The poetic justice : a memoir / John Charles Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, John Charles, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thomas, John Charles, 1950-.

Thomas, John Charles.

Virginia. Supreme Court.

Virginia.

Judges--Virginia--Biography.

Judges.

African American judges--Virginia--Biography.

African American judges.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 219 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022.

Summary:

"The memoir of Judge John Charles Thomas, who was the youngest and the first African American justice to serve on the Supreme Court of Virginia. He tells of his early years in Norfolk, his time at the University of Virginia, where he earned his bachelor and law degrees, his time working for the law firm of Hunton & Williams in Richmond, and his appointment to and time serving on the Supreme Court of Virginia"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The First and the Youngest

2. Injury, Poetry, and Childhood

3. Education, Racism, and Meeting JFK

4. Family Life, Integration, and Broken Glass

5. Survival, Resilience, and Bible School

6. Real Jobs, Life Lessons, and Humiliation

7. Segregated Schools, Role Models, and Leadership

8. White School and Surprises

9. UVA and Isolation

10. Leadership and Conflict at UVA

11. Going on Television, Graduating, and Law School

12. Studying Law and Being a Law Clerk

13. Finishing Law School, Passing the Bar, and Working at Hunton

14. The White Firm, All-Nighters, and Brilliance

15. Cocktail Parties, Making Partner, and Getting Married

16. The Life of a Justice, a Brain Tumor, and Leaving the Court

17. Wrestling with Jefferson and Confronting Racism

18. World Travel and Lecturing at West Point

19. The Poetic Justice and Carnegie Hall.

Other Format:

Online version: Thomas, John Charles, 1950- Poetic justice

ISBN:

9780813947839

0813947839

OCLC:

1313481837