 that the federal government EDWARD McMANUS o·Brien has since earned a reputation as a violated international law by holding four CHIEF JUDGE OF NORTHERN DISTRICT SINCE 1962 polite, hardworking, and patientjudge. Cuban refugees at Leavenworth penitentiary APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in 1962. Born in indefinitely. (The Tenth Circuit overruled Keokuk, Iowa, in 1920; received law degree the basis for the decision but agreed that the from University of Iowa. Founding partner HAROLD VIETOR government had to hold timely hearings.) of Keokuk's McManus &·McManus., .1946- APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Ruled in 1983 that federal employees can sue

JULY/AUGUST 1983 23 a federal agency for violating their constitu­ site. In a 1982 summary judgment, upheld a In 1982 a~pro~ed a quota system to rem­ tional rights. zoning ordinance allowing the construction edy discrinunation in the hiring and promo­ of a tavern near a residential area in Frank­ tion pf black officers in the Louisville city fort, Ky. In 1983 upheld Newport, Ky.'s ban and county police departments. Presided DALE SAFFELS on nude dancing. over the 1978 trial in which Donald Distler APPolNTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Mo­ Inclined to be plaintiff-oriented. Gentle­ and his company, Kentucky Liquid Recy­ line, Kans., in 1921; received law degree manly courtroom manner. cling, were convicted of contaminating the from Washburn University. Partner at Wi­ Louisville sewer system by dumping hazard­ chita's Gott, Hope, Young & Saffels, 1974- ous waste UU:'fllllled). 79 (general practice). Chairman of Kansas SCOTT REED Gets high marks for patience and scholar­ Corporation Commission, 1968-75. Ran un­ APPolNTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Lex­ ship. successfully for governor in 1962. State rep­ ington, Ky., in 1921; received law degree resentative, 1957-63. from University of Kentucky. Associate Ruled in 1983 that the Shawnee Mission judge of state supreme court, 1977-79. Chief THOMAS BALLANTINE, JR. schools, which rent their facilities to commu­ judge of state supreme court, 1976-n. Fay­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in Lou­ nity groups after hours and on weekends, ette circuit court judge, 1964-69. Partner at isville, Ky~. in 1926; received law degree could not prevent a church group that had Wallace, Turner and Reed in Lexington, from University of Louisville. Circuit court rented the space from holding religious meet­ 1954-64 (general litigation). judge for Jefferson County, 1964-77. Associ­ ings there (on appeal). Presided over the 1983 trial in which a ate at Louisville's McElwain, Dinning, director and an employee of the First Na­ Clarke & Winstead, 1954-64 (general prac­ tional Bank of Grayson, Kentucky, were tice). ARTHUR STANLEY, JR. convicted of making false bank-record en­ Presiding over the civil suit filed against SENIOR STATUS tries (on appeal). Heard Coca-Cola's suit to Ralston Purina Company for allegedly dump­ prevent Procter & Gamble from acquiring a ing more than 18,000 gallons of highly explo­ Coca-Cola bottling franchise in Kentucky. sive hexane into the sewer system of Lex­ GEORGE TEMPLAR The suit was settled in 1983. ington, Ky., causing a blast that destroyed SENIOR STATUS Strictly adheres to the federal rules. Some­ several blocks. times slow in rendering opinions. Sharp­ Manages docket well • . FRANK THEIS tongued. SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in JAMES GORDON 1967. Born in Yale, Kans. in 1911; received EUGENE SILER, JR. SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in law degree from University of Michigan. APPOINTED BY FORD in 1975. Born in Wil­ 1965. Born in Madisonville, Ky., in 1918; Solo practitioner in Arkansas City, Kans., liamsburg, Ky., in 1936; received law degree received law degree from University of Ken­ 1937-67 (general practice, including crimi­ from University of Virginia. U.S. attorney tucky. Partner at Madisonville's Gordon, nal, civil, probate, and bankruptcy work). for the Eastern District, 1970-75. Solo practi­ Gordon and Logan, 1946-65 (general prac­ Democratic national committeeman for Kan­ tioner in Williamsburg, 1964-70 (general tice). sas, 1957-67. Democratic state chairman, practice). Ruled in 1973 that there was not sufficient 1955-60. Also a designated judge for the Western evidence of de facto segregation in the Louis­ Presided over a number of controversial District. ville schools (reversed by the Sixth Circuit). trials, including those in which Karen Silk­ Known as a soft-spoken judge with a good On remand, approved an integration plan wood's estate was awarded $10 million in understanding of the rules of procedure and that included busing and the consolidation of 1979 (on appeal to Supreme Court); Al Gold­ evidence. the city's and surrounding county's public stein, publisher of Smut and Screw maga­ school districts. Despite bitter opposition, zines, was found not guilty of mailing ob­ including threats on his life, administered the scene matter into Kansas (I 976); and several G. WIX UNTHANK imt:1lementation of the plan until 1981. inmates at the Leavenworth federal peniten­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Tway. Considered courteous and fair. tiary were found guilty of inciting to riot Ky., in 1923; received law degree from Uni­ (1977). Currently conducting discovery in versity of Miami. State commonwealth attor­ the multidistric~ Dalkon Shield litigation. ney, 1970-80. Assistant U.S. attorney for the EDWARD JOHNSTONE Known as extremely even-tempered. Eastern District, 1966-69. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in Sao According to The Nation, the Justice De­ Paulo, Brazil, in 1922; received law degree partment found that, prior to his appoint­ from University of Kentucky. State circuit ment, Unthank was unqualified for a district court judge, 1976-77. Partner at Johnstone, court seat. Eldred & Paxton in Princeton, Ky., 1949-76 Criticized by local defense attorneys as a (general practice). prosecutor's judge with little respect for the In 1982 ordered the state to improve condi­ rights of the accused. Insists on complicated tions at women's prisons. pre-trial proceedings. Known as compassionate and even­ BERNARD MOYNAHAN, JR. handed. Aggressively tries to settle cases. CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1969 APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in 1963. Born in Ak­ HENRY WILHOIT, JR. ron, Ohio, in 1918; received law degree from APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in University of Kentucky. U.S. attorney for Ashland, Ky., in 1935; received law degree the Eastern District, 1961-63. Partner at from University of Kentucky. Solo practi­ Watts & Moynahan in Nicholasville, Ky., tioner in Grayson, Ky., 1960-81 (general 1948-61 (trial practice). Jessamine County, practice). Ky., elections commissioner, 1947-61. Patient and understanding, but criticized Impaneled two grand juries in 1979 and for not exerting enough control over the JOHN PARKER 1982 to investigate corruption and fraud in courtroom. CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1980 the state government; thus far num~rous per­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Baton jury indictments have been handed down, Rouge in 1928; received law degree from three of which have gone to trial. Louisiana State University. Partner at Baton Very intelligent-graduated from high ~:rn:o•re:r 1 ~ Rouge's Sanders, Downing, Kean & Caze­ school at age 13, college at 16, and law school WESTERN DISTRICT dessus, 1966-79 {general litigation). at 18. Generally described as fair but firm. Inherited the ongoing East Baton Rouge school desegregation litigation in 1979 and found the parish was operating a segregated WILLIAM BERTD.SMAN CHARLES ALLEN system. Set up a plan to integrate elementary APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Fort CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1977 schools in 1980 and established a similar plan Thomas, Ky., in 1936; received law degree APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Louis­ for the secondary schools in 1981. from University of Cincinnati. Partner at ville, Ky., in 1916; received law degree from Known as conscientious, courteous, and Bertelsman & Bertelsman in·Newport, Ky., University of Louisville. Chancery court accessible. 1961-79 (general practice). judge for Jefferson County, 1961-71. Associ­ Supervised the 1980 settlement of claims ate at Booth & Walker in Louisville, 1959-61 brought by widows of the victims of a mine (general practice). Assistant U.S. attorney FRANK POLOZOLA disaster at a Blue Diamond Coal Company for Western District. 1955-59. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Baton

24 THE AMERICAN LA WYER Rouge in 1942; received law degree from Louisiana State University. Federal magis­ FRED CASSIBRY MOREY SEAR trate for the Middle District, 1972-80 (part­ APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in - APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in New time in 1972). Partner at Baton Rouge's D'Lo, Miss., in 1918; received law degree Orleans in 1929; received law degree from Seale, Smith & Phelps, 196S-73 (general from Tulane University. State civil court Tulane University. Federal magistrate for practice). judge, 1961-66. Partner at Cassibry, Jackson the Eastern District, 1971-76. Partner at Appointed by Fifth Circuit in 1981 to pre­ & Hess in , 1954-60 (union la­ Stahl & Sear in New Orleans, 1950-71 (gen­ side over all present and future lawsuits con­ bor law). New Orleans city councilman, eral practice). cerning conditions in the city, parish, and 1954-60. Refused to approve a consent decree in state prisons. Set maximum-detainee num­ A longtime proponent of desegregation 1982 that provided for a 1:1 black/white hir­ bers for each facility and ordered the state to and generally said to favor plaintiffs in civil ing program for the New Orleans police de­ hire additional guards, medical and psychiat­ rights cases. Relaxed courtroom manner. partment (reversed; the case is now being ric staff, and classification officers. heard by the Fifth Circuit en bane). Liqui­ Moves docket quickly. Requires lawyers ROBERT COUINS dated the docket of the Canal Zone district to be completely prepared. Takes an active court when the Canal treaty went role in trial and settlement proceedings. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in New into effect in 1979. Orleans in 1931; received law degree from Very intelligent; known for carefully Louisiana State University. Magistrate on drafted opinions. Well prepared and expects E. GORDON WEST New Orleans criminal court, 1972-78. lawyers to be. SENIOR STATUS Founding partner of Collins, Douglas & Elie in New Orleans, 1960-72 (plaintiffs' civil rights). VERONICA WICKER Struck down portions of the Louisiana APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Mon­ abortion statute in 1980, including provisions nessen, Pa., in 1930; received law degree asserting that a fetus is viable after 24 weeks from Loyola University. Federal magistrate and that abortions performed after that are for the Eastern District, 1977-79. Law clerk illegal unless the mother's health would be to federal district judge Lansing Mitchell, permanently impaired by pregnancy. First 1966-77. black federal districtjudge in the deep South. Goodjudicial manner, but many say she is FREDERICK HEEBE Polite but slow to rule. indecisive and has little feel for trial proce­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1972 dure. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in Gretna, La., in 1922; received law degree ADRIAN DUPLANTIER from Tulane University. State district judge, APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in New 1961-66. Solo practitioner in Gretna, 1949- Orleans in 1929; received law degree from 59 (general practice). Loyola University. State civil court judge, Ruled in 1978 that the at-large elections for 1974-78. Solo practitioner in New Orleans, the Plaquemine Parish school board and 1949-74 (general practice). commission council were unconstitutional; In 1982 threw out the indictment of seven approved a compromise plan in 1982. New O.rleans police officers charged with NAUMAN SCOTT Slow to make decisions and rulings but violating the civil rights of black citizens by CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1976 considered fair and capable. Easygoing beating them in an attempt to gain informa­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in New courtroom style. tion about the murder of a white police offi­ Roads, La., in 1916; received law degree cer. (The Fifth Circuit reinstated the indict­ from Tulane University. Partner at Provosty, ment.) Issued a world-wide injunction in Sadler & Scott in Alexandria, La., 1946-70 GEORGE ARCENEAUX, JR. 1983 to prevent CBS from airing a "60 Min­ (oil and gas title practice). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in New utes" segment on the civil rights incident. Inherited the Rapides school desegrega­ Orleans in 1928; received law degree from When the Fifth Circuit lifted the injunction, tion case in 1979. Closed two virtually segre­ American University. Partner at Duval, Ar­ Duplantier issued a second injunction, which gated schools in the district and ordered the ceneaux, Lewis & Funderburk in Houma, was also overturned. The Justice Depart­ pupils to attend a third school. (The Fifth La., 1960-79 (corporate, tax, and bank­ ment later refused to prosecute Duplantier's Circuit affirmed this decision but reversed ruptcy practice). contempt claim against CBS, and the district his order to appoint white principals to head Held the air traffic controllers in criminal court has appointed private attorneys to previously black schools and black princi­ contempt during the 1981 PATCO strike. press charges against the network. pals to head previously white schools.) Known as intelligent, impartial, and effi­ Known as straightforward and fair. cient. Considered by many to be the best judge in the Eastern District. AJ.McNAMARA APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in New W. EUGENE DAVIS Orleans in 1936; received law degree from APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Win­ PETER BEER Loyola University. Partner at Hailey, field, Ala., in 1936; received law degree from McNamara, McNamara & Hall, 1972~2 APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in New Tulane University. Partner at Caffery, Duhe Orleans in 1928; received law degree from (general practice). State representative, & Davis in New Iberia, La., 1964-76 (general Tulane University. State court of appeals 1976-80. defense litigation). judge, 1974-79. Partner at Montgomery, Works very hard. Goodjudicial demeanor. Efficient case manager. Said to favor local Barnett, Brown & Read in New Orleans, lawyers over outsiders. 1957-74 (general practice). New Orleans city HENRY MENTZ, JR. councilman, 1969-73. APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in New EDWIN HUNTER, JR. Pragmatic. Pleasant courtroom manner. Orleans in 1920; received law degree from SENIOR STATUS Encourages lawyers to settle. Louisiana State University. Partner at Mentz & Gorrell in Hammond, La., 1948-82 (gen­ eral practice). RICHARD PUTNAM EDWARD BOYLE, SR. Hardworking but said to be hampered by a SENIOR STATUS SENIOR STATUS lack of trial and federal court experience. JOHN SHAW PATRICK CARR lANSING MITCHELL APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Beau­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Pauld­ SENIOR STATUS mont, Tex., in 1931; received law degree ing, Miss., in 1922; received law degree from from Louisiana State University·. Partner at Loyola University. State district judge, New Orleans's Lewis & Lewis, 1958-79 1975-79. Partner at Carr & Kallin in Me­ CHARLES SCHWARTZ, JR. (general practice). · tairie, La., 1964-75 (real estate and bond APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in New Informal courtroom manner. Particularly practice). Orleans in 1922; received law degree from well regarded by civil rights and admiralty Said to manage docket poorly, sometimes Tulane University. Partner at Little, lawyers. scheduling several groups of lawyers in­ Schwartz & Dussom in New Orleans, 1947- volved in different cases to argue motions 76 (general practice). simultaneously. Known fqr pro-prosecution Short-tempered but fair. Tough criminal TOM STAGG stance and tough criminal sentences: · sentencer. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in

JULY/AUGUST 1983 25 Shreveport, La., in 1923; received law de­ and on contracts law at University of Mary­ Chief judge of the Maryland district court gree from University of Louisiana. Partner at land (1953-54). Assistant general counsel to from 1970 to 1981. Shreveport's Stagg, Cady & Beard, 1959-74 the Foreign Economic Administration, 1945. (general practice). Ran unsuccessfully for Lend Lease representative to Turkey, 1942- state attorney general, 1972. 43. NORMAN' RAMsEY Very conservative. Reportedly rules as The elder statesman of the Maryland dis­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Fair­ narrowly as possible on civil rights cases. trict court. Takes an academic approach and chance, Pa., in 1922; received law degree Said to be capable, hardworking, and courte· is sometimes accused of creating complex from University of Maryland. Partner at Bal­ ous. legal issues where they don't exist. A fair but timore's Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, 1951- light sentencer. · 80 (defense litigation, including white-collar EARL VERON crime). Known for incisive, fast opinions. Runs a APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in tight courtroom. • Smoke Bend, La., in 1922; received law de­ WALTER BLACK, JR. gree from Louisiana State University. State APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Balti­ district judge, 1967-77. Solo practitioner in more in 1926; received law degree from Har­ ~THOMSEN Lake Charles, La., 195~7 (general prac­ vard. Partner at Baltimore's Clapp, Sommer­ tice). ville, Black & Honeman, 1957-82 (general SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY EISENHOWER in practice). U.S. attorney for Maryland, 1956- 1954. Born in Baltimore in 1900; received law Conservative. Frequently reversed on degree from University of Maryland. Partner civil rights cases. Prosecution-minded. Tem­ 57. Assistant U.S. attorney, 1953-55. Industrious and energetic. at Baltimore's Clark, Thomsen & Smith, peramental. 1927-54 (general practice). Chief judge of the Maryland district court from 1955 to 1970. No longer takes cases with ALEXANDER HARVEY, II evidentiary hearings. AProlNTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in Bal­ timore in 1923; received law degree from Co­ lumbia. Partner at Baltimore's Ober, Grimes R. DORSEY WATKINS & Stinson, 1950-66 (general practice). As­ SENIOR STATUS CONRAD CYR sistant state attorney general, 1955-57. CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1983 Presided over the 1979 trial in which then­ state's attorney William Swisher was acquit­ APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in JOSEPH YOUNG ted of involvement in a payoff scheme. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Limestone, Me., in 1931; received law de­ Named best districtjudge in the Fourth Cir­ gree from Yale. U.S. bankruptcy judge, Hagerstown, Md., in 1922; received law de­ cuit by The American Lawyer in 1983 (and gree from University of Virginia. Managing 1961-81. Assistant U.S. attorney, 195~1. runner-up for best in 1980). In 1982 upheld the right of the Coast Guard partner and head of the litigation department to stop and search a vessel suspected of car­ Considered by many to be the best federal at Baltimore's Piper & Marbury, 1958-71. district judge in Maryland. Efficient case In the four-party bidding contest for con­ rying tons of marijuana (affirmed). Granted a manager; gives each side a fair hearing. preliminary iajunction in 1982 to restore trol of Martin Marietta, denied Bendix's mo­ books banned by a school committee in tion to prevent Martin Marietta from retaliat­ Baileyville, Me. ing against Bendix with a counter-tender Polite but firm. JOSEPH HOWARD offer ( 1982). Presided over the 1983 trial of an APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Des asbestos case brought against GM by a Moines, Iowa, in 1922; received law degree former insulation worker who claimed he EDWARD GIGNOUX from Drake University. State supreme court contracted an asbestos-related disease work­ SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY EISENHOWER in judge, 1968-79. State's attorney for the city ing in an army motor pool. The jury found for 1957. Born in Portland, Me., in 1916; re­ of Baltimore, 1964-67. GM. ceived law degree from Harvard. Partner at First black appointed to the Maryland fed­ Intelligent and able. Often tough on attor­ Portland's Verrill & Dana, 1946-57 (general eral district court. neys. Notorious for setting tight schedules. practice, including lobbying and public utili­ Criticized for poor caseload management. ties work). Assistant corporation counsel to the city of Portland, 1946-49; served two terms on the city council and chaired it in JAMES MILLER, JR. MASSACHUSETISr:B- 1952. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Sandy Chosen by Chief Justice Warren Burger to Spring, Md., in 1931; received law degree preside over the controversial Alcee Hast­ from Georgetown University. Partner at mgs trial in Florida. Ruled in 1982 that federal Miller, Miller & Canby in Rockville, Md., ANDREW CAFFREY judge Hastings did not have to be impeached 195~9 (general practice). CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1972 before being tried on conspiracy and bribery Fair and hardworking. INTERIM APPOINTMENT BY EISENHOWER in charges (upheld). Hastings was acquitted. In 1960; appointed by Kennedy in 1961. Born in 1979 struck down a Maine statute requiring Lawrence, Mass., in 1920; received law de­ all women who wanted abortions to wait 48 HERBERT MURRAY grees from Boston College and Harvard. hours and holding doctors responsible for APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Wal­ With U.S. attorney's office from 1955-60 as notifying a minor's parents before perform­ tham, Mass., in 1923; received law degree chiefofthe civil division and as first assistant ing an abortion. Chief judge from 1979 to from University of Maryland. Partner at Bal­ U.S. attorney. Professor of conflicts of law 1983, when he went on senior status. Gig­ timore's Smith, Somerville & Case, 1956-71 and commercial law at Boston College, noux expects to continue to put in 12- to 14- (general practice). Assistant U.S. attorney, 1948-55. hour days, six days a week. 1954-56. In 1980 fixed the maximum percentage of One of the most respected federaljudges in Presided over the pre-trial hearings in the minority municipal workers that could be the country; named best districtjudge in the mail fraud case against former Maryland gov­ laid off in Boston (affirmed). Presiding over First Circuit by .The American Lawyer in ernor Marvin Mandel, but was recused by massive antitrust case filed against Blue 1980. the Fourth Circuit because his brother-in-law Cross/Blue Shield of by the had been a political opponent of Mandel's. Massachusetts Medical Society. In 1980 be­ Trial judge in the highly publicized case in came the first federal district judge to chair which three Prince Georges County police the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, officers were acquitted of using informants to which decides which district will handle pre­ lure others into committing crimes (1982). trial proceedings in multidistrict cases. Generally pro-plaintiff. Considered able Republican. Strong-willed. Blamed by and astute, but slow. many for backlog of cases in the district and FRANK KAUFMAN for lack of collegial spirit among its judges. CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 19111 Named worst district judge in the First Cir­ EDWARD NORTHROP cuit by The American Lawyer in 1983. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in Bal­ SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in timore in 1916; received law degree from 1961. Born in Chevy Chase, Md., in l9ll; Harvard. Partner at Baltimore's Frank, received law degree from George Washing­ FRANK FREEDMAN Bernstein, Conaway & Goldman, 1948-66 ton University. General counsel to the city of A."POINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in (general practice). Lecturer on administra­ Chevy Chase, 194~1. State senator, 1954- Springfield, Mass., in 1924; received law de­ tive law at University of Baltimore ( 1948-62) 61. grees from Boston University. Mayor of 21 THE AMERJCAN LA WYER ; I Springfield, 1968-72. date the disease manifests itself, not from the 1· Overseeing the implementation of a 1978 DAVID NELSON .. date of exposure (1981). Soon to issue an consent decree deinstitutionalizing mental APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Bos­ opinion in Polaroid's long-running patent in­ hospitals in western Massachusetts. Im­ ton in 1933; received law degree from Boston fringement case against Kodak. posed prison sentences of one to five years College. Justice of Suffolk County superior Keen grasp of complex civil issues has on former employees of Lloyd Carr & Co., court, 1973-79. Instructor of criminal trial surprised some attorneys, given Zobel's who were convicted of the fraudulent sale of work at Harvard, 1969-79. Partner ai Bos­ background as a matrimonial lawyer and as a commodities options (1979). ton's Crane, Inker & Oteri, 1960-73 (general law clerk to former chief district judge Reportedly bas bad difficulty following litigation). Assistant state attorney general in George Sweeney for ten years. some complex' cases. charge of consumer protection, 1967-69. In 1980 approved the settlement of a Jus­ tice Department suit charging the city ofBos­ W. ARTHUR GARRITY, JR. ton with discriminating against minorities in .APPolNTEDBY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in Wor­ the public works department . cester, Mass., in 1920; received law degree Board member of a number of tirominent from Harvard. U.S. attorney for Massachu­ black and Catholic community organiza­ setts, 1961-66. Partner at Boston's Maguire, tions. Sometimes accused of being spread too thin among civic and judicial duties. Roche & Leen, 195~1. Lecturer on federal JOHN FEIKENS jurisdiction and procedure at Boston Col­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1979 lege, 1951-52. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Clif­ Monitoring the busing plan he ordered in WALTER SKINNER APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1973. Born in Wash­ ton! N.J.. , in 191?; i:eccived law degree from 1974 after finding that the city of Boston de­ University of Michigan. Partner at 's liberately maintained a segregated school ington, D.C., in 1927; received law degree from Harvard. Partner at now-dissolved Diec, Sweeney, Sullivan and Feikcns, 1946- system. When Boston threatened to lay off 70 (defense litigation). teachers because of financial difficulties in Boston firm of Wardwell, Allen, McLoughlin & Skinner, 1965-73 (civil and criminal litiga­ Taken an active role as receiver for the 1981, ordered that the percentage of black Detroit Sewer and Water System, which had and other minority teachers be maintained. tion). Assistant state attorney general, 1963- 65. Assistant district attorney of Plymouth violated dumping statutes and polluted the Patient and methodical to the point of be­ Great Lakes. ing slow. County, 1957-63. Presided over the trial in a land claims suit Pragmatic and hardworking. by the Wampanoag Indians in which a jury ROBERT KEETON found that the group did not constitute a tribe JAMES CHURCHILL (1978). Directed former New Hampshire .APPo!NTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in APPOINTED BY FORD in 1974. Born in Imlay Clarksville, Tex., in 1919; received law de­ governor Meldrim Thomson, Jr., to expunge the religious references in his order to lower City, Mich., in 1924; received law degree grees from the University of Texas and Har­ from University of Michigan. Michigan state vard. Associate dean and professor of trial the flag on Good Friday. Since 1976 has pre­ sided over a class action brought by daugh­ judge, 1965-74. Solo practitioner in Vassar, procedure and practice, torts, and insurance Mich., 1951-65 (general practice). law at Harvard, 1954-79. Helped develop the ters of women who used DES. Sharp but impatient. In 1976 set aside an affirmative action pro­ concept of no-fault auto insurance while at motion program imposed on the Detroit fire Harvard. department, on the ground that it discrimi­ Ruled in 1982 that federal funds should be JOSEPH TAURO nated against whites. withheld from state foster-care facilities that APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in Win­ Co!J!passionatc. Known for getting right to do not meet federal guidelines of adequate the pomt. care. Presided over Manhattan Life's anti­ chester, Mass., in 1931; receive.d law degree trust suit against Prudential, which was set­ from Cornell University. U.S. attorney for tled in 1982. Massachusetts, 1971-72. Chief legal counsel AVEIJN COHN Hardworking. Considered one of the most to Massachusetts Governor John Volpe, 1965-68. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in De­ knowledgeable judges in the district. Applies troit in 1924; received law degree from Uni· rules of evidence very strictly. Sometuncs Determined in 1979 that institutionalized mental patients have a constitutional right to ver'sity of Michigan. Partner at Detroit's criticized for not exerting sufficient control Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, 1961- over the courtroom. refuse treatment, absent emergency circum­ stances (atfU11led and reversed in part; the 79 (commercial defense litigation and admin· Supreme Court vacated First Circuit deci­ istrative law). sion, remanding it to consider the impact of a Authored a Sixth Circuit opinion which A. DAVID MAZZONE Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court deci­ found that the Farmers Home Administra­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in Ever­ sion on the same issue). In 1980 struck down tion was negligent in inspecting a home con­ ett, Mass., in 1928; received law degree from state laws permitting a Cambridge church to structed with an FmHA loan, and held that De Paul University. Associate justice of prevent a nearby restaurant, Grendel's Den, the federal government has an obligation to Massachusetts superior court, 1975-78. from receiving a liquor license. In a prece­ carry out adequate inspections (affirmed by Founding partner of Boston's Moulton, Loo­ dent-setting case in 1975, would not allow Supreme Court in 1983). ney & Mazzone, 1965-75 (criminal and secu­ marijuana found in a locker during a warrant­ Decisive and sometimes impatient court­ rities litigation). lcss search to be admitted as evidence (af· room manner. Intensive questioner of wit· Rejected a Title Vll challenge to The firmed by First Circuit and Supreme Court). nesses. Christian Science Monitor's policy of hiring Pragmatic, aggressive, questions wit­ only members of its church as reporters in nesses frequently. Said to be responsible for 1983, on the ground that the newspaper is a gaining a number of consent decrees from JULIAN COOK, JR. religious activity (on appeal). Upheld the state mental health institutions and has been APPOINTEDBYCARTERin 1978. Born in Wash­ Massachusetts state law requiring parental known to make surprise visits to such facili­ ington, D.C., in 1930; received law degree consent for minors seeking abortions (1981). ties to see whether they are complying with from Georgetown U nivcrsity. Partner at Hardworking. Folksy, calls lawyers by court-imposed remedies. Named best dis­ Cook and Curry in Pontiac, Mich., 1976-78. their first name. Accommodating to both trictjudge in the First Circuit by The Ameri· Partner at Cook, Wittenberg, Curry and Ma· government and private attorneys. can Lawyer in 1983. · gid in Pontiac, 1975 (general practice). Solo practitioner in Pontiac, 1968-74. Chairman of the state civil rights commission, 1969-71. JOHN MCNAUGHT CHARLES WYZANSKI 1 JR. Serious and conscientious. Sometimes APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in SENIOR STATUS criticized for not exerting enough control Malden, Mass., in 1921; received law degree over the courtroom. from Boston College. Associate justice of Massachusetts superior court, 1972-79. Part· RYAZOBB. ner at Boston's Esdaile, McNaught, Driscoll APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in ROBERT DEMASCIO and Barrett, 1955-72 (general practice). Zwickau, East Germany, in 1931; received APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Cor­ Denied a preliminary iajunction seeking to law degree from Harvard. First woman part­ apolis, Pa., in 1923; received law degree from bar the controversial sale of oil and gas leases ner at Boston's Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, Wayne State University. Detroit recorder's off the coast of New England (1979). 1976-79 (domestic relations litigation). courtjudge, 1967-71. Solo practitioner in De· In 1983 sentenced former state senator troit, 1962-66 and 1951-53 (general practice). James Kelly to a two-year prison term for Assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern Dis- FRANK MURRAY extortion. One of the first to rule that insurers trict, 1954-62. . SENIOR STATUS o.f asbes~os manufacturers are liable from the Removed from the Detroit desegregation

