Judgment and mercy : the turbulent life and times of the judge who condemned the Rosenbergs / Martin J. Siegel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Siegel, Martin J., 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kaufman, Irving R. (Irving Robert), 1910-1992.

Kaufman, Irving R.

Judges--United States--Biography.

Judges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (447 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca ; London : Three Hills, [2023]

Summary:

"The first biography of the federal judge Irving Robert Kaufman (1910-92). Kaufman presided over the atomic espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in 1951 and sentenced them to death. The book also examines Kaufman's rise from poverty, his work as a celebrated prosecutor, his landmark opinions expanding civil liberties, and his often tragic personal life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue: The Funeral

Isidore Mortem

Demon Boy Prosecutor

A Dream Come True

At Home on the Bench and Park Avenue

The Trial of the Century

Worse than Murder

Immortality

Beaten by the Harvards

Apalachin and The Little Rock of the North

Elevation and Descent

The Forgotten Man

Hippieland

The Most Cherished Tenet

Annus Horribilis

Some Form of Justice

Keep the Beacon Burning

Epilogue: "I Can't Believe I'm Going to Die".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501768545

1501768549

9781501768538

1501768530

OCLC:

1369659758