Background
Derr, Allen R. was born on April 5, 1928 in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. Son of Alfred M. and Hattie Allen Derr.
Derr, Allen R. was born on April 5, 1928 in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. Son of Alfred M. and Hattie Allen Derr.
Bachelor in Journalism, University Idaho, 1951. Juris Doctor, University Idaho, 1959. Student, University Illinois, 1955—1956.
Reed, a landmark United States Supreme Court decision issued in 1971 who strengthened anti-discrimination protections for women. Derr argued before the Court that the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution forbid discrimination on the basis of gender. On November 22, 1971, the United States. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor Derr"s client, Sally Reed, in a decision written by Chief Justice Warren Burger.
Born in Sandpoint, Idaho, Derr was the son of Idaho politicians.
His father, Alfred M. Derr, served in the Idaho Senate. He was raised in northern Idaho.
Allen Derr worked as a state legislative page in 1941. He graduated from Clark Fork High School in Clark Fork, Idaho, in 1947.
Derr earned both his bachelor"s degree and law degree from the University of Idaho.
He ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Idaho Legislature during the 1960s. Derr later co-founded the Idaho Press Club and served on its board of directors. A resident of Boise, he continued to practice law until shortly before his death.
Allen Derr died from leukemia in Boise, Idaho, on June 10, 2013, at the age of 85.
Advisory board University Idaho Law School, 2002—2008. Past state president Young Democratic Club for Idaho. Member of Idaho Citizen's Law Academy, American Legion (past Commander), Idaho State Bar Association (Professionalism award 2002), Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (founder), Idaho Press Club (board directors).