JULY/AUGUST 1983 27 case in 1980 at the request of the NAACP, from University of Michigan. Founding part­ which alleged that DeMascio held an ex parte ner of N ewblatt & Grossman in Flint, Mich., NOEL FOX meeting with the school board attorney and 1976-79 (general litigation). Partner at SENIOKSTl.TUS superintendent to discuss the implementa­ White, Newblatt & Grossman in Flint, 1970- tion of a busing plan. 76. State circuit court judge for Genesee Very strict in pre-trial proceedings; said to County, 1962-70. BENJAMIN GIBSON be almost unyielding on filing deadlines. Ordered the state to upgrade conditions in APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Saf­ Tends to be more flexible, however, once a its penitentiary system in a suit resulting ford, Ala., in 1931; received law degree from trial is under way. from riots at three major Michigan prisons Detroit College. Professor of federal jurisdic­ (1982). tion and civil procedure at the Cooley Law Fair but notoriously slow to rule. School in Lansing, Mich., 1979-80. Partner RALPH FREEMAN at Dunnings & Gibson in Lansing, 1964-78 SENIOR STA.TVS (general practice). Assistant prosecutor for PHILIP PRATT Ingham County, 1963-64. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Pon­ Refused to enjoin the performance of a HORACE GILMORE tiac, Mich., in 1924; received law degree nude play, Oh! Calcutta!, in Grand Rapids APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Co­ from University of Michigan. Partner at Pon­ (1982). Expanded the protection of share­ lumbus, Ohio, in 1918; received law degree tiac's Smith & Pratt, 1954-63 (criminal litiga­ croppers under the Fair Labor Standards Act from University of Michigan. Wayne County tion). Partner at Underwood, Pratt & in 1983. circuit court judge, 1956-80. Woods, 1953-54. Oakland County assistant Known as even-tempered and efficient. Ruled in favor of the city of Detroit in its prosecutor, 1952-53. 1981 challenge to 1980 census figures on the Presided over the Im trial of two Filipino city's minority population (reversed by Sixth nurses convicted of poisoning several of their DOUGLAS HILLMAN Circuit). patients in a U.S. hospital. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Grand Known as evenhanded and a sound legal Known as very conscientious and schol­ Rapids, Mich., in 1922; received law degree scholar. arly. from University of Michigan. Partner at Hill­ man, Baxter & Hammond in Grand Rapids, Micb., 1965-79 (product liability and medical RALPH GUY, JR. ANNA TAYLOR malpractice defense). Partner at Luyendyk, APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Detroit APPOINTEDBYCARTERin 1979. BorninWash­ Hainer, Hillmann, Karr & Dutcher in Grand in 1929; received law degree from University ington, D.C., in 1932; received law degree Rapids, 1953-65 (medical malpractice de­ of Michigan. U.S. attorney for the Eastern from Yale. Adjunct professor of labor law at fense). District, 1970-76. Corporation counsel for Wayne State University, 1975-79. Supervis­ Found that American Hospital Supply Dearborn, Mich., 1958-69. Partner at Guy & ing assistant corporation counsel for the city Corporation violated antitrust laws by usmg Guy in Dearborn, 1954-55 (appellate, munic­ of Detroit, 1976-79. Assistant U.S. attorney exclusive-dealing contracts in 1982 (on ap­ ipal, and criminal law). for Eastern District, 1966. peal). Issued a remedial order to desegregate Presided over the 1983 trial in which Denied Martin Marietta's 1982 request for the school system of Benton Harbor, Mich., Sylvester Murray, the head of a drug ring a temporary restraining order to prevent a in 1981 (affirmed). Currently overseeing the known as Young Boys, Inc., was convicted takeover by the Bendix Corporation (re· implementation of a voluntary, magnet­ of using teenagers as heroin dealers. versed). school desegregation plan in Benton Harbor. Considered able and fair. Pleasant court­ A stickler for detail and going by the book. room manner. Conservative. Courteous and attentive.

JAMES HARVEY THOMAS THORNTON APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in Iron SENIOR STATUS Mountain, Mich., in 1922; received law de­ MILES LORD gree from University of Michigan. Served CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1981 seven terms as U.S. re~resentative, 1960-74. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in Pine Mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1957-59. Partner Knoll, Minn., in 1919; received law degree at Smith & Brooker in Saginaw, 1953-60 from University of Minnesota. Minnesota at­ . (general litigation). Assistant city attorney of torney general, 1954-60. U.S. attorney for ' Saginaw, 1949-53. Minnesota, 1961-66. Ordered the county to upgrade conditions The Eighth Circuit removed Lord from the at the Saginaw County jail (1982). In 1983 WENDELL MILES Reserve Mining case in an extraordinary sua · prohibited the EPA from taking unauthor­ CHIEF JUDGE SINC.E 1980 sponte decision in 1976, saying that he ized aerial photographs of a Dow Chemical APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in Hol­ seem.ed to have "shed the robe: of a judge and plant in Midland, Mich. land, Mich., in 1916; received law degree to have assumed the mantle of the advocate Considered slow. Said- to push hard for from University of Michigan. State circuit (for the environmentalists)." Also reversed settlements. Liberal. court judge, 1970-74. District attorney for and rebuked by the Eighth Circuit in 1979 the Western District, 1953-60. Partner at after he kept a criminal defendant from talk­ Miles, Mika & Myers in Grand Rapids, 1961- ing to his lawyer during a recess; improperly CHARLES JOINER 70 (general litigation). allowed the prosecutor to tell the jury that the APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in Ma­ Trial judge in Consumer Power Com­ defendant had lied; and denounced the de­ quoketa, Iowa, in 1916; received law degree pany's $1.2-billion suit against Bechtel Cor­ fense counsel for allowing his client to give from University ofiowa. Dean and professor poration and other companies that designed allegedly false testimony. Nonetheless, con­ of civil procedure at Wayne State University or supplied allegedly defective components sidered to be an intelligent and innovative law school, 1%8-72. Associate dean and pro­ for a nuclear power plant in western Michi­ jurist much of the time. fessor of general law at University of Michi­ gan. The action ended in a $75-million settle­ Named worst district judge in the Eighth gan law school, 1960-68. Associate at Miller, ment for Consumer Power in 1977. Circuit by The American Lawyer in 1980 and Huebner & Miller in Des Moines, 1939-47. continues to be one of the most controversial Ruled in 1972 that a polygraph test may be judges in the region . admitted as evidence if there is a second .RICHARD ENSLEN polygraph test conducted by a court-ap­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Kala- . pointed expert. Found the government not mazoo, Mich., in 1931; received law degree DONALD ALSOP liable in a suit charging the FBI with respon­ from Wayne State University. Solo practi­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1975. Born in Du­ sibility for the death of a civil rights worker tioner in Kalamazoo, 1970-79 and 1958-65 luth, Minn., in 1927; received law degree killed in the presence of a Ku Klux Klansman (general ·litigation). Peace Corps director for from University of Minnesota. Partner at who was an FBI informant. Costa Rica, 196~7. Gislason, Alsop, Dosland & Hunter in New Tolerates unorthodox evidentiary proce­ Held in 1983 that the federal government Ulm, Minn., 1954-75 (general litigation). Co­ dures; has admitted videotapes and newspa­ was liable for failing to prevent a 1961 attack chairman of the Minnesota Republican state per articles into evidence. on civil rights activists in Birmingham and convention, 1968. Anniston, Ala., which the FBI knew was Considered excellent on evidentiary ques­ going to take place. During the trial, barred tions and follows federal rules of procedure STEWART NEWBl.ATT the government from continuing its defense very closely. Tends to lean toward defend­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in De­ when the government refused to hand over ants. Diligent. troit, Mich., in 1927; received law degree records about undercover informers. CONTINUED ON PAGE 30

28 THE AMERICAN LAWYER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 28 Civil Liberties Union (1973-75), and was a Takes an active role in settlement proceed­ charter member of the Minnesota Women's ings. EDWARD DEVITT Political Caucus. SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY EISENHOWER in Smart and a quick study, but court observ­ 1954. Born in St. Paul in 1911; received Jaw ers differ as to whether her intelligence can DAN· RUSSELL, JR. degree from University of North Dakota. make up for a lack of experience. Suffers APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1%5. Born in Probate judge in St. Paul, 1950-54. Served from chronic arthritis. Can be irritated easily Magee, Miss., in 1913; received law degree one tenn in U.S. House of Representatives, and is slow to make decisions. from University of Mississippi. Partner at 1947-48. Assistant state attorney general, Russell & Favre in Bay St. Louis, Miss., 1939-42. Municipal judge in East Grand 193~5 (trusts and estates). Forks, Minn., 1934-39. ROBERT RENNER Served as chief judge of the Southern Dis­ Ruled in 1979 that University of Minnesota APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in trict from 1971 to 1982. medical fellowships were taxable income and Nevis, Minn., in 1932; received law degree Moves docket slowly; lawyers sometimes not exempt as scholarships or grants (af­ from Georgetown. Federal magistrate, 1977- have to wait one or two years for a hearing. firmed). Denied KSTP-TV's application for 80. U.S. attorney for Minnesota, 1%9-77. Rulings are considered basically sound. videotapes used as evidence in a 1980 crimi­ Partner at Peterson & Renner in Walker, nal trial, stating that the public's right to Minn., 1949-69 (general practice). Republi­ know did not outweigh the privacy rights of can state representative, 1957-69. WILLIAM HAROLD COX the victim. (The tapes depicted conversa­ Upheld a state law permitting taxpayers to SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in tions the kidnapper had with the victim prior claim deductions for private-school tuition, 1961. Born in Indianola, Miss., in 1901; re­ to a sexual assault.) textbooks, and transportation expenses in ceived law degree from University of Missis­ Looks and acts like a judge from central 1981 (affirmed by Eighth Circuit and by the sippi. Partner at Cox & Dunn in Jackson, casting-said to embody the ideals of integ­ Supreme Court). Miss., 1924-61 (general practice). rity, fairness, and playing by the rules. Co­ Considered an expert on the rules of crimi­ Named "Man of the Year" by the Gulf author of a standard work on federal jury nal procedure and unusually sensitive to the Coast chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in 1978, procedure and instructions. rights of the accused. after ruling that the Klan could hold a rally in a public-school yard. Rebuked by the Su­ EARL lARSON preme Court in 1979 for delay in ordering the SENIOR STATUS Mississippi election committee to redraw district lines to increase the influence of black voters. HARRY MACLAUGHLIN Reversal rate used to exceed 50 percent; APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in there are no current statistics, but reputation Breckenridge, Minn., in 1927; received law has not improved. Conviction-oriented in degree from University of Minnesota. Part­ LT. SENTER, JR. criminal cases. ner of former vice-president Walter Mondale CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1981 in the Minneapolis firm of MacLaughlin & APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Mondale, 1958-60 (general practice). Partner Fulton, Miss., in 1933; received law degree at MacLaughlin & Harsdal, 1960-72. Associ­ from University of Mississippi. State circuit ate judge on the Minnesota supreme court, court judge, 1%8-80. Federal magistrate, 1972-77. 1966-68. Prosecutor for Monroe County, Presided over the 1983 trial of a case 1960-64. brought against Watonwan County by a Considered fair but not that well versed on couple who were arrested in their home after federal law. JOHN NANGLE their daughter complained about their drink­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE /98J ing. The couple, who were taken to detoxifi­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1973. Born in St. cation centers and held for three days with­ WILLIAM KEADY Louis in 1922; received law degree from out a hearing, were awarded $1 million in SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in Washington University in St. Louis. Partner damages; MacLaughlin reduced the award to 1%8. Born in Greenville, Miss., in 1913; re­ at St. Louis's Detjen & Nangle, 1950-73 $250,000. In 1983 struck down a state statute ceived law degree from Washington Univer­ (general litigation, including municipal and prohibiting the advertising of abortion ser­ sity. Partner at Greenville's Keady, Camp­ constitutional law). Republican national vices. In 1982 ordered the state legislature to bell & DeLong, 1936-68 (general practice). committeeman, 1972. complete a reapportionment plan after it Ordered the state to upgrade its prison sys­ Ruled in 1982 that Interior Secretary reached a deadlock on the issue. tem in 1971. In the course of enforcing subse­ James Watt had not violated federal law by Fair and hardworking, known for clear and quent orders in the same case, forced the limiting canoe traffic on the Missouri River logical opinions. Named best districtjudge in state to close outdated facilities and build (on appeal). Determined in 1983 that the state the Eighth Circuit by The American Lawyer new ones, hire additional personnel, and in­ must provide educational facilities for handi­ in 1983. stitute recreational and educational pro­ capped students in the St. Louis school sys­ grams. Portions of the case pertaining to tem. PAUL MAGNUSON county jail conditions are still pending. Patient and even-tempered. Praised for APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in Car­ Stepped down as chief judge of the Northern dedication and intelligence, and considered thage, S. Dak., in 1937; received law degree District in 1982 after 14 years. by many to be the best judge in the Eastern from William Mitchell University. Partner at Frequently dictates opinions from the District. Minneapolis's Levander, Gillen, Miller & bench. Very efficient. Anxious to give some· Magnuson, 1967-81 (general litigation). thing to each side in settlement situations. Chairman of Dakota County Republican CLYDE CAHILL Committee, 1%7-70. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in St. Held that the former owners of Reilly Tar Louis in 1923; received law degree from St. & Chemical Corp. were liable for violations ~,\!~i%$11Q# 11~ Louis University. Missouri circuit court of toxic-waste laws ( 1982). SOUTHERN DISTRICT judge, 1975-80. Director and general counsel Warm, informal courtroom style. Hard­ of the St. Louis Legal Aid Society, 1972-75. working. Has a reputation for asking incisive The first black ever appointed to the fed­ questions during trial. Many believe Magnu­ eral district bench in Missouri. son is already a superb federal judge. WALTER NIXON, JR. Considerate and hardworking, but con­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1982 ducts court in the more leisurely manner of APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1%8. Born in Bi­ the state courts. Compassionate. Generally DIANA MURPHY loxi, Miss., in 1928; received law degree from hands down lenient sentences. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Fari­ Tulane University. Solo practitioner in Bi­ bault, Minn .. in 1934; received law degree loxi, 1%1-68 (plaintiffs' trial work). from University of Minnesota. Murphy, who Ruled for the defendants, a group of real EDWARD FIUPPINE graduated from law school when she was 40, estate developers, in a valuation dispute over APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in St. spent four years as a general practice associ­ lands condemned by the federal government Louis in 1930; received law degree from St. ate at Minneapolis's Lindquist & Vennum to be used as a national park and wildlife Louis University. Partner at St. Louis's (1974-78) and two years as a state district sanctuary (1982). Turned down a seat on the Lashly, Caruthers, Thies, Rava & Hamel, judge (1978-80), before being appointed to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1982 be­ 1975-77 (general litigation). Staff assistant to the federal bench. Also served as a member cause he said he liked the daily interaction Missouri Senator Thomas Eagleton from of the board of directors of the Minnesota with attorneys and litigants. 1%9 to 1974 and managed Eagleton's sue-

