Frank Kemerer is Regents Professor-Emeritus of Education Law and Administration at the University of North Texas and founder of the Texas School Administrators’ Legal Digest. He lives in San Diego, California.

This exhaustive, compelling account assesses the life of one of the most important judges ever to sit on a federal court bench. (Publisher's Weekly) A valuable contribution to understanding the social and political history of Texas. - Barbara Jordan, former U.S. Representative A scholarly, yet eminently readable account that explicates Judge Justice’s personal life and outlook in the unique way they are expressed in his jurisprudence. (Dallas Morning News)

• Preface Part One. The Judge and His Court 1. The Early Years 2. Political Activity: Outside the Mainstream 3. U.S. Attorney: The Road to the Bench 4. Life as a Judge Part Two. The Decisions 5. Statewide School Desegregation 6. Juvenile Rights in Texas Reform Schools 7. The First Amendment 8. Voter Discrimination 9. The Education of Undocumented Alien Children 10. Bilingual Education 11. Rights of the Accused 12. Employment 13. Care of Mentally Retarded Persons 14. Desegregating Public Housing 15. Prison Reform 16. A Measure of Human Dignity Epilogue Appendix: List of Law Clerks Notes Case Index Index of Names and Topics

Frank Kemerer is Regents Professor-Emeritus of Education Law and Administration at the University of North Texas and founder of the Texas School Administrators’ Legal Digest. He lives in San Diego, California.

This exhaustive, compelling account assesses the life of one of the most important judges ever to sit on a federal court bench. (Publisher's Weekly) A valuable contribution to understanding the social and political history of Texas. - Barbara Jordan, former U.S. Representative A scholarly, yet eminently readable account that explicates Judge Justice’s personal life and outlook in the unique way they are expressed in his jurisprudence. (Dallas Morning News)

• Preface Part One. The Judge and His Court 1. The Early Years 2. Political Activity: Outside the Mainstream 3. U.S. Attorney: The Road to the Bench 4. Life as a Judge Part Two. The Decisions 5. Statewide School Desegregation 6. Juvenile Rights in Texas Reform Schools 7. The First Amendment 8. Voter Discrimination 9. The Education of Undocumented Alien Children 10. Bilingual Education 11. Rights of the Accused 12. Employment 13. Care of Mentally Retarded Persons 14. Desegregating Public Housing 15. Prison Reform 16. A Measure of Human Dignity Epilogue Appendix: List of Law Clerks Notes Case Index Index of Names and Topics

Frank Kemerer is Regents Professor-Emeritus of Education Law and Administration at the University of North Texas and founder of the Texas School Administrators’ Legal Digest. He lives in San Diego, California.

This exhaustive, compelling account assesses the life of one of the most important judges ever to sit on a federal court bench. (Publisher's Weekly) A valuable contribution to understanding the social and political history of Texas. - Barbara Jordan, former U.S. Representative A scholarly, yet eminently readable account that explicates Judge Justice’s personal life and outlook in the unique way they are expressed in his jurisprudence. (Dallas Morning News)

• Preface Part One. The Judge and His Court 1. The Early Years 2. Political Activity: Outside the Mainstream 3. U.S. Attorney: The Road to the Bench 4. Life as a Judge Part Two. The Decisions 5. Statewide School Desegregation 6. Juvenile Rights in Texas Reform Schools 7. The First Amendment 8. Voter Discrimination 9. The Education of Undocumented Alien Children 10. Bilingual Education 11. Rights of the Accused 12. Employment 13. Care of Mentally Retarded Persons 14. Desegregating Public Housing 15. Prison Reform 16. A Measure of Human Dignity Epilogue Appendix: List of Law Clerks Notes Case Index Index of Names and Topics