Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky : A Political Biography / James E. St. Clair and Linda Gugin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

St. Clair, James E.

Contributor:

Gugin, Linda C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judges--United States--Biography.

Judges.

United States. Supreme Court--Biography.

United States.

Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953.

Vinson, Fred M.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fred M. Vinson, the thirteenth Chief Justice of the United States, started his political career as a small-town Kentucky lawyer and rose to positions of power in all three branches of federal government. Born in Louisa, Kentucky, Vinson earned undergraduate and law degrees from Centre College in Danville. He served 12 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he achieved acclaim as a tax and fiscal expert. President Roosevelt appointed him to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and later named him to key executive-branch positions. President Truman appointed

Contents:

A long journey from "jail"

The Capitol as his oyster

Rapid recovery and rise

The loyal lieutenant

Vinson's transition from legislator to jurist

Available Vinson

The Chief Justice and his court

The Chief Justice, the President, and the politics of economic stabilization

Individual rights in the cold war climate

The dilemma of due process and the promise of equality.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-380) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813158860

0813158869

9780813170350

0813170354

OCLC:

65184436