30 THE AMERICAN LAWYER cessful reelection campaign in 1974. degree from University of Missouri. Partner Considered slow and plodding. at Wangelin and Friedewald in Poplar Bluff, ELMO HUNTER Mo., 1950-70 (general practice). Chairman of SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in ROY HARPER Missouri Republican Committee, 1957-62. 1965. Born in St. Louis in 1915: received law Enjoined Walco's takeover of General degree from University of Missouri. State SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY TRUMAN in Steel in 1981 on the ground that Walco failed appellate court judge, 1957-65. State circuit 1947. Born in Gibson, Mo., in 1905; received to disclose that Representative Fred Rich­ courtjudge, 1951-57. law degree from University of Missouri. mond of New York was still active in its Ruled in favor of the National Organiza­ Partner at Ward & Reaves in Caruthersville, affairs. Declared two sections of the Federal tion for Women in 1979, saying that NOW's Mo., 1934-42 and 1945-47 (general practice). Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act effort to prevent organizations from holding Chairman of stale Democratic committee, unconstitutional in 1983, ruling that the EPA conventions in Missouri did not violate anti­ 1946. could not release product-testing data sub­ trust laws (affirmed). Found in 1983 that PTF Presided over the 1966jury trial in which mitted by companies. Stepped down as chief Enterprises, Inc., was liable for the acts ofa two members of the Oklahoma Supreme judge in May. principal of the company who misused food Court were tried for tax evasion; one judge Known for tough criminal sentences and stamps. was convicted and the other pleaded no con­ small-town, country-lawyer style. Dignified and courteous. test. Also sits on the Western District. Considered a brilliant jurist. Usually abrupt in court. and will excoriate lawyers he JOHN OLWER feels are unprepared. In his heyday, set the SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in tone for the entire district by moving cases 1962. Born in Cape Girardeau. Mo .. in 1914; quickly and clearing his docket. received law degree from University of Mis­ souri. Partner at Kansas City's Blackwell, Oliver, Sanders & Matheny, 1936-62 (gen­ WILLIAM HUNGATE eral defense litigation). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Ben­ In 1981 ruled in favor of the National ton. Ill., in 1922: received law degree from RUSSELL CLARK Farmers Organization in an action brought Harvard. Partner at St. Louis's Thompson & CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1982 by a dairy cooperative alleging that the Mitchell (1977-79) and at Hungate & Gre­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in Myr­ organization fixed the price of milk (partially wach (1956-68). Prosecuting attorney for tle, Mo .• in 1925; received law degree from reversed on appeal). ln a 1981 patronage Lincoln County, 1951-56. Served six terms University of Missouri. Partner at Woolsey, case, held that a county sheriff's firing of fee as a U.S. representative, 1963-76. Fisher, Whiteker, McDonald & Ansley in agents was unconstitutional (reversed). Inherited the decade-long St. Louis school Springfield, Mo., 1955-77 (insurance de­ Hard of hearing and often asks lawyers to desegregation case in 1981, and oversaw the fense). submit written summaries of witnesses' testi­ implementation of an interim. voluntary de­ In 1980 reinstated a second-grade teacher mony. Presses hard for settlements. segregation plan. Seven school districts that who was fired for immoral conduct because objected to the plan were scheduled to go on she was living with a man lo whom she was trial last February, but a settlement was not married. Ruled in 1980thal the U.S. Bu­ ROSS ROBERTS reached which Hungate has yet to approve. reau of Prisons could force-feed a prisoner on APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Jop­ Known locally as "Wild Bill" or "Attila a hunger strike. lin, Mo .. in 1938: received law degree from the Hungate" for his rough treatment of at­ Good at managing discovery. but fre­ University of Missouri. Partner al Roberts torneys. Rarely sees attorneys in chambers, quently lets the trial phase of complex and Fleischaker in Joplin. Mo .. 1976-82 (gen­ and most settlement deals have to be dis­ actions drag on. eral practice with an emphasis on product cussed in open court. Credited with bringing liability defense). about settlement negotiations in the St. Presiding over a class action against Mobil Louis school desegregation case. Named WILLIAM BECKER brought by former service station owners worst district judge in the Eighth Circuit by SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in who leased their stations from Mobil. Presid­ The American Lawyer in 1983. 1961. Born in Brookhaven, Miss., in 1909; ing over a class action brought against phar­ received law degree from University of Mis­ maceutical companies by women who claim JAMES MEREDITH souri. Partner at Clark & Becker in Colum­ their children were deformed because they used Tetracycline while they were pregnant. SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in bia, Mo., 1932-61 (litigation). 1962. Born in Wedderburn, Oreg., in 1914; Very precise and something of a perfec­ received law degree from University of Mis­ tionist. Sometimes hot-tempered. HOWARD SACHS souri. Partner at Washington. D.C. 's Stuart APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Kan­ & Meredith. 1961-62 (general litigation). D. BROOK BARTLETT sas City, Mo .. in 1925; received law degree Chief counsel of Missouri Division of Insur­ from Harvard. Partner at Kansas City's ance, 1951-52. Counsel to Governor Forrest APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in Kan­ Spencer. Fane, Brill & Browne. 1962-79 (ap­ Smith, 1950-5 l. sas City, in 1937; received law degree from pellate litigation). President of the Jackson Jn 1966 refused to modify an injunction Stanford. Partner at Blackwell, Sanders, County Young Democrats, 1959-60. barring Standard Oil of New Jersey from Matheny, Weary & Lombardi in Kansas In 1980 blocked efforts by HEW to close marketing its products under the Esso name City, 1978-81 (legal and medical malpractice, down a Rockhill nursing home. In a 1979 in the Midwest. The decision was upheld, defense). First assistant attorney general of reverse discrimination case, ruled that a forcing the company to change its name to Missouri, 1973-77. Partner at Stinson, Mag white Ford dealer who terminated his fran­ Exxon. Ruled in 1970 that McDonnell & Fizzell in Kansas City, 1967-69. chise was not entitled lo compensation from Douglas was justified in refusing to reinstate the automaker even though a black dealer employees who disrupted a plant by locking WILLIAM COLLINSON had received compensation in a similar case. workers inside and tying up traffic on sur­ SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in Hardworking and intellectual. Rarely in­ rounding roads (affirmed). Jn 1980 held that 1965. Born in Chariton, Iowa, in 1912; re­ terjects personal views during the course of a Monsanto had not monopolized the artificial­ ceived law degree from the University of trial. turf market (affirmed). Missouri. Missouri circuit court judge, 1949- Gruff courtroom manner. Frequently in­ 65. Prosecuting attorney for Greene County, JOSEPH STEVENS, JR. terrupts attorneys to remind them they are 1941-44. APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in Kan­ taking up the time of the court. From 1977 to 1982, supervised the discov­ sas City, Mo., in 1928; received law degree ery and pre-trial phase of multidistricl litiga­ from University of Michigan. Partner al Kan­ JOHN REGAN tion brought on behalf of people allegedly sas City's Lathrop, Koontz, Righter, Clagett SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in killeCI or injured by exploding tire rims made & Norquist, 1962-81 (corporate defense). 1962. Born in St. Louis in 1911; received law by Firestone, Goodyear, and other compan­ President of the Missouri bar, 1980-81. degree from Benton School of Law. Missouri ies. (The cases have been remanded for trial In 1982 refused to decertify the class in a circuit court judge, 1949-62. to the districts where they were filed.) securities fraud class action brought against Pushes hard for settlements. A tough crim­ Granted a permanent injunction in 1981 pro­ Stem Brothers & Co .• the underwriter of inal senlencer and considered unsympathetic hibiting the Kansas City Star Company from several water and sanitation districts that to civil rights plaintiffs. terminating its contract with independent went bankrupt. Presiding over the trial of newspaper distributors, thus upholding Ne­ Carl De Luna and Carl James Sivella, who are braska district judge Warren Urbom's find­ charged with transporting stolen money H. KENNETH WANGELIN ing that the newspaper had violated Section 2 across state lines in order to gain control of SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. of the Sherman Act by terminating the con­ the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. Also a Born in Des Moines in 19B;·receive<1 Jaw tracts. designated judge for the Eastern District.

JULY/AUGUST 1983 31 Gets mixed reviews. Some say Stevens is district litigation in which five western states McRae, Ark., in 1917; received law degree down to earth and manages cases well. Oth­ charged eight asphalt companies .w_ith over­ from Cumberland University. Solo criminal ers describe him as a doctrinaire conserva­ charging state, county, and municipal con­ defense lawyer in Las Vegas, 1946-78. tive whose opinions are not well researched. tractors. Criticized for delaying the resolu­ · -Presently uader investigation by the Jus­ tion of the claims by issuing a controversial tice Department's public integrity section SCOTT WRIGHT protective order sealing all subpoenaed com­ and a federal grand jury in Oregon for brib­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in pany documents. ery, illegal wiretapping, and fraud that alleg­ Haigler, Nebr., in 1923; received law degree edly occurred before and after his appoint­ from University of Missouri. Partner at ment to the bench. However, the public Brown, Wright, Willbrand & Simon in Co­ integrity section's conduct of the Claiborne lumbia, Mo., 1958-79 (plaintiffs' litigation). investigation is also under investigation by Criticized by many for taking too active a the Justice Department's office of profes­ role in the litigation stemming from the col­ WARREN URBOM sional responsibility. In 1980 enjoined Co­ lapse of the skywalks at the Kansas City CHIEF JUDGE SINCE: 1972 lumbia Pictures from holding its annual meet­ Hyatt Hotel. Certified a mandatory federal APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in At­ ing because materials for that meeting did not class action on his own motion, even though lanta, Nebr., in 1925; received law 'degree inform stockholders of the company's legal the majority of the cases were in state court from University of Michigan. Partner at Bay­ disputes with stockholder Kirk Kerkorian. and 175 of the approximately 200 plaintiffs lor, Evnen, Baylor & Urbom, in Lincoln, Generally well liked and respected. Said to were opposed to the action. {The Eighth <;ir­ 1953-70 (trial practice). be impatient and tough on lawyers who are cuit overturned the mandatory class action Presiding over a case in Missouri, ruled in unprepared or who attempt to distract the but commended Wright's "creative" efforts 1978 that the Kansas City Star sought to judge or jury from the focal points of a case. in trying to achieve a fair resolution of the monopolize news dealers in Kansas City (af­ Hyatt cases.) firmed). Found in 1981 that the Nebraska The most controversial judge in the West­ state legislature violated the separation of ROGER FOLEY ern District. Praised for hard work and dedi­ church and state by having Presbyterian SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in cation; carries the heaviest caseload in the chaplains on its payroll. 1%2. Born in Goldfield, Nev., in 1917; re­ district. Known for aggressive pro-plaintiff Runs a strict courtroom and is considered ceived law degree from University of San stance and blunt, folksy courtroom style. among the most intellectual judges in Ne­ Francisco. State attorney general, 1949-50 braska. and 1955-58. Solo practitioner in Las Vegas, 1956-58 (general litigation). District attorney for Clark County, 1951-55. C. ARLEN BEAM Said by many to lack expertise in civil APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Sta­ cases. Good in criminal trials and well versed pleton, Nebr., in 1930; received law degree in the rules of federal procedure. from University of Nebraska. Name partner JAMES BATTIN at Knudsen, Berkheimer, Beam, Richardson CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1978 & Endacott in Lincoln, 1971-82 (general trial EDWARD REED, JR. APPOINTED BY NiXON in 1969. Born in Wi­ practice). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Ma­ chita, Kans., in 1925; received law degree Accommodating and praised for well-writ­ son, Nev., in 1924; received law degree from from George Washington University. U.S. ten opinions. But beginning to fall behind on Harvard. Partner at Reno's Reed & Bowen, representative, 1961-69. Partner at Sandal, his caseload, some say because he is overly 1953-1979 (water-rights practice). Moses, Cavan & Battin in Billings, Mont., cautious. Known as a demanding trial judge. Well 1953-59 (general practice). Billings city at­ prepared, but sometimes said to have trouble torney, 1957-59. Deputy county attorney for RICHARD ROBINSON grasping complex legal issues. Yellowstone County, Mont., 1953-55. Ruled in 1978 that ownership and control SENIORJUOGE. APPOINTED BY EISENHOWER in of the Big Hom River, which flows through 1956. Born in Omaha in 1903; received law BRUCE THOMPSON the Crow Indian reservation, belongs to the degree from Creighton University. An asso­ SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in state of Montana, not to the Indians. Pre­ ciate at Omaha's Schall, Robinson, Hruska 1%3. Born in Reno, Nev., in 1911; received sided over 400 claims against the Pierce & Garvey, 1942-56 (general practice, includ­ law degree from Stanford. Partner at Spring­ Packing Company, seeking a total of $40 mil­ ing insurance defense). meyer, Thompson & Dixon in Reno, 1937-57 lion in damages, as a result ofa PCB spill that In 1980 upheld a Nebraska statute prohi~ (general practice). contaminated animal feed sold to ranchers iting the sale and use of drug paraphernalia In 1980 ruled that the Washoe Indians in and farmers. Most of the cases were settled (affirmed). Appointed by the Eighth Circuit Nevada, who were given land individually in by 1982. to hear North Dakota's challenge to the fed­ the nineteenth century, but whose tribe was eral government's easement of state lands to never granted a formal reservation, could be used as resting places for migratory birds; enforce their own hunting laws on the land. PAUL HATFIELD ruled against the state in 1981 taffirmed by Known for intelligent rulings and thor­ Supreme Court). APPOINTED BY CARTER in I 979. Born in Great ough, fast handling of cases. Frequently cas­ Well respected. Easygoing and humorous tigates attorneys who are not prepared. Falls, Mont., in 1928; received law degree courtroom manner. from University of Montana. Chiefjustice of state supreme court, 1977-78. Appointed to complete the U.S. Senate term of Lee Met­ ALBERT SCHATZ calf, 1978. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1973. Born in Omaha NEW HAMPSHIRE,,,.)·,. in 1921; received law degree from Creighton University. Partner at Omaha's Gross, WILLIAM JAMESON Welch, Vinardi, Kauffman, Schatz & Day, SENIOR STATUS 1950-73 (personal injury and insurance de­ SHANE DEVINE fense litigation). CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 19'79 WILLIAM MURRAY Handling the decade-long desegregation APPOINTEDBYCARTERin 1978. Born in Man­ case involving the Omaha school district. chester, N.H., in 1926; received law degree SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY TRUMAN in Skilled at getting parties to settle, but slow from Boston College. Litigation partner at 1949. Born in Butte, Mont., in 1908: received to rule once a trial begins. Usually reserved Manchester's Devine, Millimet, Stahl & law degree from University of Montana. at the outset of a proceeding, but participates Branch, 1955-78. Partner at Emigh & Murray in Butte, 1936-49 actively in the later stages. In 1981 ordered the implementation of a (general practice). Assistant U.S. attorney program to upgrade the state institution for for Montana, 1938-42. ROBERT VAN PELT the mentally retarded following a 42-day trial SENIOR STATUS ofa successful class action for deinstitutiona­ RUSSELL SMITH lization. Hardworking. Flexible on extensions and SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY TRUMAN in continuances. 1966. Born in Butte, Mont., in 1908: received law degree from University of Montana. Partner at Smith, Boone & Karlberg in Mis­ MARTIN LOUGHLIN soula, Mont., 1949-66 (business-oriented HARRY CLAIBORNE APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Man­ general practice). CHIEF JUDGE SINCE /98(). chester, N.H., in 1923; received law degree During the 1970s presided over the multi- APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in from Suffolk University. Chief justice of 32 THE AMERICAN LA WYER New Hampshire superior court, 1978-79; as­ Very intelligent, but considered by many writing on the alleged poisonings-effec­ sociate judge, 1%3-78. Partner at Broderick to be a disaster on the bench. General com­ tively forcing Farber's attorneys to withdraw & Loughlin in Manchester, N .H., 1958-63 plaint is that he rarely rules on cases and that · the bail application and a petition for writ of (general practice). when he does, frequently fails to rule on the habeas corpus to avoid the risk of having to central issues. Named worst district judge in produce the manuscript. the Third Circuit by The American Lawyer in Conservative. Intelligent. Very demand­ 1983. ing in the pre-trial phase. STANLEY BROTMAN APPOINTED BY FORD in 1975. Born in Vine­ H. LEE SAROKIN CLARKSON FISHER land, N.J., in 1924; received law degree from APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Perth CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1979 Harvard. Partner at Vineland's Shapiro, Amboy, N.J., in 1928; received law degree APPOINTED BY NlXON in 1970. Born in Long Brotman, Eisenstat & Capizola, 1950-75 from Harvard. Partner at Lasser, Lasser, Branch, N.J., in 1921; received law degree (general practice). . . Sarokin & Hochman in West Orange, N.J., from University of Notre Dame. Superior In a case brought by a state mental patient, 1965-79 (civil litigation). Assistant prosecu­ court judge, 1966-70. Monmouth County ruled in 1981 that the mentally ill have the tor for Union County, 1959-65. judge, 1964-66. Partner at Juska & Fisher in right to refuse treatment. Case was settled Presided over the trial of Union City Long Branch, 1951-64 (general litigation). while on appeal, and many ofBrotman's de­ Mayor William Musto, who was convicted of Member of New Jersey Assembly, 1964. terminations were adopted by the state. Pre­ political corruption in 1981. That same year, Presided over the 1973 trial of the Camden sided over the 1981 trial in which organized ordered the U.S. Census Bureau to release 28, a group of Vietnam war protestors, ac­ crime figure Nicodemo "Nicky" Scarfo was its population figures for all New Jersey mu­ quitted of breaking into and destroying re­ convicted on a weapons charge. Trial judge nicipalities because of the state's need to cords at the Camden, N.J., draft board. In in a pending illegal-dumping suit brought by draw new election districts. In 1980 ap­ 1981 ruled that former state Republican the federal government alleging that Price's proved a consent decree filed by New Jersey chairman Nelson Gross should be barred landfill contaminated the water supply of At­ municipal attorneys ending a two-and-a-half­ from practicing law in the federal courts be­ lantic City. year legal battle over minority hiring goals in cause of a 1974 conviction for campaign Known for middle-of-the-road views and 12 New Jersey towns. fraud. That same year, fined Giles & Feerst good judicial temperament. Well liked. Polite and well prepared. Articulate. Marine Electric Company $40,000 for violat­ ing the ban on exporting goods to Iran during MITCHELL COHEN HERBERT STERN the hostage crisis. Also in 1981, overturned SENIOR STATUS his previous ruling that the Justice Depart­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1973. Born in New ment could not seek $1 million in damages for York City in 1936; received law degree from toxic pollutants seeping from a New Jersey DICKINSON DEBEVOISE University of Chicago. U.S. attorney for landfill. New Jersey, 1971-73. Trial attorney in the APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Or­ Justice Department's organized crime and ange, N .J., in 1924; received law degree from racketeering section, 1965~9. HAROLD ACKERMAN Columbia. Partner at Newark's Riker, Dan­ Ruled in 1978 that a sexual harassment APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in New­ zig, Scherer, Debevoise & Hyland, 1957-79 action could not be brought under Title VII ark in 1928; received law degree from (general litigation). (reversed). In 1981 the Third Circuit also re­ Rutgers University. New Jersey superior Hearing the ACLU's challenge to a New versed his ruling requiring CBS News to tum court's chancery division judge (1975-79), Jersey statute requiring a daily minute of si­ over tapes and film from a "60 Minutes" and law division judge (1973-75). Union lence in the public schools, which the ACLU segment on alleged fraud in a New Jersey County court judge, 1970-73. maintains will be used for prayer. Earlier this fast-food chain. Presided over the 1982 trial Struck down an executive order by Gover­ year, presided over the trial of Herbert Case, in which David Rowland, then mayor of nor Thomas Kean allowing state prison com­ the owner of the Lone Pine landfill, who was Kearney, was convicted of extortion. Also missioners to use county jails to house pris­ convicted of mail fraud in connection with the trial judge in the 1983 trial of Hudson oners awaiting space in overcrowded state illegal chemical dumping. County prosecutor Harold Ruvoldt, Jr., who penitentiaries {1982). Handling the majority Intelligent. Well prepared. Quiet and re­ was acquitted of extortion and bribery of the asbestos cases filed in the district. Also served but said to run an efficient courtroom. charges. presiding over the first civil RICO action Liberal. . Intelligent but said by many to be exces­ brought by the federal government against sively rough on attorneys. Prosecutorial ex­ Teamsters i.ocal 560 in Union City, N.J. perience is reflected in tough criminal sen­ Hardworking. Decisive. JOHN GERRY tencing. APPOINTED BY FORD in 1975. Born in Cam­ den, N.J., in 1925; received law degree from JOHN BISSEL Harvard. State superior court judge, 1972- ANNE THOMPSON APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Exe­ 75. Partner at Camden's Wallace, Douglas & APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Phila­ ter, N.H., in 1940; received law degree from Gerry, 1954-72 (personal injury defense). delphia in 1934; received law degree from University of Virginia. New Jersey superior In a class action concluded in 1981, re­ Howard University. County prosecutor for courtjudge, 1982. State supreme court judge, stored Social Security disability benefits cut Mercer County, 1975-79. Trenton municipal 1981-82. Essex County district judge, 1978- by the Reagan Administration. court judge, 1972-75. Assistant deputy pub­ 81. Partner at Newark's Pitney, Hardin & Gentlemanly courtroom manner. Runs ef­ lic defender, 1967-70. Kipp, 1971-78 (general litigation). Assistant ficient trials. In 1981 denied a temporary restraining or­ U.S. attorney, 1969-71. der sought by a coalition of New Jersey builders, developers, and farmers to prevent FREDERICK LACEY the Interior Department from implemen!ing a VINCENT BIUNNO APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in New­ comprehensive management plan for the SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1973. ark in 1920; received law degree from Cornell Pine Barrens preserve. Born in Newark in 1916; received law degree University. U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Known as fair, hardworking, and decisive. from New Jersey Law School. Partner at 1%9-71. Assistant U.S. attorney, 1953-55. Newark's Lum, Biunno & Tomkins, 1934-73 Partner at Newark's Shanley & Fisher, (general practice). Counsel to Governor Ro­ 1955~9 (defense litigation). LAWRENCE WHIPPLE bert Meyner, 1958-60. Presiding over the highly publicized suit SENIOR STATUS Presided over a case in which a jury con­ brought by th~ widow of Bruno Hauptmann, victed defendants of bank fraud (vacated and the man convicted and executed for the kid­ remanded by the Third Circuit, which found napping of the Lindbergh baby. The widow is the judge had given erroneous instructions to suing the state for$ I 00 million in damages on the jury). Biunno then dismissed the indict­ the ground that her husband was innocent. ment without holding trial (reversed in 1979 Heard a post-trial motion in the case of New and remanded for retrial). Finally presided York Times reporter Myron Farber, who was HOWARD BRATTON over a new trial in which the defendants were jailed for refusing to tum over his notes from CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1978 acquitted. In 1976 dismissed several suits a series of stories accusing a New Jersey APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1964. Born in filed by a state mental hospital patient who doctor of poisoning his patients. During a Clovis, N. Mex., in 1922; received law de­ claimed tnat confinement violated his consti­ 1976 hearing on Farber's application for bail, gree from Yale. Partner at Hinkle, Cox, tutional rights (reversed and remanded by Lacey consented to hear a demand that Far­ Eaton, Coffield & Hensley in Roswell, N. the Third Circuit). · ' · _ . ber tum over the manuscript of a book he was Mex., 1952-64 (oil and gas title work). Spe-

