The Resource Justice lies in the District : the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1902-1960, Charles L. Zelden
Justice lies in the District : the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1902-1960, Charles L. Zelden
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- Summary
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- In 1902 a new federal district court was established to serve a broad segment of the Texas Gulf Coast region, including Houston. In the use of its discretion to choose between "private" and "public" law, this court for many years served the interests of the region's economic and political elite and helped stabilize a fast-changing economy that was undergoing wild swings of boom and bust. After 1945, however, the court reluctantly began to address growing demands for
- Philosophy and set his agenda on the bench. Zelden's work contributes an important dimension to the growing literature on the economic, social, and urban history of Texas and of America in the first half of this century. It elucidates the judicial role in consolidating a cultural ethos of economic growth, self-reliant individualism, and freedom from governmental restraint
- And drawing on largely untapped manuscript court records, he offers a unique view of the ways in which the federal courts have shaped the nation's public and private life. The well-crafted narrative looks at the full range of the court's decisions, clearly explaining complex legal issues. It sketches in as well the personalities and political positions of the judges. Zelden demonstrates that a judge's personal and class background largely determined his judicial
- Public law enforcement of national policies, including civil rights, and by 1960, public law issues had come to dominate the court's dockets. In this groundbreaking study of a representative lower federal court, Charles L. Zelden provides insight into the functioning of district courts and their impact on the larger legal, economic, and political systems. Combining the perspectives of legal history with those of economic, business, urban, political, and social history
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xii, 312 p.
- Contents
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- 1. Federal Justice in a Frontier State: The Federal Courts in Nineteenth-Century Texas
- 2. "Awhir with a Buoyant Business Progressiveness": The Progressive Era, 1902-17
- 3. Trade Not Treason: Public Law in War and Peace, 1918-33
- 4. Balancing Rights with Duties: Private Law during the Twenties
- 5. Keeping the Law within Reasonable Limits: Public Law during the Depression
- 6. Regulation without Restriction: Private Law during the Depression
- 7. Public Policies and Private Concerns: The Second World War
- 8. The More Things Change: Public and Private Law in the Post-World War II Era, 1946-60
- Appendix: Court Personnel
- Isbn
- 9780890965207
- Label
- Justice lies in the District : the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1902-1960
- Title
- Justice lies in the District
- Title remainder
- the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1902-1960
- Statement of responsibility
- Charles L. Zelden
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- In 1902 a new federal district court was established to serve a broad segment of the Texas Gulf Coast region, including Houston. In the use of its discretion to choose between "private" and "public" law, this court for many years served the interests of the region's economic and political elite and helped stabilize a fast-changing economy that was undergoing wild swings of boom and bust. After 1945, however, the court reluctantly began to address growing demands for
- Philosophy and set his agenda on the bench. Zelden's work contributes an important dimension to the growing literature on the economic, social, and urban history of Texas and of America in the first half of this century. It elucidates the judicial role in consolidating a cultural ethos of economic growth, self-reliant individualism, and freedom from governmental restraint
- And drawing on largely untapped manuscript court records, he offers a unique view of the ways in which the federal courts have shaped the nation's public and private life. The well-crafted narrative looks at the full range of the court's decisions, clearly explaining complex legal issues. It sketches in as well the personalities and political positions of the judges. Zelden demonstrates that a judge's personal and class background largely determined his judicial
- Public law enforcement of national policies, including civil rights, and by 1960, public law issues had come to dominate the court's dockets. In this groundbreaking study of a representative lower federal court, Charles L. Zelden provides insight into the functioning of district courts and their impact on the larger legal, economic, and political systems. Combining the perspectives of legal history with those of economic, business, urban, political, and social history
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
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- 347.764/02
- 347.64072
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KF8755.T48
- LC item number
- Z45 1993
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University
- Series volume
- no. 46
- Label
- Justice lies in the District : the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1902-1960, Charles L. Zelden
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-306) and index
- Contents
- 1. Federal Justice in a Frontier State: The Federal Courts in Nineteenth-Century Texas -- 2. "Awhir with a Buoyant Business Progressiveness": The Progressive Era, 1902-17 -- 3. Trade Not Treason: Public Law in War and Peace, 1918-33 -- 4. Balancing Rights with Duties: Private Law during the Twenties -- 5. Keeping the Law within Reasonable Limits: Public Law during the Depression -- 6. Regulation without Restriction: Private Law during the Depression -- 7. Public Policies and Private Concerns: The Second World War -- 8. The More Things Change: Public and Private Law in the Post-World War II Era, 1946-60 -- Appendix: Court Personnel
- Control code
- 26546495
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xii, 312 p.
- Isbn
- 9780890965207
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 92031903
- Note
- Library's copy 1 (SW Writers): Purchased, 1996. With dust jacket.
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- Justice lies in the District : the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1902-1960, Charles L. Zelden
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-306) and index
- Contents
- 1. Federal Justice in a Frontier State: The Federal Courts in Nineteenth-Century Texas -- 2. "Awhir with a Buoyant Business Progressiveness": The Progressive Era, 1902-17 -- 3. Trade Not Treason: Public Law in War and Peace, 1918-33 -- 4. Balancing Rights with Duties: Private Law during the Twenties -- 5. Keeping the Law within Reasonable Limits: Public Law during the Depression -- 6. Regulation without Restriction: Private Law during the Depression -- 7. Public Policies and Private Concerns: The Second World War -- 8. The More Things Change: Public and Private Law in the Post-World War II Era, 1946-60 -- Appendix: Court Personnel
- Control code
- 26546495
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xii, 312 p.
- Isbn
- 9780890965207
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 92031903
- Note
- Library's copy 1 (SW Writers): Purchased, 1996. With dust jacket.
- Other physical details
- ill.
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