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Kentucky lawyer / Mac Swinford.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Swinford, Mac.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Judges--Kentucky--Biography.
Judges.
Lawyers--Kentucky.
Lawyers.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (137 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2008.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Presenting the most humorous, enlightening, and touching moments of a remarkable fifty-year career, Kentucky Lawyer provides an authoritative and enjoyable portrayal of the legal profession. Mac Swinford, a legend of the Kentucky bar and bench, tackles topics ranging from the importance of amicus curiae to the court's encounters with Santa Claus.
Contents:
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Voices in the night
Attributes of the Kentucky lawyer
An "overspeaking" judge
According to law or instructions
Namesake
Sturdy oak
"Less sympathy, more consideration"
Helping the judge
"Pass the sugar"
University of Camargo
Importance of the law
Dedication of the Kentucky lawyer
All the way
Amicus curiae
Boredom
Juries usually arrive at correct decision
Wrong man on trial
No kiss for Uncle Harry
The case of the diamond ring
Battle of San Juan Hill
The League of Nations
The Prohibition Era
The purchase
Cost of love
A plea for mercy
Trial of prohibition violators
Santa Claus
Some confusion
Lawyers and politics
"Yellow dog democrat?"
Two of a kind
A Kentucky ghost story
Aftermath
Lawyers as jurors
Great teacher
Giant and dwarf
Naturalization hearings
Whose America is this?
No striped pants
Rules of court
Obligations of the judiciary
Umbrellas
Solid foundation
Old-fashioned orator
"Old ring"
Sho' 'nuf bad weather
Henry Clay
Look to the hills
The ever-growing law.
Notes:
Rev. ed. of: Cincinnati : W.H. Anderson Co., [1963].
ISBN:
9786613232489
9781283232487
1283232480
9780813129266
0813129265
OCLC:
753968199

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