JULY/AUGUST 1983 33 cial assistant U.S. attorney, 1951-52. ity Act defense litigation). ning; N.Y., in 1923; received· law degree Struck down a New Mexico statute ban­ Ruled in 1982 that the governor of New from Columbia. Partner at Bleakley, ning the transport of water out of state in 1983 York could not prevent a South African Schmidt, Hart & Fritz in White Plains, N. Y., (on appeal). rugby team from playing in the state (af­ 1949->11 (land use and zoning litigation). Usually sympathetic to plaintiffs in civil firmed). Decided in 1981 that the operators of In a precedent-setting case in 1975, ruled liberties cases. A stickler for courtroom de­ the New York State Fair did not violate the that Santa Fe Industries could not be held corum. religious freedom of the Hare Krishna by liable for securities violations in federal court prohibiting the group from soliciting money as long as the corporation satisfied state no­ outside its booth on the fairgrounds (re­ tice and appraisal laws (reversed by Second JUAN BURCIAGA versed by Second Circuit, but Supreme Circuit but affirmed by Supreme Court). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Court ruled similarly to the district court on Held in 1980 that Citibank did not have to Roswell, N. Mex., in 1929; received law de­ another case). repay a letter of credit to a major Cuban bank gree from University of New Mexico. Takes an active role in trial proceedings. that had expropriated Citibank property in Founder and partner of Albuquerque's Us­ Cuba (reversed by Second Circuit, on appeal sery, Burciaga & Parrish, 1969-79 (general to Supreme Court). Presided over the 1975 defense litigation). JAMES FOLEY criminal jury trial of narcotics dealer Vincent Found in 1983 that the Las Cruces public SENIOR STATUS Papa (verdict affirmed by Second Circuit). schools had violated the separation of church Known for scholarly opinions. Formal but and state by compelling a moment of silence NEAL MCCURN pleasant courtroom style. each day (on appeal). Ruled in 1982 that the APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Syra­ NCAA's exclusive contract with ABC and cuse in 1926; received law degree from Uni­ VINCENT BRODERICK CBS to televise college football games vio­ versity of Syracuse. Partner at Syracuse's APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in New lated antitrust laws (on appeal). MacKenzie, Smith, Lewis, Michell & York City in 1920; received law degree from Sometimes overbearing and short-tem­ Hughes, 1957-79 (plaintiffs' tort litigation). Harvard. Partner at New York City's For­ pered, especially when challenged on a point President of Syracuse common council, syth Decker Murray & Broderick, 1971-76 of law or when lawyers are ill prepared. 1%8-79. (corporate and criminal litigation). Also a In 1981 dismissed a suit by the Oneida partner at New York City's Phillips, Nizer, SANTIAGO CAMPOS Indians claiming more than 5 million acres in Benjamin, Krim & Ballon, 1966-71. Police upstate New York (reversed in part on ap­ commissioner of New York City, 1965-66. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in Santa peal). In 1981 instructed movie producer Robert Rosa, N. Mex., in 1926; received law degree Evans to produce and air a series on alterna­ from University of New Mexico. State dis­ tives to drugs after Evans was convicted of trict judge, 1971-78. Partner at Sante Fe's ROGER MINER cocaine possession. Issued a preliminary in­ Standley, Kegel & Campos, 1963-69 (general APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in Hud­ junction in 1979 to prevent Schmidt & Sons, litigation). Assistant and first assistant state son, N.Y., in 1934; received law degree from Inc., from acquiring stock in the Schaefer attorney general, 1954-57. New York Law School. State supreme court brewing company (affirmed). Ruled in 1981 that the Jicarilla Apache judge, I 97(r..81. Columbia County district at­ Considered thoughtful and careful but tribe could terminate the oil and gas leases of torney, 1968-75. Partner at Miner& Miner in slow to render decisions. Flexible on sched­ companies that would not agree to pay the Hudson, 1959-75 (trial practice). uling matters. Lenient sentencer. tribe adjusted-bonus payments (affirmed by Ruled in 1982 that a lawyer admitted to Tenth Circuit but related motions are pend­ practice in another state and who had worked ing). m a law-related field for five years in a third JOHN CANNELLA Moderate. Known as New Mexico's most state had to pass the New York bar exam in SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in patient and, consequently, slowest judge. order to practice in New York. 1963. Born in New York City in 1908; re­ ceived law degree from Fordham. Associate judge on New York City's court of special EDWIN MECHEM EDMUND PORT sessions, 1949-63. Assistant U.S. attorney SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. SENIOR STATUS for the Southern District (narcotics division), Born in Alamogordo, N. Mex., in 1912; re­ 1940-42. Partner at New York City's Rao, ceived law degree from University of Arkan­ Liggio & Cannella, 1935-40 (criminal and sas. Partner at Las Cruces's Darden & Dar­ plaintiffs' civil litigation). den, 19.58-61and1965-70 (general practice). In 1981 upheld New York City's right to Served four two-year terms as Republican stop deducting union dues from the pay­ governor of N cw Mexico between 1951 and checks of public school teachers (affirmed). I 962. During his last term as governor, ap­ Also in 1981 struck down a New York statute pointed himself to serve the remainder of the prohibiting "head shops" and the sale of U.S. Senate term of the late Dennis Chavez, drug paraphernalia in New York state (the 1962-64. Special agent for the FBI, 1942-46. CONSTANCE MOTLEY appeal was dismissed). Ruled in 1977 that the Has ruled in numerous separate cases CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1982 Lottie Joplin trust could recover expanded since 1974 that the Albuquerque-based San­ APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in New damages from Crown Publishers for infring­ dia Corporation was guilty of age discrimina­ Haven, Conn., in 1921; received law degree ing on the copyrights to the work of Scott tion. This is one of the largest groups of such from Columbia. Manhattan borough presi­ Joplin (affirmed). claims ever filed, involving more than 100 dent, 1965-66. New York state senator, Pleasant demeanor. Known for practical plaintiffs and$ I million in judgments to date. 1~5. Associate counsel to NAACP Legal decisions and for pushing parties hard to set­ In several rulings from 1975 to 1982, ordered Defense and Education Fund, 1945-65. tle. Often takes over examination of wit­ the state board of education to provide spe­ Approved the permanent reinstatement of nesses. cial services for retarded children (the case a shop steward who had been ousted for or­ was eventually settled after an advisory opin­ ganizing meetings on the dangers oflow-level ROBERT CARTER ion). radiation at Con Edison's Indian Point nu­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in Cary- Tends to rule for plaintiffs in Indian rights clear power plant (1980). In a false advertis­ . ville, Fla., in 1917: received law degrees from and civil liberties actions. ing case, ruled in 1978 that Carter-Wallace Howard University and Columbia. Partner at had not damaged sales of Johnson & John­ New York City's Poletti, Freidin, Prashker, son's baby oil by advertising a new product Feldman & Gartner, 1969-72 (management as Nair "with baby oil." After the decision labor law). General counsel to the NAACP, was reversed and remanded, found that 1956-68. Johnson & Johnson had in fact been injured. In 1982 ordered the Boston firm of Hale Good temperament. Criticized for high re­ and Dorr to pay $76,000 in attorneys' fees for versal rate and for sometimes ruling too fast. bringing a frivolous suit against Barron's Lenient sentencer, except for white-collar publisher Dow Jones & Company (reversed crime cases. on appeal, reinstated on remand, and re­ HOWARD MUNSON cently affirmed by the Second Circuit). Held CHlEF JUDGE SlNCE 1980 DUDLEY BONSAL in 1978 that admissions tests for New York APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Clare­ SENIOR STATUS City's police department discriminated mont, N.H., in 1924; received law degree against minorities (partly affirmed on appeal from Syracuse University. Partner at Syra­ and remanded; argued before the Supreme cuse's Hischock, Lee, Rodgers, Henley & CHARLES BRIEANT Court). Barclay, 1952-76(Federal Employers Liabil- APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Ossi- CONTINUED ON PAGE 36 34 THE AMERICAN LA WYER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 34 York discriminated against ·as many as fe~~e). Chairman of the New York City Com­ Very strict on filing deadlines. Known to 10,000 women teachers by paying them less mission to Investigate Allegations of Police halve discovery requests. Argumentative. than men in equivalent posts (1983). Corrnption and Anti-Corruption Procedures Considered practical, patient, and moder­ (the ), 1970-72. ate. Readily grants extensions. Supervised the final settlement of the WILLIAM CONNER Mone/ case in 1983 in which New York City APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1973. Born in Wich­ had to pay compensatory damages to public­ ita Falls. Tex., in 1920; received law degree GERARD GOETTEL school teachers who had been required to from University of Texas. Partner at New APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in New take maternity leave. Denied prisoner of war York City's Blair, Curtis & Hayward, 1948- York City in 1928; received law degree from status to Haidee Beltran Torres, a Puerto 73 (patent law). Columbia. Federal magistrate for the South­ Rican radical charged with setting off an ex­ Presided over the 1981 trial in which a jury ern District, 1971-76. Associate general plosion in a U.S. employment office ( 1980). found that AT&T had monopolized the busi­ counsel to Overmeyer Company, 1969-71. Very intelligent. Formal and serious court­ ness-telephone equipment market and had Counsel to New York Life Insurance Com­ room manner. used its size and market position to frustrate pany, 1962-{)8. Assistant U.S. attorney for Litton· s attempts to enter the field in the the Southern District, 1955-58. · MORRIS LASKER early 1970s (upheld). Also imposed a $10- Denied Reverend Sun Myung Moon's re­ million ;anction against Litton's counsel, quest for a bench trial and, in 1982, presided APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1968. Born in over the jury trial in which Moon was con­ Hartsdale, N.Y .. in 1917; received law de­ D.C. 's Howrey & Simon, for dilatory discov­ gree from Yale. Partner at New York City's ery tactics (affirmed in 1983). victed of conspiracy and of filing false tax Battle, Fowler, Jaffin, Pearce & Kheel, Known for rigid temperament and work­ returns (on appeal). In 1980 held that the manlike opinions. structure of agreements among several mo­ 1946-68 (management labor law) .. tion-picture studios to establish a pay-tele­ Best known for closing the "Tombs" in vision station, Premiere, violated antitrust 1974 after New York City failed to upgrade IRVING BEN COOPER laws. conditions at the prison. Dismissed a defa­ SENIOR STATUS mation suit brought against Dow Jones & Co. Known for careful opinions and easygoing by Frank Sinatra's attorney, Milton Rudin, demeanor. Sometimes has trouble maintain­ over a Barron's headline describing Rudin as EDWARD DIMOCK ing control of the courtroom. "Sinatra's mouthpiece" (1983). SENIOR STATUS Known for high-powered intellect and un­ THOMAS GRIESA pretentious courtroom manner. Considered KEVIN DUFFY APPOINTED BY NtXONin 1972. Born in Kansas a lenient sentencer. Named best district judge in the Second Circuit by The American APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in New City. Mo., in 1930; received law degree from York City in 1933: received law degree from Stanford. Partner at New York City's Davis Lawyer in 1983 and was a runner up for best Fordham. Regional administrator of the Polk & Wardwell, 1970-72 (telephone rate in 1980. · SEC's New York office, 1969-72. Partner at and maritime antitrust litigation). · New York City's Gordon and Gordon, 1966- Issued a series of rulings in 1981and1982 PIERRE LEVAL 69 (general corporate work, including real to block the construction of Westway, a APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in New estate). Assistant chiefofthe U.S. attorney's multibillion-dollar highway project on Man­ York City in 1936: received law degree from criminal division, 1958-61. hattan's West Side, until federal agencies Harvard. Chief assistant district attorney for Ruled in 1981 that President Carter did not provide adequate environmental-impact New York County. 1976-77. First assistant act within his constitutional and statutory statements (affirmed in 1983). Sentenced district attorney for New York County, powers when he entered into the agreement Italian financier Michele Sindona to 25 years 1975-76. Partner at New York City's Cleary, to free American hostages in Iran in ex­ in prison-believed to be the longest white­ Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, 1973-75 (corpo­ change for voiding attachments on frozen collar-crime sentence ever imposed-fol­ rate finance). Assistant U.S. attorney for the Iranian assets. (An analogous ruling was re­ lowing his conviction on charges related to Southern District, 1964-{)8. versed by the Supreme Court). Presiding the collapse of the Franklin National Bank Ordered CBS to hand over the text of its over the trial in which six people, some of (affirmed in 1980). Also presided over the internal investigation of the reporting for whom are allegedly members of the Republic trial in which Paul Luftig, another Franklin "The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Decep­ of New Afrika and the May 19th Communist official, was convicted; the Second Circuit tion" to General , Party, are charged with participating in the criticized his handling of that case but upheld who is bringing a $120-million libel suit slaymg of a Brink's guard and two policemen the conviction. against the network (1983). In 1981 found during a 1981 armed robbery in Rockland Dedicated jurist who is willing to take un­ that Marshall Field had not used a "crown County, New York. popular stands. Known for stem courtroom jewel lock-up" agreement (a device to sell off Criticized for deceiving the press about the demeanor, erratic behavior, and frequent an­ prime assets) to fend off a takeover by Carl sentencing date of a cocaine dealer in 1983. gry outbursts. Often interjects own line of Icahn. Unconventional, informal courtroom style; questioning during bench trials. Known for impartiality and pleasant court­ frequently calls attorneys by their first room style. Hardworking; sometimes holds names. Said to be a tough sentencer. trials until 7 P.M. Generally liberal. Named CHARLES HAIGHT, JR. runner-up for best district judge in the Sec­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1976. Born in New ond Circuit by The American Lawyer in 1980. DAVID EDELSTEIN York City in 1930: received law degree from APPOINTED BY TRUMAN in 1951. Born in New Yale. Partner at New York City's Haight, MARY JOHNSON LOWE York City in 1910; received law degree from Gardner, Poor and Havens, 1957-76 (admi­ Fordham. Assistant attorney general in ralty and transportation law). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in New charge of the Justice Department's customs In a landmark libel decision, Herbert v. York City in 1924: received law degrees from division, 1948-51. Special assistant U.S. at­ Lando, held that a public figure had the right Brooklyn Law School and Columbia. Acting torney general in charge of lands division, to inquire into the editorial procedures and New York state supreme court judge, 1973- 1947-48. Assistant U.S. attorney for the states of mind of the editors and producers of 77 !elected to the court in 1977). Bronx Southern District, 1945-47. a "60 Minutes" segment (reversed by the County supreme courtjudge, 1975-77. Judge Took a notoriously progovernment stand Second Circuit but upheld by the Supreme on narcotics division of New York County in the Justice Department's 13-year antitrust Court in 1979). Ruled in 1979 that the ac­ supreme court, 1973-74. suit against IBM. Opposed the eventual set­ counting firm of Arthur Andersen was not Won high marks as trial judge in the much­ tlement of the case-initiated by the Justice liable for damages resulting from an errone­ publicized case against Warner Communica­ Department-in 1982. ous securities statement tiled by an Andersen tions assistant treasurer Solomon Weiss, Eccentric, impatient, liberal. and biased. client that later went bankrupt (affirmed). who was convicted for his role in the West­ Usually well prepared. Chief judge of the Courteous and scholarly. Said to be flexi­ chester Premier Theatre scandal ( 1982). Southern District from 1971 to 1980. ble on evidentiary matters. But criticized, Intelligent. Known for aggressive antipro­ even by criminal defense lawyers, for ex­ secution bias in more routine criminal cases tremely light sentences. and for belligerent treatment or attorneys. LEE GAGLIARDI particularly those from the U.S. attorney's APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in Larch­ office. Named worst district judge in the Sec­ mont, N.Y., in 1918; received law degree WHITMAN KNAPP ond Circuit by The American Lawyer in 1983. from Columbia. Head of the litigation depart­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in New ment at Clark, Gagliardi & Miller in White York City in 1909; received law degree from LLOYD MACMAHON Plains, N. Y ., 1955-72 (negligence and com­ Harvard. Partner at New York City's mercial defense). Barnett, Knapp, Smith, Schapiro and Simon, SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY EISENHOWER in Found that the City University of New 1950-72 (criminal and civil litigation. de- CONTINUED ON PAGE 38

36 THE AMERICAN LA WYER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 36 cases. Also criticized for moving cases too In a summary judgment in 1981, ruled that 1959. Born in Elmira, N. Y,, in 1912; received quickly. Sometimes rude to lawyers. CIA director William Casey violated securi­ law degree from Cornell. Solo practitioner in ties taws as a director of Multiponics, Inc., New York City, 1957-59 (general litigation). but withdrew this ruling six months later af­ Partner at New York City's Kramer, Marx, LEONARD SAND ter defense counsel presented new evidence. Greenlee, Backus & MacMahon, 1955-57. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in New Since 1972 has presided over the litigation U.S. attorney for the Southern District, York City in 1928; received law degree from arising from the collapse of Robert Vesco's 195.5. Chief assistant U.S. attorney, 1953-55. Harvard. Head of litigation at New York Fund of Funds. Recently enjoined dissident GAF share­ City's Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aron­ Generally well prepared and pleasant. Le­ holder Samuel Heyman from taking over the sohn, Sand & Berman, 1962-78 (corporate, nient sentencer. management of the company, even though he commercial, and media law). Assistant to won a majority at the company's annual U.S. solicitor general, handling double jeop­ ROBERT SWED meeting; ordered a new proxy vote (on ap­ ardy and search and seizure cases, 1956-59. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in peal). Ruled in 1980 that the district court Ruled in 1981 that Blue Cross/Blue Shield Yonkers, N.Y., in 1922; received law degree lacked jurisdiction to determine whether a could exclude inpatient psychiatric care· from from Yale. Partner at New York City's Skad­ New York statute prohibiting strikes by pub­ its basic coverage. In 1980 denied motions den, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 1970-78 lic employees applied to Rail­ for a new trial of the extortion and federal (corporate defense litigation). Deputy mayor road workers. During the 1978 Curtiss­ racketeering conviction of Michael Clemente of New York City, 1966-69. Wright/Kennecott takeover fight, enjoined and six other New York waterfront crime Presided over the 1978-79 racketeering Curtiss-Wright from voting its Kennecott figures (affirmed). and stock-fraud trials resulting from the shares during Kennecott's annual meeting Very intelligent and well-prepared. Moves Westchester Premier Theatre scandal. Held (overturned). In 1977 declared unconstitu­ docket quickly. Named runner-up for best in 1981 that the Taylor Law prohibiting mu­ tional New York City's policy of preventing district judge in the Second Circuit by The nicipal employees from striking applied to nonunion printing shops from obtaining mu­ American Lawyer in 1980. Long Island Railroad workers (reversed by nicipal contracts. Chiefjudge of the Southern Supreme Court). District from 1980 to 1982. ABRAHAM SOFAER Said to be a soundjurist, but slow to rule. Conservative; said to be establishment­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Bom­ Exerts firm control over the courtroom. oriented in civil cases and pro-prosecution in bay, India, in 1938; received law degree from criminal ones. Criticized for harsh treatment New York University. Professor of prop­ CHARLES TENNEY of attorneys; has reportedly thrown trial erty, environmental, and constitutional law SENIOR STATUS briefs on the floor in front of juries. Said to at Columbia, 1969-79. Assistant U.S. attor­ look kindly on briefs of less than ten pages. ney for the Southern District, 1967-69. Named worst district judge in the Second Ruled in 1982 that the Environmental Pro­ ROBERT WARD Circuit by The American Lawyer in 1980. tection Act guidelines concerning the trans­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in New portation of radioactive waste could not York City in 1926; received law degree from CHARLES MmNER override New York City regulations prohib­ Harvard. Head of the litigation department at SENIOR STATUS iting the transport of such waste through the New York City's Aranow, Brodsky, city (on appeal). In the same year, found that Bohlinger, Benetar and Einhorn, 1961-72 federal environmental regulations could not (corporate and securities litigation). Assist­ THOMAS MURPHY prevent New York City from dumping sew­ ant U.S. attorney for the Southern District, SENIOR STATUS age into the ocean. In 1982 struck down pro­ 1956-61. visions of a New York City statute making Held in 1979 that the insurance industry's RICHARD OWEN the financial-disclosure forms of municipal use of sex-based mortality tables constituted APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in New employees available to the general public as unlawful discrimination (affirmed). Within York City in 1922; received law degree from well as to the government (on appeal). three years resolved 644 claims resulting Harvard. Partner at New York's Owen & Smart but said to draft long and sometimes from the 1977 crash of two 747 jets in the Turchin, 1966-74 (general trial practice). confusing opinions. Conscientious; treats Canary Islands by developing a formula in Won praise for masterly handling of the $4- lawyers well. Intrigued by legal issues and which the airlines-Pan Am and KLM­ billion Three Mile Island litigation, which can get carried away on side points. would accept liability for compensatory was settled in 1983. Also in 1983 found that damages in return for the dropping of all pu­ The Nation magazine had infringed copy­ nitive damage claims. Ruled in 1977 that the rights by printing an excerpt from Gerald JOHN SPRIZZO medical care delivery system at the Bedford Ford's memoirs, for which Time had an ex­ APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in Hills State prison was unconstitutional (af­ clusive contract. Ruled in 1982 that Alger Brooklyn in 1934; received law degree from firmed). Hiss's allegations of prosecutorial miscon­ St. John's University. Partner at New York's Moderate and courteous, but not very de­ duct were insufficient to require reconsidera­ Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle (1973- cisive or scholarly. tion of his perjury conviction. In litigation 81), where he successfully defended Libya's stemming from the New York City bond cri­ National Oil Company in litigation stemming sis, ruled in 1980 that a local government from the nationalization of the oil industry EDWARD WEINFELD could not be prosecuted for securities fraud (1978). Also co-counsel to former U.S. attor­ APPOINTED BY TRUMAN in 1950. Born in New under Section lOb-5 of the Securities Act. ney general John Mitchell, who was acquit- · York City in 1901; received law degree from Curt. Tends to favor the prosecution in ted of promising SEC concessions to finan­ New York University. Vice-president and criminal cases. Questions witnesses exten­ cier Robert Vesco in exchange for director of the Citizens' Housing and Plan­ sively during bench trials. contributions to the 1972 Nixon re-election ning Council of New York City, 1943-SO. campaign (1974). President of the National Housing Confer­ Rejected a defense motion for summary ence, 1948-50. Solo practitioner in New EDMUND PALMIERI York City, 1924-50 (criminal and civil de­ SENIOR STATUS judgment based on a constitutional challenge to the retroactive withdrawal liability provi­ fense litigation). Appointed New York State sion in the Multiemployer Pension Plan Commissioner of Housing by Governor Her­ MILTON POLLACK Amendments Act of 1980. The ruling allowed bert Lehman, 1939-42. Served as Robert APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1967. Born in New the Textile Workers Pension Fund to pursue Wagner's first city council campaign chair­ York City in 1906; received law degree from its $I-million claim against the Standard Dye man in 1940. Columbia. Headed a small firm in New York & Finishing Company, which had withdrawn In 1982 reduced punitive damages entered City, 1945-67 (corporate and securities litiga­ from the pension plan prior to the passage of against Brink's from$5 million to$1.5 million tion). Partner at New York City's Unger & the amendment. after employees of the company were con­ Pollack, 1938-44. Intelligent but impatient jurist who fre­ victed of stealing from New York City park­ Issued a temporary restraining order to quently refuses lo read motion papers and ing meters (on appeal). Presided over the prevent the management of St. Joe Minerals sentencing memoranda. Runs a fairly infor­ 1981 trial in which New York City won $72 Corp. from liquidating the company to stave mal courtroom. Pragmatic. million in damages for defective subway cars off a takeover by Joseph E. Seagram & Sons manufactured by Pullman and Rockwell (af­ (1981). (Accused St. Joe management of fol­ firmed). In the largest combination at­ lowing a "scorched earth" policy to protect CHARLES STEWART, JR. tempted at that time, ruled in 1958 that a its tenure rather than guarding the sharehold­ APPOINTED BY NtxON in 1972. Born in Glen merger of Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown ers' interests.) Ridge, N.J., in 1916; received law degree Sheet and Tube would constitute restraint of A brilliant judge who many say is flawed from Harvard. Partner at New York's Dewey, trade. First federal judge to limit the scope of by a tendency to choose sides in civil actions Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer & Wood, 1957- a congressional inquiry in a 1955 ruling that and by pro-prosecution stance in criminal 72 (corporate antitrust litigation). Joseph McCarthy's senate subcommittee on

38 THE AMERICAN LAWYER internal security had not established the right 19~5 (general practice). turer on New York practice and evidence at to ask Corliss Lamont questions about his In 1983 upheld the Eastern District's emer­ Harvard and Columbia, 1963-71. religious and political affiliations {affirmed). gency bankruptcy rule, establishing that · - Ruled in 1982 that grand jury testimony At 82, still known for legendary hours and while bankruptcy courts no longer have juris­ would remain confidential in cases where a extraordinary intellect. Said to have become diction, district courts do have jurisdiction to witness had legitimate fear of foreign prose­ more impatient. Meticulous, always reads refer bankruptcy proceedings to bankruptcy cution. Criticized for his role as a consultant the trial record twice, and writes his own court judges. on attorney/client privilege to OPM's former opinions. Frequently castigates lawyers who Said to push hard for settlements. counsel, New York's Singer Hutner & are unprepared. Rarely reversed. Enforces Levine; McLaughlin advised the firm that it strict rules of ex parte contact. Named best was not ethically bound to disclose OPM's district judge in the Second Circuit by The JOHN BARTELS fraudulent leasing practices to the compa­ American Lawyer in 1980. SENIOR STATUS ny's successor counsel, New York's Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler. Known as intelligent, but sometimes over­ HENRY WERKER HENRY BRAMWELL bearing. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in Queens APPOINTED BY FORD in 1975. Born in Brook­ in 1920; received law degree from New York lyn, N.Y., in 1919; received law degree from University. Family court judge for Greene Brooklyn Law School. New York City civil JACOB MISHLER County, N.Y., 1969-74. Partner at Fray, court judge, 1969-75. Kings County civil SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY EISENHOWER in Bagley and Chadderdon in Catskill, N.Y., court assistant administrative judge, 1974- 1960. Born in New York City in 1911; re­ 1961~. 75. Assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern ceived law degree from New York Univer­ Struck down a new federal Health and Hu­ District, 1953-61. sity. Interim judge on state supreme court, man Services regulation in 1983 requiring In 1979 held NLRB general counsel John 1959. Partner at Mishler & Wohl in Long federally supported family-planning clinics Irving in contempt and fined him $10,000, Island City, N.Y., 1950-59 (corporate and to notify the parents of minors receiving con­ and $1,000 a day thereafter, for refusing to real estate practice). traceptives (on appeal). In 1981 entered a tum over confidential union membership Ruled in 1982 that the proposed merger of S120-million directed verdict in favor of the cards during a criminal case charging union LTV, the aerospace conglomerate, and trustees-including Chase Manhattan officials with conspiring to fix a union repre­ Grumman, the defense contractor, would vi­ Bank-in a suit in which Sharon Steel sought sentation election. (The Second Circuit re­ olate antitrust laws (affirmed). Ordered to succeed to the rights of a liquidated com­ versed the criminal contempt citation, and Brooklyn art collector and lawyer Edward pany whose assets it had acqurred (affirmed remanded the civil fines, which Bramwell Elicofon to return two Albrecht Dilrer paint­ m part). First judge to dismiss a sharehold­ later vacated.) Recently imposed prison sen­ ings to the national museum of East Ger­ ers' derivative suit on the ground that the tences of seven years or more on several many; the paintings had been taken by an company's board of directors had decided Boston College students convicted of taking American soldier during World War II and not to litigate a similar claim (reversed by bribes to alter the outcome of college basket­ later sold to Elicofon (affirmed). The first Second Circuit but has since been remanded ball games (affirmed). federal judge ever to order the revocation of by Supreme Court). Known for short temper and tough sen­ U.S. citizenship and extradition of a Nazi Friendly and accommodating judge. tences. Usually well prepared but sometimes war criminal, Hermina Braunsteiner (1973). Sometimes favors the government in crimi­ criticized for making snap decisions. Served as chiefjudge of the Eastern District nal cases. from 1969 to 1980. MARK COSTANTINO Fair, but sometimes rushes cases. Used to be very liberal but has become more con­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Staten INZERWYATI servative in recent years. Tough sentencer. SENIOR STATUS Island, N.Y., in 1920; received law degree from Brooklyn Law School. New York City civil court judge, 1966-71. Acting state su­ EDWARD NEAHER preme court judge, 1958-71. Special deputy SENIOR STATUS state attorney general for election fraud, 1947-51. Ruled in 1979 that a controversial low-in­ EUGENE NICKERSON come housing project could not be built in APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in Or­ Staten Island because there was already a ange, N.J., in 1918; received law degree from disproportionate number of poor in the com­ Columbia. Partner at New York City's Kra­ JACK WEINSTEIN munity (affirmed). mer, Levin, Nessen, Kamin & Soll, 1970-77 CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1980 Considered well intentioned but erratic; (antitrust and commercial litigation). County APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1967. Born in Wi­ sometimes confuses both sides by going off executive of Nassau County, 1962-70. chita, Kans., in 1921; received law degree on tangents. Often keeps juries and lawyers Ruled in 1983 that New York City's board from Columbia. Professor of evidence at Co­ waiting. Moderate sentencer. of education violated the constitutional lumbia, 1962-67. Chairman of Nassau rights of handicapped children by not provid­ County Legal Services, 1966. Nassau ing adequate public education facilities. County attorney, 1963-65. ISRAEL GLASSER Granted a motion to suppress evidence of Found that conditions at the Suffolk De­ NOMINATED BY CARTER in 1979; appointed by cocaine possession in a 1980 case in which velopment Center, a state institution for the Reagan in 1982. Born in New York City in the government, acting without a warrant, mentally retarded, were unconstitutional, 1924; received law degree from Brooklyn used a telescope to detect the existence of the and in 1983 ordered the institution to provide Law School. Professor of New York trusts drug. a remedial plan. In 1980 directed the U.S. and estates and tort law and dean of Brook­ Intelligent, accommodatingjurist. Liberal Postal Service to extend preferential mailing lyn Law School, 1952-55 and 1977-81. State and compassionate; known for lenient sen­ rates to minor political parties. Presided over family court judge, 1969-77. tences. Said to draft painstaking decisions. the litigation resulting from the collapse of Certified a class of direct purchasers in a Generally quiet and polite courtroom man­ the Franklin National Bank, and in a major $200-million suit alleging they were over­ ner. opinion in 1981, rejected claims that the fed­ charged by Gulf and other major oil compan­ eral government was responsible for not ies during the oil embargo (1982). Presided properly supervising the bank's operations. over the 1982 trial of Daniel Cunningham, the THOMAS PLATI, JR. Very liberal judge who maintains complete president of a security guards' union, who APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in New control of the courtroom. During sentencing, was convicted of 13 counts of embezzlement, York City in 1925; received law degree from takes off his robe, steps down from the racketeering, and bribery. Fined Cun­ Yale. Partner at Bleakley, Platt, Schmidt & bench, and sits down with the defendant to ningham $80,000 and sentenced him to five Fritz in New York City, 1957-74 (general explain the sentence. years in prison (affirmed). practice). Village attorney for Laurel Hol­ Known as thoughtful and deliberate but low, N. Y., 1957-74. Suffolk County Republi­ sometimes indecisive. can committeeman, 1957-74. FRANK ALTIMARI In 1981 granted a motion for a new trial in APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in New the successful tape piracy suit against Sam York City in 1928; received law degree from JOSEPH MclAUGHUN Goody Inc. and the record company's vice­ Brooklyn Law School. Nassau County su­ APPolNTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in president because of prosecutorial miscon­ preme court judge, 1974-82. Nassau County Brooklyn in 1933; received LL.B. from duct (affirmed by the Second Circuit). After superior court judge, 1970-73. Nassau Fordham, LL.M. from New York Univer­ presiding over the litigation stemming from County district court judge, 1966-70. Partner sity, and LL.D. from Mercy College of Law. the collapse of the Franklin National Bank al Hoffman & Altimari in Mineola, N.Y., Dean of Fordham law school, 1971-81. Lee- for more than two years, disqualified himself

JULY/AUGUST 1983 39 on· rather unusual grounds-that he would In 1982 required a newspaper reporter to ver:Sity of North Carolina. Partner at Dupree, jeopardize his son's chances of working at testify before a grand jury as an eyewitness to Weaver, Horton, Cockman & Alvis in Ra­ New York law firms by continuing on the· a crime, overruling the reporter's claim of leigh, N.C., 1952-71 (defense litigation). case, in light of possible future conflicts and privileged sources. In the same year, dis­ Enjoined HEW from withholdin~ funds the large number of New York finns in· missed a reverse discrimination suit filed by a earmarked for the North Carolina uruversity volved. white male nurse (affirmed). system unless it was proved that the schools Very conservative. Known for imperious Known for no-nonsense manner and quick were de facto segregated (1981). Convicted a courtroom style and tough sentences. rulings. Always thoroughly prepared. doctor who murdered his wife and children and claimed it was done by hippies. (The case went to the Supreme Court twice. Dupree's CHARLES SIFTON ruling was upheld in 1982.) APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in New Conservative, but said to deliberately hire York City in 1935; received law degree from the most liberal clerks he can. Considered Columbia. Partner at New York City's Le­ able and pleasant. Boeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae, 1%9-77 (general litigation). Assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District, 196(Hi8. W. EARL BRITT HIRAM WARD Al'PoINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Mc­ Presided over the 1981 trial of Nassau CHIEFJUDGES/NCE/982 County Republican chairman Joseph Mar­ Donald, N.C., in 1932; received law degree giotta which ended in a hung jury; also pre­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in Thom­ from Wake Forest University. Partner at sided over the retrial in which Margiotta was asville, N.C., in 1923; received law degree Page & Britt in Lumberton, N.C., 1973-80 convicted of fraud and extortion and was from Wake Forest University. Partner at De­ (general practice). Solo practitioner in Fair­ sentenced to two years in prison (affinned by Lapp, Hedrick and Ward in Lexington, mont, N.C., 1967-73. the Second Circuit, Supreme Court denied N.C., 1952-72 (general practice). Moves cases quickly. Uneven tempera­ cert). Ruled in 1982 that the physical-fitness Will preside over the trial of six Ku Klux ment. portion of the New York City fire department Klansmen and three American Nazi Party entrance examination discriminated against members charged with conspiring to disrupt women and ordered that the test be modified a 1979 anti-Klan demonstration in Greens­ JOHN lARKINS, JR. (affirmed). boro, N.C., in which five Communist Work­ SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in Liberal. Intelligent, but criticized for un­ ers Party members were fatally shot. 1961. Born in Morristown, Tenn., in 1909; predictable temperament. Said to impose Known as well prepared and very strict. received law degree from Wake Forest Uni­ fairly stiff sentences. Once held a Quaker charged with income tax versity. Solo practitioner and partner at violations in contempt 17 times for refusing Larkins & Block in Trenton, N.C., 1930-61 to follow court procedures. Pro-prosecution (general practice). Chairman of the state in criminal cases and a tough sentencer. Democratic party, 1958-60. State senator, 1936-55. Counsel and state liaison to Gover­ nor Luther Hodges, 1955. Delegate to the FRANK BULLOCK, JR. Democratic national convention in all presi­ APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Ox­ dential elections from 1935 to 1960. ford, N.C., in 1938;received law degree from Liberal, particularly on civil rights issues. JOHN CURTIN University of North Carolina. Partner at CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1974 Greensboro's Douglas, Ravenel, Hardy, Crihfield & Lung, 1973-82 (management la­ APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1967. Born in Buf­ bor practice). falo, N. Y., in 1921 ; received law degree from University of Buffalo. U.S. attorney for the Western District, 1961-67. Head of a small RICHARD ERWIN Buffalo firm, 1946-61 (general practice). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Mc­ In 1983 limited the extent to which SEC WOODROW WILSON JONES Dowell County, N.C., in 1923; received law CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1'168 and state takeover regulations apply to pri· degree from Howard University. State court vate mergers in a suit involving the merger of of appeals judge, 1978-80. Partner at Erwin APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1967. Born in Buffalo Forge and Ogden Steel Company (on & Beaty in Winston-Salem, N.C., 1951-78 Rutherfordton, N.C., in 1914; received law appeal). Approved the model for the magnet (general practice). degree from Wake Forest University. Part­ school system after ruling in 1976 that Buf­ The only black on the North Carolina fed­ ner at Hamrick, Bowen, Nanney & Dalton in falo public schools were segregated. Held in eral bench. Rutherfordton, 1937~7 (general practice). 1967 that the Equal Pay Act applies to Runs a tight courtroom with a sense of U.S. representative for North Carolina, women (affirmed by Supreme Court). humor. Tends to rule for the plaintiffs in dis­ 1950-57. State representative, 1947-49. Relaxed courtroom manner. Very hard­ crimination actions but is progovemment in Upheld the validity of North Carolina's working. criminal cases. Amons the most lenient sen­ voting procedures in a challenge by William tencers in the Middle District. Hendon, a Republican candidate for Con­ gress who was narrowly defeated in the 1982 JOHN ELFVIN general election (on appeal). Presides over all APPOINTED BY FORD in 1975. Born in Montour EUGENE GORDON criminal cases in the Western District. Falls, N.Y., in 1917; received law degree SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in Said to be authoritarian and strict. from Georgetown. U.S. attorney for the 1964. Born in Brown Summit, N.C., in 1917; Western District, 1972-75. Partner at Buffa­ received law degree from Duke. County at­ JAMES McMILLAN lo's Lansdowne, Horning and Elfvin, 1958- torney for Alamance County, 1954-64. Part­ 69 (insurance defense litigation). Assistant ner at Young, Young & Gordon in APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1968. Born in U.S. attorney for the Western District 1955- Burlington, N.C., 1946-64 (general prac­ Goldsboro, N.C., in 1916; received law de­ 58. Member of Buffalo city council, 1966-69. tice). gree from Harvard. Partner at Charlotte's Presided over the 14-month trial of a $52- Presided over the Winston-Salem school Helms, Mulliss & Johnson, 1946-68 (defense million suit orought by' Monsanto against the district desegregation case from 1968 to 1977. litigation). city of Rochester for cost overruns on the Dismissed the action in 1981. In a landmark decision in 1970, ordered the city's sewer system. After the jury found the Said to be the most courteous judge in the implementation of a busing plan to desegre­ city liable for only $5 million, denied the Middle District, but also one of the slowest. gate the Charlotte schools (affirmed by Su­ plaintiff's motion for a new trial (1983). preme Court). Very fonnal courtroom manner. A nonin· Liberal and outspoken. Controls the court­ trusivejudge who is sometimes criticized for room and moves cases quickly. Doesn't tol­ not preventing dilatory tactics. erate lawyers who arc unprepared. MICHAEL TELESCA ROBERT POI IER APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in Rochester, N.Y., in 1929; received law de­ Wilmington, N.C., in 1923; received law de­ gree from University of Buffalo. Surrogate FRANKLIN DUPREE, JR. gree from Duke. Solo practitioner in Char­ judge in Rochester, 1973-82. Partner at CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1979 lotte, 1950-81 (estates and corporate law). Rochester's Lamb, Webster, Walz & Te­ APPOINTEDBYNl.XoNin 1971. Born in Angier, Conservative. lesca, 1957-72 (litigation and municipal law). N .C., in 1913; received law degree from Uni- CONTINUED ON PAGE 42 40 THE AMERICAN LAWYER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 40 cou!Jll!e settlements in 1980-a nonbinding ANN ALDRICH proceeding in which each side is given about APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980 .. Born in Provi­ an hour to present evidence to a six-person dence, R.I., in 1927; received law degrees ju~.;freats lawyers well. from New York University. Professor of en­ vironmental, mass communications, and in­ PAUL BENSON ternational law (and other areas) at Cleve­ JOHN MANOS CHIEF JU[)(iE SINCE l'J7J land State University, 1968-80. APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Cleve­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Ver· Recently presided over the trial of an un­ land in 1922; received law degree from Cleve­ ona, N. Oak., in 1918; received law degree successful libel suit brought against ABC-TV land Marshall College of Law. State court of from George Washington University. Part· by a woman who was accused of granting appeals judge, 1969-76. Ohio common pleas ner at Shaft, Benson, Shaft & McConn in sexual favors to ajudge in Akron, Ohio, in a courtjudge, 1963-69. Grand Forks, N. Oak., 1950-71 (general segment produced for "20/20." · Issued a preliminary injunction blocking practice, including criminal litigation). Attor­ Works long hours but moves docket Mobil's bid for Marathon Oil on antitrust ney general of North Dakota, 1954-55. As­ slowly, some say because of difficulty ruling grounds and twice rejected Mobil's pleas to sistant to North Dakota Senator Milton on evidentiary issues. Sometimes critici+ed reconsider that ruling (1982). Upheld a Young, 1946-49. for voicing personal opinion of a case. "Lib­ Cleveland ordinance outlawing the sale of In 1980 struck down a state statute requir­ eral; has granted numerous habeas corpus drug paraphernalia in 1980 (reversed). ing all public schools in North Dakota to post petitions. A no-nonsense judge who does most of his the Ten Commandments. Presiding over the own research. Once termed a Supreme Court trial of four leaders of Posse Comitatus, a SAM BELL decision, which allowed the state and federal government to try the same individual on •'tax reform'' group charged with murdering APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in two U.S. marshals. Rochester, N.Y., in 1925; received law de­ charges arising from the same incident, an Runs the court with a firm hand. Generally gree from Akron University. State court of "historic pile of rubbish." Tough all-around: conservative, although holds libertarian appeals judge, 1977-82. State court of com· Seldom accepts motions for summary judg­ views on government interference. A moder­ mon pleas judge, 1973-77. Cuyahoga Falls ment and will not allow attorneys to interrupt ate sentencer. municipal judge, 1968-73. Partner at Bell & each other. Often in chambers by 5:30 A.M. McDowall in Cuyahoga Falls, 1965-68 (trial and on Saturdays. practice). RONALD DAVIES Presiding over a $26-million suit challeng­ SENIOR STATUS JOHN POITER ing the bankruptcy filingofD.H. Overmeyer, APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in a trucking and telecasting conglomerate. Toledo, Ohio, in 1918; received law degree BRUCE VAN SICKLE Former president of the Ohio bar associa· from University of Michigan. State court of APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Minot, tion. appeals judge, 1969-82. Partner at Boxell, N. Oak., in 1917; received law degree from Well prepared and moves docket quickly. Bebout, Torbet & Potter in Toledo, 1947-69 University of Minnesota. Partner at Minot's (general practice). Mayor of Toledo, 1961- McGee, Van Sickle, Hankla, Backes & DAVID DOWD, JR. 67. Wheeler, 1947-71 (general practice). Served APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in two terms as North Dakota state representa­ Cleveland in 1929; received law degree from WILLIAM THOMAS tive, 1957-59. University of Michigan. Partner at Black, SENIOR JUOOE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in Easygoing courtroom manner; particu­ McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh in Canton, 1966. Born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1911; re­ larly $ood with juries. Sometimes said to be Ohio, 1981-82 (general litigation). State su­ ceived law degree from Ohio State U niver· indecisive and to get bogged down in the preme court justice, 1980-81. State court of details of a case. sity. Court of common pleas judge for Cuy­ appeals judge, 1975-80. Prosecuting attorney ahoga County and Geauga County, 1953-66. for Stark County, 1961-75. Partner at Cleveland's Harrison, Thomas, Spangenberg & Hull, 1946-50 (trial prac­ GIRARD KALBFLEISCH tice). SENIOR STATUS Trying a consolidated antitrust case brought by dock operators, shipbuilders, and trucking companies alleging that Penn Cen­ ALVIN KRENZLER tral and other railroads conspired to control APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in Chi­ shipments of iron ore in the Great Lakes. ALFRED LAURETA cago in 1921; received law degree from Case Also hearing a suit charging a local real estate APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in Ewa, Western Reserve University. State court of company with using "blockbusting" (urging Hawaii, in 1924; received law degree from appeals judge, 1970-81. Ohio court of com­ a block of residents to sell their homes) and Fordham. Hawaii circuit court judge, 1967- mon pleas judge, 1968-70. other tactics to enforce racial discrimination 78. Director of the Hawaii Department of Presided over the 1982 trial of bankruptcy in Cleveland Heights. Labor and Industrial Relations, 196~7. Ad­ trustee Lewis Zipkin, who was convicted of Very conscientious. Exceedingly fair to ministrative assistant to U.S. Representative embezzlement. both sides. Well versed in securities law. Daniel Inouye, 195~3. Noted for aggressively encouraging settle­ Named best district judge in the Sixth Circuit ments. Sometimes slow to rule but usually by The American Lawyer in 1983. issues scholarly opinions. •Bit• NICHOLAS WALINSKI NORTHERN DISTRICT THOMAS LAMBROS APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1967. Born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1920; received law degree Ashtabula, Ohio, in 1930; received law de· from University of Toledo. Court of common gree from Cleveland Marshall College of pleas judge for Lucas County, 1964-70. FRANKBAmsTI Law. Court of common pleas judge for Toledo municipal court judge, 1958--64. CHIEF JUDIJE SINCE 1969. · Ashtabula County, 1960-67. Partner at Quick to grant motions for extensions and APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in 1961. Born in Ashtabula's Lambros and Lambros, 1952-60 continuances, a practice that draws criticism Youngstown, Ohio, in 1922; received law de· (general practice). from plaintiffs' lawyers. gree from Harvard. Ohio court of common Rejected the United Steelworkers suit to pleas judge, 1958--61. Assistant director of forestall the closure of a U.S. Steel Corpora­ law for the city of Youngstown, 1954-58. tion plant in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1980. In GEORGE WHITE Ruled that Cleveland's desegregation plan 1982 approved the $20-million s.ettlement of a APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Du­ was inadequate in 1976 and ordered the im­ consumer class action charging Fisher Foods quesne, Pa., in 1931; received law degree plementation of a new busing program for the and two other supermarket chains with fixing from Cleveland Marshall College of Law. school system. Has presided over a series of grocery prices in northeastern Ohio-the Court of common pleas judge for Cuyahoga thalidomide cases brought against Dow largest such settlement at that time. County, 1968-80. Solo practitioner in Cleve­ Chemical since 1960, about 12 of which are Known for taking an innovative, though land, 1956-68 (general practice). Cleveland still pending. some say heavyhanded, approach to resolv­ city councilman, 1963-68. Frequently described as aggressively pro­ ing claims. Hired an economic consultant to In 1982 granted writ of habeas corpus to a plaintiff and overbearing. Named worst dis­ help draft the Fisher Foods settlement; part Cuyahoga common pleas judge convicted of tricfjudge in the Eighth Circuit by The Amer­ of the settlement was paid in food certifi­ murdering his wife (reversed by Sixth Cir­ ican Lawyer in 1983. cates. Developed a mini-trial system to en- cuit}.

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• ·.- •· - --•·-• - .....,._.._., ______a-"""•·"-.~. Slow but fair. Encourages settlements. tential constitutional crisis in 1976 by allow­ rock, N. Mex., in 1917; received law degree Said to have had difficulty managing some ing Ohio's electoral college representatives from University of Oklahoma. State district complex cases. to vote for despite his narrow judge, 195~5. State representative, 194~ margin of victory in the state. Rejected Mo­ 53. Attorney for Cotton County, 1946-48. bil's motion to invalidate the friendly merger Liberal. Reputed to be one of the fastest DON YOUNG agreement between Marathon Oil and U.S. SENIOR STATUS federal judges in the region, although many Steel in 1982 (reversed and remanded). say some decisions suffer as a result. Likes to A tough, well-respected jurist who de­ spout homespun homilies from the bench. plores courtroom theatrics and forces attor­ neys to stick to the merits of a case. Insists that lawyers wear jackets and ties and make FRANK SEAY SOUTHERN DISTRICT their arguments standing erect behind a lec­ CHIEF JUDGE OF EASTERN DISTRICT SINCE 1980 tern in front of his bench. Carries a full case­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Shaw­ load despite his 77 years. nce, Okla., in 1938; received law degree from University of Oklahoma. State districtjudge, CARL RUBIN 1~79. Assistant district attorney, 1966- CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1979 DAVID PORTER 68. Attorney for Seminole County, 1963-66. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Cincin­ SENIOR STATUS Presided over the 1980 trial of an antitrust nati, Ohio, in 1920; received law degree from case against Champlin Petroleum in which University of Cincinnati. Partner at Cincin­ King & King Gas and Oil was awarded $2.25 nati's Tyler, Kane & Rubin, 1962-71 (general WALTER RICE million (upheld by Supreme Court). Ruled in practice). Solo practitioner in Cincinnati, APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Pitts­ 1983 that the Muskogee City Pon Authority 1944-62. burgh, Pa., in 1937; received law degree from trespassed on Cherokee lands by building Presiding over more than 300 cases, con­ Columbia. Court of common pleas judge wharves and piers along the Arkansas River solidated for discovery, alleging that Bene­ for Montgomery County, 1971-80. Dayton (on appeal). dectin, a morning-sjckness drug manufac­ municipal court judge, 1969-71. First Conservative. Said to be inflexible about tured by Merrill-Dow Pharmaceuticals, was assistant prosecutor for Montgomery procedural matters. Moves docket quickly. responsible for birth defects. Ruled in 1979 County, 1969. Associate at Dayton's Gallon that Toyota had infringed on a General Mo­ & Miller, 1~9 (civil and criminal trial tors patent for a catalytic converter (af­ work). LUTHER BOHANON firmed). Presiding over the Cincinnati school de­ SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in Considered hardworking and intelligent. segregation case, which is scheduled for trial 1961. Born in Fort Smith, Ark., in 1902; re­ Unconventional-for example, will not hear in January 1984. ceived Jaw degree from University of Okla­ ex parte motions for temporary restraining Patient, even-handed. Sometimes slow. homa. Founding partner of Oklahoma City's orders, only for preliminary injunctions. Bohanon & Barefoot, 1937~1 (general prac­ tice). Oklahoma representative on the Demo­ S. ARTHUR SPIEGEL cratic national platform committee, 1940. ROBERT DUNCAN APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Cin­ Sits in all districts. Ruled that the Okla­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in Ur­ cinnati, Ohio, in 1920; received law degree homa City school system would have to de­ bana, Ohio, in 1927; received law degree from Harvard. Partner at Cincinnati's segregate and, until 1977, monitored the im­ from Ohio State University. Judge on U.S. Cohen, Todd, Kite & Spiegel, 1960-80 plementation of a controversial busing plan Court of Military Appeals, 1971-74. State (plaintiffs' litigation). (for which he was hung in effigy). Also or­ supreme court JUstice, 1969-71. Franklin Presiding over the consolidated swine-flu dered major improvements in the state peni­ County municipal court judge, 1966-69. inoculation cases filed against the govern­ tentiary system in 1972 and now oversees In 1977 found the Columbus school board ment by individuals alleging they suffered prison conditions. In 1975 enjoined the FDA liable for segregation in the city's schools and severe side effects from the government-ad­ from preventing people from bringing Lae­ subsequently ordered the implementation of ministered vaccine. trile into the country if they had affidavits a desegregation plan (affirmed by Supreme from their doctors (reversed in 1983). Court). Oklahoma's most liberal judge. Known for impartiality and pleasant court­ room style. THOMAS BRETT APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Okla­ TIMOTHY HOGAN homa City in 1931; received law degree from SENIOR STATUS University of Oklahoma. Partner at Tulsa's •Jn states where a number of judges sit in Jones, Givens, Gotcher, Doyle & Bogan, more than one district, the districts are not 1970-79 (general practice, including medical JOHN HOLSCHUH separated; where each judge sits is indicated malpractice defense and product liability APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Iron­ in each entry. work). ton, Ohio, in 1926; received law degree from Sits in the Northern District. Presiding University of Cincinnati. Partner at Colum­ over about 30 asbestos-related cases filed bus's Alexander, Ebinger, Holschuh, Fisher against Manville Corporation and other as­ & McAlister, 1954-80 (plaintiffs' personal in­ H. DALE COOK CHIEF JUDGE OF NORTHERN DISTRICT SINCE 1979 bestos manufacturers. jury, COTJ>

JULY/AUGUST 1983 43 planations of all decisions and, as a result, is somewhat slow. Named best districtjudge in O'regon, 1973-77. Partner at Collins, Red­ the Tenth Circuit by The American Lawyer in den, Ferris & Velure in Medford, Oreg., 1980. 1957-73 (general practice). ..Fined Louisiana-Pacific Corporation $4 JAMES BURNS million in 1983 for failing to comply with a JAMES ELLISON CHIEF JUDGE SINCE IW9 court order to divest itself of a subsidiary. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in St. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in Port­ Pleasant courtroom manner. Frequently Louis in 1929; received Jaw degree from Uni­ land in 1924; received law degree from Loy­ slow to rule on discovery and pre-trial mo­ versity of Oklahoma. Founding partner of ola University (Chicago). State circuit court tions. Rarely issues decisions from the Tulsa's Boone, Ellison & Smith, 1955-79 judge, 196

·• -~ ...... --- --· .,_ .. - -:-- ••· • • -:r . vision judge on Dauphin County court of delphia in 1914; received law degree from common pleas, 1958-70. Solicitor for Dau­ University of Pennsylvania. Lieutenant gov­ CLIFFORD GREEN phin County, 1950-57. ernor of Pennsylvania, 1967-71. Partner at . APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Phila­ Presided over the 1972 trial of the Harris­ Philadelphia's Broderick, Schubert & Fitz­ delphia in 1923; received Jaw degree from burg Seven, a group that included Father patrick, 1938-71 (general litigation). Temple University. State court of common Philip Berrigan. Berrigan was convicted of Ruled in 1982 that Texaco was entitled to pleasjudge, 1964-71. Assistant deputy state conspiring to kidnap former secretary of collect a 3 percent processing fee for crcdit­ attorney general, 1964. state and to destroy the un­ card sales from gas retailers (affirmed). In Since 1973 has presided over Bolden v. derground heating system in Washington, 1977 ordered the closing ofa state-run school Pennsylvania State Police, a complex dis­ D.C. for the mentally retarded on the ground that crimination case in which black troopers al­ Conservative. Sometimes slow to rule. the school violated the students' right not to lege they have been denied equal promotions. be segregated from the community (affirmed Strong civil rights advocate. Gets gener­ by Third Circuit but reversed and remanded ally good marks for intelligence and fairness. MALCOLM MUIR by the Supreme Court). In 1976 ordered the APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Engle­ completion of a controversial low-income­ wood, N.J., in 1914; received law degree JOHN HANNUM housing project (affirmed). APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1969. Born in Ches­ from Harvard. Solo practitioner in Williams­ Exceptionally fair and hardworking. Rec­ port, Pa., 1968-70 (federal estate taxation). ter, Pa., in 1915; received Jaw degree from ord on the bench has surprised many local Dickinson University. State superior court Partner at Furst, McCormick, Muir & Lynn attorneys who considered his appointment in Williamsport, 1949-68. judge, 1968-69. Partner at Pepper, Hamilton only a reward for loyal service to the state & Scheetz in Philadelphia, 1955-68 (personal Known for demanding complicated, ardu­ Republican party. ous pre-trial work from lawyers. Once over injury, product liability, and commercial liti­ that hurdle, however, said to run fair, effi­ gation, defense). cient trials. mWARDCAHN Reversed on a 1975 bribery case, U.S. v. APPOINTED BY FORD in 1975. Born in Allen­ Segal, because he allowed the U.S. attorney town, Pa., in 1933; received law degree from to use tapes and transcripts of the alleged SYLVIA RAMBO Yale. Partner at Allentown's Cahn & Ro­ bribery attempt during direct examination APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Roy­ berts, 1971-75 (construction litigation). but refused to allow defense counsel to do the ers Ford, Pa., in 1936; received law degree Part of the three-judge panel that declared same during cross-examination. Also re­ from Dickinson University. Cumberland the federal draft unconstitutional in 1980 (re­ versed in a 1978 mail fraud case, U.S. v. County court of common pleas judge, 1976- versed by Supreme Court). Anton, in which he instructed the jury that 78. Solo general practitioner in Carlisle, Pa., Moderate Republican. Pragmatic and said the defendants were ''devoid of credibility,'' 1963-76 and 1978-79. to be willing to grapple with unfamiliar issues while saying that the accusers, a group of Presiding over most personal injury claims and areas of Jaw. Genial temperament. Roman Catholic priests, were honest men. In and all damage class actions resulting from 1982 ordered several former franchises of the the 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips restaurant nuclear-power facility. Administering the JOHN DAVIS chain to pay $3.97 million in franchise fees $25-milhon settlement of the wage, evacua­ SENIOR STATUS and trademark infringement penalties. tion, property damage, and business-loss Said to have improved since named worst class actions reached in 1981. Presided over J. WILLIAM DITTER, JR. district judge in the Third Circuit by The the 1980 jury trial in which several organized American Lawyer in 1980. But still consid­ crime figures, trainers, and jockeys were APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Phila­ ered by many to be unsuited to the bench. found guilty of accepting bribes to fix horse delphia in 1921; received law degree from races at the Pocono Downs track. University of Pennsylvania. State court of Has a reputation as a hard worker, but is common pleasjudge, 1964-70. District attor­ DANIEL HUYrn, Ill cautious and sometimes slow. ney for Montgomery County, 1956-60. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Read­ Ruled in 1980 that the federal government ing in 1921; received Jaw degree from Uni­ lacked standing to bring a suit charging the versity of Pennsylvania. General practitioner city of Philadelphia with condoning police in Berks County, Pa., 1949-70. City solicitor brutality (affirmed). for Reading, 1952-56. Conservative. Lets lawyers try their cases Impatient with youn~er lawyers. Pushes with a minimum of interference. Mild-man­ hard for settlements. Said to be pro-prosecu­ nered. tion by criminal defense attorneys. ALFRED LUONGO JOHN FUUAM JOSEPH LORD, Ill CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1982 APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in Gar­ SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in 1961. Born in denville, Pa., in 1921; received law degree 1961. Born in Philadelphia in 1912; received Philadelphia in 1920; received Jaw degree from Harvard. Bucks County court of com­ law degree from University of Pennsylvania. from University of Pennsylvania. Partner at mon pleas judge, 1960-66. Partner at East­ Partner at Philadelphia's Richter, Lord & Philadelphia's Blank, Rome, Comisky & Mc­ burn, Begely & Fullam in Bristol, Pa., from Levy, 1946-61 (general practice, including Cauley, 1953-61 (general practice). early 1950s to 1960 (general practice). plaintiffs' personal injury work). Intelligent and evenhanded. Runs a tight Won praise for handling the complex Penn Member of three-judge panel that decided courtroom. Said to have a mean streak which Central litigation that dragged on during most in 1980 that the Selective Service Act was sometimes surfaces when lawyers arc unpre­ of the 1970s. Overturned the Abscam convic­ unconstitutional because it excluded women pared. tion of two Philadelphia politicians, George (reversed). In 1981 ruled that Reagan Admin· Schwartz and Harry Janotti, in 1982 (re­ istration regulations reducing welfare bene­ LOUIS BECHrLE versed). fits to families were invalid (reversed). Known for sharp tongue and literate opin­ Headed a three-judge panel in 1972 that APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in Phila­ ions. Patrician courtroom style. Considered delphia in 1927; received Jaw degree from struck down a Pennsylvania law providing one of the smartest judges in the Eastern tuition tax credits to parents sending their Temple University. U.S. attorney for the District. Named best district judge in the Eastern District, 1969-72. Partner at Wisler, children to private schools (affirmed by Su­ Third Circuit by The American Lawyer in preme Court). Pearlstine, Talone & Gerber in Norristown, 1983. Pa., 1959-69 (general corporate i_>ractice). Liberal. Chiefjudge of the Eastern District Held the state of Pennsylvania m civil con­ from 1971 to 1982. Considered intelligent and tempt in 1982 for not putting an auto-inspec­ JAMES GILES evenhanded. tion program into effect. In 1980 dismissed AProlNTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in part of a lawsuit by the city of Philadelphia Charlottesville, Va., in 1943; received law JOSEPH McGLYNN, JR. that contended that the U.S. Census Bureau degree from Yale. Partner at Philadelphia's APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in Phila­ had misreported the city's population count Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, 1969-79 (man­ delphia in 1925; received law degree from by using arbitrary methods in black neigh­ agement labor Jaw). Uruversity of Pennsylvania. State court of borhoods. From 1981 to 1982 presided over a trial in common picas judge, 1968-74. Philadelphia Known for quick decisions and totigh which seven reputed organized crime figures County court judge, 196~. criminal sentences. Conducts efficient trials. in Pennsylvania and New Jersey were con­ In 1982 slashed plaintiffs' attorneys fees victed of racketeering. All the convictions sought in the Fine Paper antitrust litigation were upheld. from $21 million to $4.3 million. RAYMOND BRODERICK Lack of experience said to show, but con­ Said to sometimes have difficulty follow­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Phila- sidered promising. ing complex legal arguments.

JULY/AUGUST 1983 45 tURENCE NEWCOMER RABE MARSH APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in Mount SENIOR STATUS Joy, Pa., in 1923; received law degree from Dickinson University. District attorney for Lancaster, Pa., 1968-72. First assistant dis­ BARRON McCUNE trict attorney and assistant district attorney, APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in West 1960-68. HUBERT TEITELBAUM Newton, Pa., in 1915; received law degree In 1982 denied Apple Computer's motion CHIEF JUDGt SINCE 1982 from University of Pennsylvania. Washing­ for a preliminary injunction against Franklin APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Pitts­ ton County court of common pleas judge, Computer Corporation in a patent and copy­ burgh in 1915; received law degree from Uni­ 1964-71. Partner at McCune & Greenlee in right infringement case. versity of Pittsburgh. Partner at Pittsburgh's­ Washington, Pa., 1939-64 (general practice). Good judicial temperament. Moderate. Morris, Safier & Teitelbaum, 1961-71 (gen­ Old-school conservative. eral practice, including tax work). U.S. attor­ ney for the Western District, 1958-61. First LOUIS POLLAK assistant U.S. attorney, 1955-58. GLENN MENCER APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in New Hardworking and intelligent, but de­ APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in York City in 1922; received law degree from scribed by many as overbearing. Smethport, Pa., in 1925; received law degree Yale. Taught constitutional law at University from University of Michigan. Judge on com­ of Pennsylvania (1974-78), and was dean of monwealth court of Pennsylvania, 1970-82. the law school (1975-78). Taught constitu­ ALAN BLOCH Presiding judge, McKean County court of tional law at Yale (1955-74) and was dean of APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Pitts­ common pleas, 1964-70. McKean County the law school (1965-70). burgh in 1932; received law degree from Uni­ district attorney, 1956-64. Solo practitioner Said to be a brilliant legal scholar who versity of Pittsburgh. Solo general practi­ in Eldred, Pa., 1953-64 (general practice). sometimes introduces and belabors arcane tioner in Pittsburgh, 1976-79. Partner at points of law. Considerate courtroom man­ Pittsburgh's Flaherty & Bloch, 1969-75 (gen­ ner. eral practice). Also a partner at Pittsburgh's LOUIS ROSENBERG Wirtzman, Sikov & Love, 1964-69. SENIOR STATUS NORMA SHAPIRO Held in 1980 that the federal age-discrimi­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in Phila- nation law superseded a Pennsylvania stat­ PAUL SIMMONS . delphia in 1928; received law degree from ute requiring fire departments in cities with a APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in University of Pennsylvania. Partner at Phila­ specified population to lay off the oldest and Monongahela, Pa., in 1921; received law de­ delphia's Dechert, Price & Rhoads, 1973-78 longest-employed fireman first when making gree from Harvard. Washington County (securities litigation). economy cuts. (The Supreme Court upheld a court of common pleas judge, 1973-78. Part­ In 1981 denied the government's motion to similar decision.) In 1981 approved a ner at Monongahela's Hormel, Tempest, dismiss a suit filed by Howard Hinkie, charg­ $305,000 settlement of a suit brought by 250 Simmons, Bigi & Melenyzer, 1958-73 (gen­ ing that his two sons suffered birth defects female employees, alleging that certain pro­ eral litigation). because he was exposed to radiation during visions of Westinghouse's maternity-leave Hardworking and courteous; often criti­ atomic-bomb tests in Nevada in 1955. policy were discriminatory. cized for making snap decisions. Liberal. Gets mixed reviews: Some say she is in­ Liberal. Intelligent and hardworking. tensely involved in cases while others com­ plain about bluntness and rudeness. Slow to GERALD WEBER make decisions. MAURICE COHILL, JR. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1964. Born in Erie, APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Pitts­ Pa., in 1914; received law degree from Uni­ burgh in 1929; received law degree from Uni­ versity of Pennsylvania. Partner at Erie's E. MAC TROUTMAN versity of Pittsburgh. Allegheny County Weber, Pearson & McLaughlin, 1957-64 SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in court of common pleas judge, 1969-76. Alle­ (municipal law). Also a partner at Eric's 1967. Born in Greenwood Township, Pa., in gheny County family division judge, 1965- Blass, Weber & Platt, 1940-57. 1915; received law degree from Dickinson 69. Associate at Pittsburgh's Kirkpatrick, Presided over the decade-long desegrega­ University. Partner at Troutman & Zimmer­ Lockhart, Johnson & Hutchinson, 1957-65 tion case involving five school districts in man in Pottsville, Pa., 1937-67 (general de­ (general practice). Allegheny County, and is monitoring the im­ fense litigation). Ruled in favor of Allegheny General Hos­ plementation of modifications in the busing Credited with good common sense, but pital in a 1982 antitrust suit brought by a plan he ordered in 1981. Stepped down as sometimes slow to rule. doctor who was denied staff privileges (af­ chief judge of the Western District in 1982, firmed). Dismissed a lawsuit brought in 1981 after six years. by the Western Australia Conservation DONALD VANARTSDALEN Council seeking to halt bauxite mining in that APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in area by Alcoa and Reynolds subsidiaries. JOSEPH WILLSON Doylestown, Pa., in 1919; received law de­ Intelligent and conscientious. SENIOR STATUS gree from University of Pennsylvania. Part­ ner at Doylestown's VanArtsdalen, Pratt & Gathright, 1958-70 (general practice, includ­ GUSTAVE DIAMOND DONALD ZIEGLER ing criminal and insurance defense litiga­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in Pitts­ tion). District attorney for Bucks County, Burgettstown, Pa., in 1928; received law de­ burgh in 1936; received law degree from 1954-58. gree from Duquesne University. Solo practi­ Georgetown. Allegheny County court of During the major-league baseball strike of tioner in Washington, Pa., 1975-78 (general common pleas judge, 1974-78. Partner at 1981, dissolved a temporary restraining or­ trial practice). Partner at Pittsburgh's Pittsburgh's Catalano & Ziegler, 1969-73 der issued by the state court and ordered Cooper, Schwartz, Diamond & Reich, 1969- (plaintiffs' civil litigation). Lloyd's of London to resume strike-insur­ 75. U.S. attorney for the Western District, Upheld a state court ruling that the Fifth ance payments to club owners. 1963-69. First assistant U.S. attorney, 1961- Amendment rights of John Yount, a Clear­ 62. field County high school teacher convicted of Gets high marks for intelligence and judi­ murdering one of his pupils, had not been CHARLES WEINER cial temperament. Hard worker. violated by pre-trial publicity (reversed by APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1967. Born in Phil­ the Third Circuit in 1983). adelphia in 1922; received law degree from Considered a comer on the federal bench. Temple University. State senator, 1953-67. EDWARD DUMBAULD Intelligent and treats lawyers with respect. Assistant district attorney for Philadelphia SENIOR STATUS Also has a reputation for innovative sentenc­ County, 1952-53. ing, such as imposing public service on crimi­ In 1982 ordered the Pennsylvania Depart­ nal offenders. ment of Public Welfare to resume paying sup­ CAROL MANSMANN plemental federal welfare benefits to 18,000 APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Pitts­ low-income families (affirmed). In 1979 dis­ burgh in 1942; received law degree from Du­ missed a sui\ seeking to force President quesne University. Special assistant state at­ - PUERTO RICO · Carter to issue a public statement warning of torney general, 1974-82. Associate professor possible health danger from radiation at of employment discrimination law at Du­ Three Mile Island. (The suit was reinstated quesne University, 1974-82. Chief appellate JUAN TORRUELLA by the Third Circuit in 1980.) attorney, -Allegheny County district attor­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 191!2 Said to push hard for settlements. ney's office, 1968--73. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in San 41 THE AMERICAN LAWYER Juan in 1933; received law degree from Bos­ ing one with federal district judge Juan Tor­ Not always well prepared. ton University. Formerly a partner of federal ruella. district judge Jaime Pieras, Jr., in the San Reputed to press hard for settlements. Juan management labor firm ofTorruella & · ·G. ROSS ANDERSON, JR. Pieras. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in An­ In 1981 declared ballots invalid where derson, S.C., in 1929; received law degree votes were marked incorrectly (reversed). from University of South Carolina. Partner Criticized for inflammatory handling of the at Anderson & Epps in Anderson, S.C .. 1979 trial of the Vieques 21, who protested 1954-80 (plaintiffs' tort and criminal defense the navy's use of a Puerto Rican island, litigation). State representative, 1955-56. Vieques, for combat training. Has repeatedly FRANCIS BOYLE Tends to favor plaintiffs in negligence and refused to recuse himself, even for seemingly CHIEF JUDGE SINCE'/982 personal injury actions. Said to run court obvious conflicts. In a 1979 case involving with an iron hand. his brother's law firm, Torruella stepped APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1977. Born in Provi­ down only after the trial had been completed dence in 1927; received law degree from Bos­ and five recusal motions had been filed. ton College. Cofounder and partner of Named worst district judge in the First Moore, Virgadamo, Boyle & Lynch in New­ SOLOMON BLAIT, JR. Circuit by The American Lawyer in 1980. port, R.I., 1961-77 (corporate litigation, APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Sum­ some trusts and estates). ler, S.C., in 1921; received law degree from Found the East Providence fire depart­ University of South Carolina. Partner at RAYMOND ACOSTA ment guilty of race discrimination, and in Blatt & Fales in Barnwell, S.C., 1946-71 APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in New 1980 ordered the implementation of an af­ (plaintiffs' and general litigation). York City in 1925; received law degree from firmative action plan (upheld). In 1979 allowed for punitive damages in a Rutgers University. U.S. attorney for Puerto Strict and demanding. Likes to move first-party suit charging State Farm Insur­ Rico, 1980-82. Vice-president in charge of docket quickly; does not tolerate rambling ance with failing to compensate a policy the trust department at Banco Popular de arguments or cross-examinations. Judicial holder; the ruling expanded the situations in Puerto Rico, 1978-80. conservative, but often rules on the liberal which punitive damages can be collected in Hearing a bench trial of a !5-million con­ side of First Amendment issues. breach of contract cases. tract dispute between a contractor and the Said to be very plaintiff-oriented. (His sewer and aqueduct authority of Puerto former firm has become one of the largest Rico. RAYMOND PETIINE personal injury firms in the state.) Mild-man­ Courteous and patient. SENIOR JuIXlE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in nered and pleasant. Has a reputation for lak· 1966. Born in Providence in 1912; received ing chances in new areas of the law, espe­ law degrees from Boston University. U.S. cially in consumer actions. CARMEN CEREZO attorney for Rhode Island, 1961-66. Assist­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in San ant state attorney general, 1948-61. Solo Juan in 1940; received law degree from Uni­ practitioner in Providence, 1946-48 (general versity of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico superior practice). CLYDE HAMILTON court judge. 1972-80. Held in 1982 that a city-funded Nativity APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Edge­ Regarded as the best federal judge in scene in Providence violated the separation field, S.C., in 1934; received law degree from Puerto Rico. Known for solid legal scholar­ of church and state (affirmed by First Circuit George Washington University. Partner at ship and even-tempered approach. Doesn't and on appeal to Supreme Court). In another Butler, Means, Evins & Browne in Spartan­ rush cases. unpopular ruling, found that conditions at burg, S.C., 1963-81 (general practice). Rhode Island's state prison constituted cruel Very conscientious. Tends to be strict on and unusual punishment, appointed a special procedural matters. GILBERTO GIERBOLINl-ORTIZ master, and ordered the implementation of a APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in plan modifying those conditions (1977). Coamo, P.R., in 1926; received law degree Stepped down as chief judge in 1982 after 11 FALCON HAWKINS from University of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico years. On senior status with a full caseload. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in superior courtjudge, 1966-69. Partner at San Still one of the most productive judges in Charleston, S.C., in 1927; received law de­ Juan's Nido, Berrios, Menendez & Gierbo­ the region; willing to sit in court on almost gree from University of South Carolina. Part­ lini, 1975-80 (general corporate). any day-including New Year's. Liberal, ner at Charleston's Hawkins & Morris, Ruled in a precedent-setting case in 1982 scholarly, and slow to anger. 1963-79 (real estate and corporate law). that the FDIC could acquire the assets of a Rejected a challenge by a group of preser­ Puerto Rican bank and that secret agree­ vationists seeking to block the construction ments made before the purchase were not BRUCESELYA ofa civic center in Charleston (1980). enforceable against the FDIC (affirmed). APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Prov­ Courteous and straightforward. Tried nu­ Drafts sound, well-written opinions. idence in 1934; received law degree from merous drug cases and has imposed stiff sen­ Harvard. Cofounder of Providence's Selya tences in most of them. and Iannuccillo, 1974-82 (litigation, corpo­ JUAN PEREZ-GIMENEZ rate, and real estate). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Rio Ordered modification of the state police ROBERT HEMPHIU . Piedras, P.R., in 1941; received law degree academy's physical training program, on the SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in from University of Puerto Rico and M.B.A. ground that it discriminated against women 1964. Born in Chester, S.C., in 1915; re­ from George Washington University. U.S. (1983). ceived law degree from University of South magistrate for Puerto Rico, 1975-79. Assist­ Efficient case manager. Enjoys drafting Carolina. Partner at Chester's Hemphill & ant U.S. attorney, 1971-7,5. Litigation part­ humorous opinions-organized a recent mu­ Hemphill, 1938-64 (civil and criminal trial ner at San Juan's Goldman &·Antonetti, sic copyright decision in overture and move­ practice). Prosecutor for the state's sixth ju­ 1968-71. Republican. ments. dicial circuit, 1951-56. Ordered plaintiffs and their lawyers to pay $! million in attorneys' fees to Governor In a multidistrict antitrust action against Carlos Romero following an unsuccessful Milliken Research Company, refused to re­ suit charging the governor with complicity in cuse himself at the request of New York -~~·SOUTH CAROLINA '7 City's Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Gar­ the slaying of two political activists (1983). rison, writing in a 30-page opinion that a Ruled in favor of a prisoners' class action in court should not allow itself to be coerced by 1980 and ordered emergency relief, including a powerful law firm (1975). improved medical and psychiatric care. CHARLES SIMONS, JR. Known for conservative views and cantan­ Well-prepared but sometimes criticized CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1980 kerous courtroom manner. for moving cases too quickly. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1964. Born in Johnston, S.C., in 1916; received law degree JAIME PIERAS, JR. from University of South Carolina. Partner C. WESTON HOUCK at Lybrand, Simons and Rich in Aiken, S.C., BY APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in San APPOINTED CARTER in 1979. Born in Flor­ 1939-64 (general practice). State representa­ ence, S.C., in 1933; received law degree from Juan in 1924; received law degree from tive, 1942, 1947-48, and 1960-64: Georgetown. Republican national commit­ University of South Carolina. Partner at In a 1981 bench trial, convicted State Sena­ Houck & Clark in Florence, S.C., 1970-79 teeman from Puerto Rico, 1968-80. Former tor Eugene Carmichael of vote buying and management labor and personal injury law­ (general practice). obstruction of justice. Quick to rule and moves docket quickly, yer in a number of small partnerships, includ- Conservative. Gruff courtroom manner. but said to be overbearing.

JULY/AUGUST 1983 47 J. ROBERT MARTIN, JR. 1951-54. Davison County state's attorney, 1963-71. Solo practitioner in Tullahoma, l946-50. 195~3. SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY KENNEDY in In 1974 dismissed charges against leaders Ordered the implementation of a busing 1961. Born in Greenville, S.C., in 1909; re­ of the American Indian Movement stemming plan··co integrate the Nashville schools in ceived law degree from Washington and Lee from the 1973 siege at Wounded Knee. Based 1980 (reversed and remanded). In 1983 ap­ University. State circuit court judge, 1943- the dismissal on prosecutorial misconduct proved a settlement in which all parties 61. and accused the FBI of stooping to ''a new agreed to a modified busing plan. Presided over the 1976jury trial in which low" for giving false testimony at the trial Insists on detailed pre-trial motions and nine of the seventeen members of the Daw­ (affirmed). encourages settlements. Gracious and re­ son Gang were convicted of committing a Pleasant courtroom manner and gets along laxed courtroom style. Ran unsuccessfully series of bank robberies over a four-year per­ well with attorneys. Liberal. for governor in 1974. iod. All nine convictions were upheld on ap- peal. · Has a reputation as a very tough judge. DONALD PORTER APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Madi­ son, S. Dak., in 1921; received law degree MAlTHEW PERRY, JR. from University of South Dakota. State su­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Co­ preme courtjudge, 1976-79. Partner at May, lumbia, S.C., in 1921; received law degree Porter, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson in from South Carolina State College. U.S. Pierre, 1959-76 (insurance defense). Brule Court of Military Appeals judge, 1976-79. County state's attorney, l948-52 and 1957- ROBERT TAYLOR Partner at Jenkins, Perry & Pride in Colum­ 59. State representative, 1955-57. CHIEF JUDGE FROM 1%/~9. AND SINCE 1982 bia, 1961-75 (general practice). In 1980 held that the federal government APPOINTED BY TRUMAN in 1950. Born in Em­ Only judge in the country to grant an in­ could withhold 10 percent of South Dakota's breeville, Tenn., in 1899; received law de­ junction to prevent Agriculture Secretary federal highway funds because of the state's gree from Yale. Partner at Cox, Taylor, John Block from implementing his decision failure to comply with the Highway Beautifi­ Epps, Miller & Wilson in Johnson City, to tax milk sales (1983). The first and only cation Act (affirmed). In 1981 ruled th:it it Tenn., 1924-49 (general practice). black federal district judge appointed in was permissible for the Unification Church In 1977 rejected demands by environmen­ South Carolina. (the Moonies) to operate in South Dakota. tal groups to require the Tennessee Valley Gentlemanly courtroom manner. Astute Scholarly. A stickler for promptness, Authority to file an environmental impact and accommodating but sometimes slow to though he 1s occasionally late for court. statement for every strip-mining lease it is­ rule. Liberal. sued. In 1976 ruled that construction on the $116-million Tellico Dam was too far along to be halted, in spite of the threat it posed to the WILLIAM WILKINS, JR. survival of the near-extinct snail darter. (The APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in An­ Sixth Circuit's reversal of this decision was derson County, S.C., in 1942; received law upheld by the Supreme Court.) Appointed by degree from University of South Carolina. the Supreme Court to preside over the trial in Prosecutor for the state's sixth judicial cir­ which former Seventh Circuit Court of Ap­ cuit, 1974-82. Law instructor at U.S. Mili­ L CLURE MORTON peals judge and two-term Illinois Governor tary Police School, 1974-82. CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1977 Otto Kerner was convicted of bribery, in­ Recently a warded the plaintiff in a medical come tax evasion, mail fraud, and perjury. malpractice suit $2 million in damages--0ne APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Knox­ ville, Tenn., in 1916; received law degree Famous for irascible, and some say unrea­ of the largest such awards ever handed down sonable, courtroom manner. in South Carolina. from University of Tennessee. Partner at Well prepared and writes thoughtful opin­ Morton, Lewis & King in Knoxville, 1960-70 ions. Moves cases quickly. Said to give each (general litigation). Partner at Privette & side a fair hearing. Morton in Knoxville, 1947-59. FBI agent, C.G. NEESE 1941-45. Cofounder of the Volunteer State SENIOR STATUS Bank of Tennessee, 1964. Struck down a Tennessee law in 1982 that set aside a mo.ment of silent prayer in the schools. (There has been no appeal, but the state legislature has since passed a statute requiring a moment of silence in the schools.) ANDREW BOGUE In 1974 approved a school desegregation plan CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1980 for Davidson County which called for busing APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in school children over 30 miles each way. (The Yankton, S. Dale:., in 1919; received law de­ plan was upheld by the Sixth Circuit and the ROBERT McRAE, JR. gree from University of South Dalc:ota. State Supreme Court.) CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1979 court judge, 1967-70. Turner County state's Strictly enforces local court rules, particu­ APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1966. Born in attorney, 1952-54. larly with regard to expert witnesses, who Memphis, in 1921; received law degree from Known as hardworking and courteous. must submit a precise text of what they will University of Virginia. Shelby County circuit Conservative. say before testifying in court. Has fined at­ court judge, 1964-66. Partner at Larkey, torneys for being late. Dudley, Blanchard & McRae in Memphis, 1959-64 (general litigation). JOHN JONES One of the first federal judges in the nation APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in JOHN NIXON to order the implementation of a busing plan, Mitchell, S. Dale:., in 1927; received law de­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in New in a case involving the Memphis school sys­ gree from University of South Dalc:ota. State Orleans in 1933; received law degree from tem in 1972. In 1983 struck down a Memphis circuitcourtjudge, 1967-81. PartneratJones Vanderbilt University. General sessions ordinance banning topless dancers. Presided & McKeever in Presho, S. Dale:., 1953-67 judge for the Tenth Judicial Circuit, 1978-80. over a suit charging the Memphis fire depart­ (general practice). Lyman County judge, State circuit court judge, 1977-78. Attorney ment with discriminating against blacks m its 1953-56. Served two terms as state repre­ for the state comptroller, 1971-76. Trial law­ hiring policies. After the case was settled in sentative, 1956-60. yer with the Justice Department's civil rights 1980, prevented the fire department from lay. Praised for decreasing the district's case division, 1964-69. ing off blacks during the fiscal crisis of 1981. backlog. Also known for terse and well-writ­ Considered conscientious and patient but Good understanding of complex legal ar­ ten opinions. sometimes slow to rule. guments. Sometimes slow. Known for stiff criminal sentences. FRED NICHOL THOMAS WISEMAN, JR. SENIOR JUOOE. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in Tulla­ ODELL HORTON 1965. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1912; re­ homa, Tenn., in 1930; received law degree APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Boli­ ceived law degree from University of South from Vanderbilt University. Partner at var, Tenn., in 1929; received law degree from Dakota. State circuit court judge, 1959-65. Chambers & Wiseman in Nashville, 1974-78 Howard University. Federal bankruptcy Partner at Hitchcock, Nichol & Lasegard in (administrative and governmental law). State judge, 1976-80. Director of Memphis Com­ Mitchell, S. Oak., 1953-59 (litigation). As­ treasurer, 1971-74. Founding partner of munity Health Services, 1974-76. President sistant U.S. attorney for South Dakota, Haynes, Wiseman & Hull in Tullahoma, of LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis,

41 THE AMERICAN LAWYER 1970-74. Shelby County criminal court judge, 1969-70. raine, Tex., in 1918; received law degree Presiding over a case brought by residents from University of Texas. U.S. attorney for NORMAN BLACK of Hardeman County charging the Velsicol the Northern District, 1%8-72. Partner at . APPOINTEDBYCARTERin 1'979. Born in Hous­ Chemical Corporation with hazardous Mahon, Pope & Glandon in Abilene, Tex. ton, in 1931; received law degree from Uni· dumping practices. 1964-68. State district judge, 1948-60. ' versity ofTexas. Federal magistrate in Hous­ Known as a very patient judge with a The Fifth Circuit upheld Mahon's 1982 rul- ton, 1976-79. Founding partner of Houston's pleasant demeanor. ing that the bankruptcy laws under which Black, Hebinck, Hargrove and Clark, 1960- Braniff was operating were constitutional, 76 (general ci vii practice). but overturned his 1983 approval of Braniff's Patient, fair, and courteous. proposed reorganization through the forma­ tion of a joint venture with Pacific Southwest Airlines. CARL BUE, JR. Said to have had trouble understanding APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Chi­ some complex civil cases. Sometimes dis- cago in 1922; received law degree from Uni­ courteous but not abusive. · versity of Texas. Partner at Houston's Roy­ HALBERT WOODWARD ston, Rayzor & Cook, 1958-70 (admiralty). CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1977 Brilliant legal scholar but sometimes slow ROBERT PORTER to rule. Well prepared. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1968. Born in APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in Mon­ Coleman, Tex., 1918; received Jaw degree mouth, Ill., in 1926; received law degree from from University of Texas. Partner at Cole­ University of Michigan. Partner at Dallas's GEORGE CIRE man's Johnson & Woodward, 1961-68 (gen­ Thompson, Coe, Cousins, Irons & Porter, APPOtNTEDBYCARTERin 1979. Born in Hous­ eral practice). 1959-74 (insurance defense). ton in 1922; received law degree from Uni­ Ruled in 1983 that Lubbock's system of Moves cases slowly; civil cases often don't versity of Texas. State civil court of appeals electing city council members on an at-large get set for trial for more than three years. judge, 1976-79. State district court judge, basis, rather than by district, violated the Conservative. 1~76. Partner at Houston's Cire & Jamil, Votings Rights Act by diluting the minority 1956-64 (plaintiffs' litigation). vote (on appeal). Rarely says anything without a court re­ Conscientious, courteous, and attentive. MARY LOU ROBINSON porter present. Keeps docket moving. Fair. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in DAVID BELEW, JR. Dodge City, Kans., in 1926; received law OWEN COX degree from University of Texas. Chiefjudge SENIOR STATUS APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Fort of state court of appeals, 1978-79. Associate Worth in 1920; received law degree from judge on state court of appeals, 1973-78. University of Texas. Partner at Cantey, State district court judge, 1960-72. JAMES DEANDA Hanger, Gooch, Cravens & Munn in Fort . Well prepared and fair. Improved greatly APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Hous­ Worth, 1952-79 (civil litigation). m the last few years. Said to do little pre-trial preparation. Rules ton. in 1925; received law degree from Uni­ slowly on civil cases. Conservative on civil versity ofTexas. Partner at Flores, Sanchez, rights issues. BAREFOOT SANDERS DeAnda & Vidaurri in McAllen, Tex., 1974- 7~ (plaintiffs' litigation and civil rights). Also APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Dallas with Edwards & DeAnda in Corpus Christi, JERRY BUCHMEYER in 1925; received law degree from University 1%2-74. of Texas. Partner at Dallas's Clark, West, APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Over­ _Pr~side? over the narcotics conspiracy Keller, Butter & Ellis, I %9-79 (general prac­ tnal m which three members of the notorious ton, Tex., in 1933; received law degree from tice). Legislative counsel to Lyndon John­ University of Texas. Partner at Dallas's Montemayor family of Mexico were found son, 1967-

1ULY/AUGUST 1983 49 Struck down portions of the Texas invol· untary-commitment statute that allowed people to be committed to mental institutions and held for up to 14 days without a hearing (1982). In a case involving illegal aliens, ruled in 1979 that school districts do not have to provide free public education to children liv­ WILLIAM JUSTICE WIUIAM SESSIONS ing apart from their parents or guardians in CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1980 order to attend the schools of a particular CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1980 district (affirmed by Supreme Court). APPOINTIIDBY JOHNSON in 1968. Born in Ath· APPOINTED BY FORD in 1974. Born in Fort Moves docket quickly. Good courtroom ens, Tex., in 1920; received law degree from Smith, Ark., in 1930; received law degree demeanor. University of Texas. U.S. attorney for the from Baylor University. U.S. attorney for Eastern District, 1961-68. Partner at Justice, the Western District, 1971-74. Section chief Justice & Kugle in Athens, 1946-61 (general of the government operations section of the practice). Justice Department's criminal division, Since 1973 has issued several rulings to 1969-71. GABRIELLE McDONALD force the Texas Department of Corrections Presided over two highly publicized-trials APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in St. to improve prison conditions radically in 1982 and 1983 stemming from the slaying Paul, Minn., in 1942; received law degree throughout the state. Generally credited with of Texas federal judge John Wood. Sen­ from Howard University. Partner at Hous­ the 500 percent increase in the number of tenced the three defendants convicted of ton's McDonald & McDonald, 1%9-79 (civil doctors treating prisoners, improving in­ conspiracy to five to thirty years, and im· rights and Title VII work). Staff attorney for mates' access to legal counsel, and reducing posed two consecutive life terms on the con· NAACP, 1966-69. overcrowding. However, in 1982 the Fifth victed murderer. Ruled that the Houston public television Circuit vacated his order to provide single Very fonnal; always has a court reporter station had to air "Death of a Princess," a cells for each prisoner. It also reversed and present. Prosecution-oriented. Careful and docu-drama of the life, imprisonment, and remanded his rulini requiring all Texas pub­ competent. execution of a Saudi Arabian princess who lic schools to provide bilingual education. violated Muslim religious laws and social Scholarly, courteous, and liberal. Some­ mor~s (1981). times accused of not giving corporate de­ LUCIUS BUNTON, Ill Excellent judicial demeanor. Pragmatic. fendants a fair hearing. Likes publicity. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Del Rio, Tex., in 1924; received law degree from University of Texas. Partner at Shafer. Gilli· JOE FISHER land, Davis, Bunton & McCollum in Odessa, ROBERT O'CONNOR, JR. Tex., 1960-79 (civil litigation, defense). APPOINTED BY EISENHOWER in 1959. Born in Ruled narrowly on a wage and employ­ APPOINTED BY FORD in 1975. Born in Los Bland Lake, Tex., in 1910; received law de­ ment conditions suit brought by Mexican mi· An~eles in 1934; received law de$1:ee from gree from University of Texas. State district & grant farm workers ( 1983). Refused to certify Umversity of Texas. Solo practitioner in judge, 1957-59. Partner at Fisher, Reavley the farm workers as a class and found in part Laredo, 1958-75 (general trial practice). Tonahill in Jasper, Tex., 1946-57 (general for the defendants, a group of Big Bend-area In 1981 ruled against a class of black school practice). farmers. children seeking additional integration of the Sent the jury back three times to deliberate Works through cases at breakneck speed. Houston public school system (affirmed). on the damages in a 1982 asbestos case, each Rarely grants continuances and is therefore Sometimes sarcastic. time urging the jurors to increase the award. sometimes accused of arbitrary rulings. (The final $500,000 award-to be divided be­ tween two plaintiffs-is being appealed.) Said to be pro-plaintiff in personal injury HIPOLITO GARCIA claims and pro-defense in civil rights cases. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in San WOODROW SEALS Known to be tough on out-of-town lawyers; SENIOR STATUS Antonio in 1925; received law degree from presses for settlements. Until recently, dis· Saint Mary's University of San Antonio. posed of more cases than any other judge in State district court judge, 1974-80. County the Eastern District. Named worst district courtjudge, 1964-74. Assistant district attor· judge in the Fifth Circuit by The American ney of San Antonio, 1952-63. ROSS STERLING Lawyer in 1983. Fair but sometimes said to delay on cases APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Houston involving sensitive civil rights issues. in 1931; received law degree from University of Texas. Partner at Houston's Vinson & ROBERT PARKER HARRY HUDSPETH Elkins, 1958-76 (antitrust litigation). APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Halls­ Caused a public outcry in his sentencing of ville, Tex., in 1937; received law degree from APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Dallas two police officers who were convicted in University of Texas. Partner at Nichols, in 1935; received law degree from University 1978 of violating the civil rights ofa Mexican Merriman, Patterson & Allison in Longview, of Texas. Federal magistrate for the Western vagrant by drowning him. Granted probation Tex., 1972-79 (insurance defense litigation). District, 1977-79. Partner at El Paso's Peti· to the officers on the felony charge and im­ Heard the South Park school district de­ colas, Luscombe & Stephens, 1972-77 (gen­ posed only a one-year prison sentence on a segregation case. Approved an unusual inte­ eral practice). Assistant U.S. attorney for the related misdemeanor count. When the Fifth gration plan in 1981 in which yellow and Western District, 1962-69. Circuit ordered Sterling to amend the sen­ white Ping-Pong balls were distributed to all Gets high marks in all areas. Scholarly and tence, he upped the sentence to a year and families in the district; the color of the balls well versed on the rules of evidence. Lets one day. determined which schools children would at­ both sides argue fully and does not favor one Very conservative. Criticized by civil tend. (Families were not permitted to trade over the other. rights attorneys for dismissing or ruling balls.) against most civil rights plaintiffs. Formal Said to favor plaintiffs in asbestos cases. courtroom demeanor. JAMES NOWLIN Moves cases quickly. Strong ego. APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in San Antonio in 1937; received law degree from University of Texas. State representative, WILLIAM STEGER 1973-81and1967-71. Associate at San Anto­ FILEMON VElA APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Dallas nio's Kelso, Locke & King, 1963-69. APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in in 1920; received law degree from Southern Courteous and conscientious but said to Harlingen, Tex., in 1935; received law de­ Methodist University. Partner at Wilson, move cases too slowly. Sometimes starts gree from St. Mary's University in San Anto­ Miller, Spivey & Steger in Tyler, Tex., 1959- court late in the morning and ends early in the nio. State court judge, 1975-80. Solo practi­ 70 (general practice, including oil and gas afternoon. tioner in Brownsville and Harlingen, 1962-74 work and criminal defense litigation). U.S. (general trial practice). An attorney for the attorney for the Eastern District, 1953-59. JACK ROBERTS Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, Reversed and rebuked by the Fifth Circuit SENIOR STATUS 1962-75. for dismissing a civil rights case alleging ille· Ruled in 1982 that Immigration and Natu­ gal search and seizure by Texas Department ralization Service detention centers in of Wildlife enforcement agents (1982). FRED SHANNON Brownsville violated the Fifth and Sixth Very conservative. Reputed to be hard on APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Mar­ Amendment rights of detainees. plaintiffs' lawyers in civil actions. shall, Tex., in 1942; received law degree from SO THE AMERICAN LA WYER University of Texas. State district court judge, 197.5-80. Partner at San Antonio's firms in Ponsmouth, 1939-67. Martin & Shannon, 1968-75 (general prac­ Ruled in a 1978 asbestos case that a plain­ tice). tiff could not file a suit more than two years Attentive and hardworking. after an injury occurred (reversed). Set aside ALBERT COFFRIN a jury verdict in favor of E.F. Hutton and CHILF JUDGE SINCE I983 other defendants in a securities fraud case APPOINTED BY NIXON 1972. Born brought by an investor, and awarded the DORWIN SUTTLE in in plaintiff $105,000 (1982). SENIOR STATUS Burlington, Vt., in 1919; received law degree from Cornell. Panner at Burlington's Cof­ Exercises firm control in the counroom. frin, Pierson & Affolter, 1968-72 (general practice, specialty in insurance defense). ALBERT BRYAN, JR. Conservative. Defense-oriented in civil APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Alex­ cases, but fair. Tough sentencer. andria, Va., in 1926; received law degree from University of Virginia. State circuit JAMES HOLDEN courtjudge, 1962-71. Solo practitioner in Al­ ALDON ANDERSON exandria, 1949-62 {general practice). CHILFJUDGESINCE/978 AProINTED BY NDCON in 1972. Born in Ben­ Formal and businesslike courtroom man­ nington, Vt., in 1914; received law degree ner. Outstanding reputation as a trial judge AProtNTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Salt from Albany Law School. Chief justice of and is considered by many to have one of the Lake City in 1917; received law degree from state supreme court, 1963-72. Associate jus­ best legal minds in Virginia. Mastery of facts University of Utah. State district judge, tice, state supreme court, 1956-63. was demonstrated in Pa11erson v. American 1957-71. Instructor of business law at Uni­ Soon to rule on the liability issues in Tobacco Company, in which he stepped into versity of Utah, 1966-71. District attorney in Northern Oil's treble-damage suit alleging it the case in 1976 on one week"s notice and Salt Lake City, 1953-51. Missionary for the was overcharged by Standard Oil of Califor­ issued opinions, which were affirmed, on all Church of Latter Day Saints, 1937-39. nia. (The liability trial lasted eight months, the major issues within 30 days. In an antitrust case in 1981, first found for and the damage phase is scheduled to begin the defendant and then, in determining the this summer.) Ruled that the federal govern­ findings of fact, reversed himself and found ment must hear appeals of the denial of So­ JAMES CACHERIS for the plaintiff (final ruling affirmed). cial Security benefits within 90 days and or­ APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in Pitts­ Conservative. Said to be slow and overly dered the government to pay interim benefits burgh. Pa., in 1933; received law degree from meticulous and, in some cases, indecisive. to any claimant whose hearing date exceeded George Washington University. State circuit that timetable (affirmed by Second Circuit, courtjudge. 1971-81. Partner at Alexandria's on appeal to Supreme Court). Chiefjudge of Howard, Stevens, Lynch, Cacheris & Cake, the district court from 1972 to 1983. 1970-71 (criminal defense). Solo practitioner A. SHERMAN CHRISTENSEN Known for gentle but commanding de­ in northern Virginia, 1964-70. SENIOR STATUS meanor. Runs an orderly courtroom. Accommodat­ ing in granting extensions and continuances. BRUCE JENKINS J. CALVIIT CLARKE, JR. AProlNTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in Salt APPOINTED BY FORD in 1975. Born in Harris­ I Lake City in 1927; received law degree from burg. Pa., in 1920; received law degree from University of Utah. U.S. bankruptcy judge, University of Virginia. Partner at Rich­ 1965-78. ALMERIC CHRISTIAN mond's Sands, Anderson, Marks & Clark, Ruled in 1982 that Salt Lake City's and CHILF JUDGE SINCE 1970 1960-74 (litigation). Utah's attempts to censor "indecent mate­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1969. Born in Chris­ Relaxed courtroom manner. Being consid­ rial" on cable television were unconstitu­ tiansted, St. Croix, in 1919; received law de­ ered for a seat on the Founh Circuit Court of tional. Expected to rule this summer on a suit gree from Columbia. District attorney for St. Appeals. brought by citizens of southern Utah charg­ Croix, 1962-69. Solo practitioner in St. ing that they suffered various illnesses as a Croix, 1947-62 (general practice). ROBERT DOUMAR result of federal atomic testing in the area. Ruled in 1970 that the children of iUegal Liberal. K'lown for philosophizing on the aliens could not be excluded from the Virgin APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in Nor­ bench, getting into active dialogues with law­ folk. Va., in 1930; received law degree from yers, and taking his time. Islands public schools. In 1974, in a suit against the St. Thomas Beach Resorts, estab­ University of Virginia. Partner at Norfolk's Harlan, Knight, Dudley & Pincus, 1958-82 lished the public's right to use the beaches. In (general practice). 1981 held that the Virgin Islands district DAVID WINDER court does not have the authority to convene In 1982 dismissed the charges against the a grand jury. (A subsequent motion for a writ wife ofa naval officer who pulled a gun on a APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Salt of mandamus to compel thejudge to convene postman on the ground that she led a se­ Lake City in 1932; received law degree from the grand jury was rejected by the Third Cir­ cluded life and was prone to be frightened. Stanford. State district counjudge, 1977-79. cuit, which affirmed his detennination.) A humane judge who tends to take an ac­ Panner at Salt Lake City's Strong & Hanni, tive role in trial proceedings. 1966-77 (general practice, including insur­ ance defense). Chief deputy district attorney DAVID O'BRIEN in Salt Lake City, 1965-66. WALTER HOFFMAN APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in New Found in 1981 that lhe city of Denver had Rochelle, N.Y., in 1932; received law degree SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY EISENHOWER in not violated the separation of church and from Syracuse University. Partner at O'B­ 1954. Born in Jersey City, N.J.; in 1907; re­ state by using tax dollars to erect a Nativity ceived law degree from Washington and Lee rien & Moore in Christiansted, St. Croix, University. Partner at Norfolk's Breeden & scene (on appeal). Hearing three consoli­ 1971-81 (civil litigation, defense). Also a dated suits by the Sierra Club, the state of partner at Byrne, Costello & O'Brien in Syr­ Hoffman, 1935-54 (general practice). Part­ Utah, and others protesting lhe Interior Dc­ acuse, N.Y., 1966-70. time bankruptcy referee, 1942-44. panment's intention to allow coal mining in Appointed special master by the Supreme coalfields near Bryce Canyon National Park. Court for a group of inters tale-boundary and In a 217-page opinion granting summary water-rights actions involving the states of ·judgment, found in 1982 lhat the state of Utah Georgia. South Carolina, Maine, Rhode Is­ had not conspired to deprive a man, who was land, and Massachusetts. In 1973 sentenced killed while resisting arrest, of his constitu­ former vice-president Spiro Agnew to three tional rights (on appeal). Presided over the years' probation and a SI0,000 fine after 1982 trial in which antibusing and antipomo­ Agnew pleaded nolo contendere to charges graphy zealot Newton Estes was convicted of federal income tax evasion. (Hoffman of assaulting Supreme Court Justice Byron JOHN MACKENZIE claimed at the time that he would have sent White. CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1979 Agnew to prison had it not been for the inter­ vention of Attorney General Elliol Richard· Reputed to be a defendants' judge. Ex­ APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1967. Born in ceedingly hardworking and well prepared. son.) In 1954 presided over the landmark Ponsmouth, Va., in 1917; received law de­ Brown v. Board ofEducation suit that struck Named best district judge in the Tenth Cir­ gree from Washington and Lee University. cuit by The American Lawyer in 1983 .. down the principle of separate but equal General practitioner in a number of small schools for minorities. Chief judge of the

JULY/AUGUST 1983 51 Eastern District from 1961to1973. Served as the Supreme Court.) ington Public Power Supply System and 88 a judge on the Temporary Court of Emer­ municipal power companies, to finance the gency Appeals since 1977. construction of nuclear power plants. Authontarian and sometimes flippant, but TED DALTON Stric;_t about limiting docket to federal always sharp and attentive. SENIOR STATUS claims, and frequently assigns discovery pro­ ceedings to federal magistrates. Conserva­ tive and somewhat formal in court. Praised RICHARD KELLAM JACKSON KISER for asking common-sense questions in the Si!NIOR Juooa. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1982. Born in WPPSS cases. 1967. Born in Princess Anne County, Va., in Welch, W. Va., in 1929; received law degree 1909; read law and was admitted to the Vir­ from Washington and Lee University. Part­ ginia bar. State court jud~e, 1960-67. Gen­ ner at Young, Haskins, Mann, Gregory & eral practitioner in Virginia Beach; Va., Young in Martinsville, Va., 1961-82 (general WILLIAM BEEKS 1946-60. practice). Assistant U.S. attorney for the SENIOR STAWS Conservative and patrician. Western District, 1958-61. ROBERT MERHIGE, JR. JAMES MICHAEL, JR. APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1967. Born in New APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in JOHN COUGHENOUR York City in 1919; received law degree from Charlottesville, Va., in 1918; received law APPOINTED BY REAGAN in 1981. Born in Pitts­ University of Richmond. Partner at Rich­ degree from University of Virginia. Partner burgh, Kans., in 1941; received law degree mond's Brenner, Baber & Janus, 194.5-67 at Charlottesville's Michael & Dent, 1959- from University of Iowa. Partner at Seattle's (general defense litigation). 80. Associate judge, Charlottesville juvenile Bo$1e & Gates, 1966-81 (general defense liti­ One of the first judges in the country to and domestic relations court, 1954-67. Mem­ gation). order the busing and consolidation of school ber of Virginia senate, 1967-80. Ruled in 1982 that if a divorced parent is districts lo achieve integration (1972). The unable to par child support, 50 percent of the decision, affecting the Richmond schools, tax refund o a new spouse can be withheld to led to calls for his impeachment by the state GLEN WILLIAMS meet those payments (on appeal). legislature and threats from the Ku Klux APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Jones­ Very hardworking and well prepared. Se­ . Klan. From 1977 to 1979, presided over the ville, Va., in 1920; received law degree from vere sentencer in criminal cases. Said to be trials of the Westinghouse uranium litigation, University of Virginia. Solo practitioner in conservative on civil rights issues. in which utilities alleged that Westinghouse Jonesville, 1947-76 (general practice}. Part­ breached its contract to deliver low-cost ura­ time federal magistrate, 1963-75. State sena­ nium fuel. Merhige made no monetary tor, 1953-55. State's attorney for Lee award, but ruled in favor of the utilities on County, Va., 1948-51. BARBARA ROTHSTEIN both the liability and damage issues. Most of APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in the claims were eventually settled. Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1939; received law de­ Known for liberal views, solid scholar­ gree from Harvard. State superior court ship, and flawless temperament. Named best judge, 1977-80. Assistant state attorney gen­ district judge in the Fourth Circuit by The eral for the consumer protection divi­ American Lawyer in 1980. sion,1968-77. Ruled in 1982 that the publishers of the two leading daily papers in Seattle-the Hearst D. DORTCH WARRINER ROBERT McNICHOLS Corporation and The Seattle Times Com­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in Bruns­ CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1980 pany--could not enter into a joint operating wick County, Va., in 1929; received law de­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in Bon­ agreement because of possible antitrust vio­ gree from University of Virginia. Partner in a ners Ferry, Idaho, in 1922; received law de­ lations, even though the agreement had al­ small firm in Emporia City, Va., 1969-74. gree from Gonzaga University. Partner at ready been approved by the Justice Depart­ Moves docket quickly. Once tried unsuc­ Spokane's Winston & Cashatt, 1954-79 (la­ ment (reversed by Ninth Circuit; on appeal to cessfully to get the U.S. attorney's office to bor defense litigation). the Supreme Court). In a highly publicized prosecute a woman who failed to appear for In 1981 struck down a voter initiative ban­ suit, ruled in 1982 that the U.S. Army could JUry duty. ning the importation of low-level nuclear not discharge a sergeant who had disclosed waste into the state of Washington except for that he was a homosexual when he was medically generated waste (afiirmed). drafted in 1969; in a subsequent ruling, held RICHARD WILLIAMS Well prepared and.courteous. Known for that the army had to allow the sergeant to re­ APPOINTEDBYCARTER in 1980. Born in Mor­ scholarly opinions and discerning questions. enlist (on appeal). risville, Va., in 1923; received law degree Often makes up mind early in a case and from University of Virginia. Partner at Rich­ lets lawyers on both sides know where she mond's McGuire, Woods & Battle, 1955-72 JUSTIN QUACKENBUSH stands. Known as short-tempered and some­ and 1976-80 (general trial work). State circuit APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Spo­ what intolerant of defense lawyers. courtjudge, 1972-76. kane in 1929; received law degree from Gon­ First to uphold Reagan's controversial zaga University. Founding partner of Spo­ tax-bill amendment that prevented hospitals kane's Quackenbush, Dean, Bailey & from claiming Medicare reimbursements for Henderson, 1959-80 (general practice). JACK TANNER federally required medical treatment of indi­ In 1981 authorized Sunshine Mining Com­ gents (1982). pany, one of the nation's largest silver pro­ APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1978. Born in Ta­ Pleasant courtroom manner. Fairly liberal. ducers, to pursue its acquisition of three coma, in 1919; received law degree from Uni­ small mining companies in Idaho. versity of Washington. Solo practitioner in Tacoma 1955-78 (criminal defense and civil rights). Reversed and rebuked by the Ninth Circuit for his handling of the sentencing of con­ ~W!t'i:ii:tdi•l:~ victed heroin distributor Manuel Larios in WESTERN DISTRICT 1981. The circuit court wrote that Tanner had abused his judicial discretion in imposing the maximum sentence on Larios even though Tanner had not read the trial transcript and JAMES TURK WALTER McGOVERN the probation ofiicer's sentencing report said CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1973 CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1975 the evidence against Larios was "inconclu­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1972. Born in Roa­ APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1971. Born in Seattle sive." Recently ruled that the Washington noke County, Va., in 1923; received law de­ in 1922; received law degree from University state prisons were unconstitutional, a deci­ gree from Washington and Lee University. of Washington. Associate justice of Wash­ sion hailed by the criminal defense bar but Partner at Dalton, Poff, Turk & Stone in ington Supreme Court, 1968-71. Superior reversed by the Ninth Circuit. Radford, Va., 1952-72 (general practice). courtjudge, 1966-68. Seattle municipal court Has earned one of the highest reversal In 1977 overturned a 40-year sentence and judge, 1959-65. Partner at Seattle's Kerr, rates in the Western District during his short $20,000 fine imposed on a defendant by the McCord & Mocn, 195G-58 (general ~ractice). time on the bench. Moves docket so rapidly Virginia state court for possession of mari­ Presiding over massive litigation mvolving that lawyers sometimes feel they are not juana. (Turk's decision was later reversed by billions of dollars in bonds, issued by Wash- given a chance to try, or even prepare, their 5Z THE AMERICAN LAWYER cases. Known for severe crimfual sentences. some of his property. Named worst district judge in the Ninth Cir­ · · Slow on civil cases. Tends to favor local cuit by The American Lawyer in 1983. ~Wi'il~litclllltb~ corporations. Much improved in recent NORTHERN DISTRICT years. DONALD VOORHEES APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1974. Born in ROBERT MAXWELL Leavenworth, Kans., in 1916; received law CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1965 ~1Etii%@1!~!i degree from Harvard. Partner at Seattle's APPOINTED BY JOHNSON in 1965. Born in SOUTHERN DISTRICT Riddel, Williams, Bullit &. Walkunshaw, South Bend, Ind., in 1924; received law de­ 1952-74 (admiralty). gree from West Virginia University. U.S. Struck down a state referendum in 1979 attorney for the Northern District, 1961-64. CHARLES HADEN, II preventing the Seattle school board from im­ Prosecuting attorney for Randolph County, CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1982 plementing a voluntary busing plan (affirmed W. Va., 1952-61. · APPOINTED BY FORD in 1975. Born in Morgan­ by Supreme Court). Accused of conflict of interest in several town, W. Va., in 1937; received law degree Courteous and attentive courtroom man­ cases because of his extensive land holdings from West Virginia University. State su­ ner. Rules promptly on cases. Shows com­ in West Virginia. Ruled in favor of Consoli­ preme court of appeals judge, 1972-75. Tax passion for defendants, but does not hesitate dated Gas in a 1978 FERC action even commissioner of West Virginia, 1%9-72. In to impose stiff sentences. though the company held drilling leases on general p_~ctice wit!\ his father in Morgan·

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JULY/AUGUST 1983 53 tnwn, 1961-69. State legislator, 1963-64. Green Bay in 1921; received law degree from cells violated the Fourth Amendment. In First district courtjudge to rule against the University of Wisconsin. Governor of Wis­ 1981 fined two tenured University of Wis­ federal government in the swine-flu inocula­ consin, 1963-65. Stale attorney general, consin professors $165,000 and sentenced tion cases (1979). Also hears cases in the 1958-62. Solo practitioner in Green Bay, them to three years in prison for misusing Northern District. 1949-5 land 1952-58 (general practice). State federal grant funds. Granted a preliminary Considered by many to be the best federal district director for price stabilization, 1951. iajunction in 1983 preventing the Madison judge in West Virginia. Hardworking, intelli­ Ordered the desegregation of the Milwau­ city council from enforcing an ordinance that gent, and aggressive. Known for tough crimi­ kee public schools in the 1970s. Presided prohibited aldermen from abstaining during nal sentences. over a 1983 case charging the Milwaukee voting. police force with conspiring to cover up the Well liked. Polite and soft-spoken. Stiff 1958 murder of a black youth by two police­ sentencer. JOHN COPENHAVER, JR. men; the $1.7-million award to the dece­ APPOINTED BY FORD in 1976. Born in Charles­ dent's family is on appeal to the Seventh ton, W. Va., in 1925; received law degree Circuit. JAMES DOYLE from West Virginia University, Federal Liberal. Said to be sympathetic to criminal SENIOR STATUS bankruptcy judge, 1958-76. defendants. Runs a relaxed courtroom. · Active in developing alternatives to bank­ ruptcy regulations. Served as a member of JOHN SHABAZ the National Bankruptcy Conference since AProINTEDBYREAGANin 1981. Born in West 1970 and was appointed to the Advisory Allis, Wis., in 1931; received law degree from Commi,ttee on Bankruptcy Rules by the Su­ TERENCE EVANS Marquette University. Member of Wiscon­ preme Court in 1979. Sentenced a former APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1980. Born in Mil­ sin state legislature, 1964-81. Solo practi­ state liquor commissioner, convicted of ex­ waukee in 1940; received law degree from tioner in West Allis, 1957-81 (general prac­ tortion, to a year in jail and 18 months of Marquette University. State circuit court tice). public service (1983). judge, 1974-80. In 1982 refused to enjoin Stroh Brewery Prosecution-minded. Strong proponent of Presided over the 1981 trial in which the Company's takeover of Schlitz on antitrust public-service sentences, particularly for federal government was held liable for $2 grounds. In the same year reduced a $196,000 white-collar-crime offenders. million in damages resulting from a medical jury verdict to $24,600 in a sexual harassment malpractice suit brought against an air force case brought by a male state employee. In surgeon "on loan" to a Milwaukee medical 1983 set aside a $4.5-millionjury verdict and WILLIAM KIDD group (affirmed). Member of the three-judge ordered a new trial in an arson case after APPOINTED BY CARTER in 1979. Born in panel that drafted Wisconsin's reapportion­ discovering that lawyers for the Home Insur­ Bernsville, W. Va., in 1918; received law ment plan in 1982. Presiding over a prisoners' ance Company had lied about the existence degree from West Virginia University. State class action charging guards at the Ripon of an eyewitness. circuit courtjudge, 1974-79. Ran unsuccess­ Correctional Center with using chemical Conservative. Well prepared and demands fully for U.S. representative in 1966. sprays to discipline inmates; has held several the same from lawyers. Issues well-written Moderate to liberal. Considerate court­ court sessions at the prison in order to expe­ opinions. room manner. Moves cases quickly. dite the proceedin~s. Liberal. Said to be sympathetic to criminal DENNIS KNAPP defendants. Runs a relaxed courtroom. SENIOR JUDGE. APPOINTED BY NIXON in 1970. Born in Putnam County, W. Va., in 1912; received law degree from West Virginia Uni­ MYRON GORDON ClARENCE BRIMMER versity. State court of common pleas judge, SENIOR STATUS CHIEF JUDGE SINCE /97S 1956-70. Nitro city attorney, 1948-56. APPOINTED BY FORD in 1975. Born in Rawl­ Ruled that Allied Mining Company was ings, Wyo., in 1922; received law degree responsible for paying the health benefits of from University of Michigan. U.S. attorney employees of companies it had transferred for Wyoming,1975. State attorney general, ownership of or sold-a bill totaling more ROBERT WARREN 1971-74. Partner at Rawling's Brimmer, than $45,000 a month (on appeal). Until he APPOINTED BY FORD in 1974. Born in Raton, MacPhersori and Golden, 1947-71 (probate, was replaced for health reasons, presided N. Mex., in 1925; received law degree from oil leasing, and min1

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