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Gunther, Gerald was born on May 26, 1927 in Usingen, Germany. Came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944. Son of Otto and Minna (Floersheim) Gutenstein.
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Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge
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A masterful, moving account of the life and work of one of the great judges of the twentieth century, whose work has left a profound mark on our legal, intellectual, and social landscape. The greatest judge never to be appointed to the Supreme Court, Learned Hand is widely considered the peer of Justices Holmes, Brandeis, and Cardozo. In his more than fifty years on the bench, he left an unequaled legacy of lastingly influential writings. This distinctive biography goes well beyond Hand's official work, however, to depict both a complex human being and the times in which he lived. The first to draw on the enormous collection of the judge's private papers, the eminent constitutional scholar Gerald Gunther vividly portrays a public man consumed by private doubts. Gunther's lively account moves from Hand's childhood in a formidable (and anxiety producing) family of lawyers to his years at Harvard as a studious outsider, his frustrating experience in private law practice, his felt inadequacies in marriage, and his work as a federal judge. Throughout his life, Hand believed himself unworthy of the accolades bestowed upon him; self-doubt permeated all aspects of his life. Gunther subtly explores the ties between the modest, uncertain man - a liberal skeptic who was never "too sure he was right" - and his public record, and suggests that Hand's personal traits shaped his modest approach to judging: the questioning human being could not help acting that way as a judge. Hand's most enduring legacy is his advocacy of judicial restraint: repeatedly he sounded the dangers of excessive activism in unelected judges. Yet he mustered the courage to support such basic values as freedom of expression -from his personally costly defense of dissenters amid the hysteria of World War I to his strong affirmation of free speech in his rulings on obscenity and his outspoken attacks on McCarthyism in the 1950s. This biography also offers the perspective of one of this era's most sens
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(A Masterful, moving account of the life and work of one o...)
A Masterful, moving account of the life and work of one of the great judges of the twentieth century, whose work has left a profound mark on our legal, intellectual, and social landscape. The greatest judge never to be appointed to the Supreme Court, Learned Hand is widely considered the peer of Justices Holmes, Brandeis, and Cardozo. In his more than fifty years on the bench, he left an unequaled legacy of lastingly influential writings. This distinctive biography goes well beyond Hand's official work, however, to depict both a complex human being and the times in which he lived. The first to draw on the enormous collection of the judge's private papers, the eminent constitutional scholar Gerald Gunther vividly portrays a public man consumed by private doubts. Gunther's lively account moves from Hand's childhood in a formidable (and anxiety-producing) family of lawyers to his years at Harvard as a studious outsider, his frustrating experience in private law practice, his felt inadequacies in marriage, and his work as a federal judge. Throughout his life, Hand believed himself unworthy of the accolades bestowed upon him; self-doubt permeated all aspects of his life. Gunther subtly explores the ties between the modest, uncertain man -- a liberal skeptic who was never "too sure he was right" -- and his public record, and suggests that Hand's personal traits shaped his modest approach to judging: the questioning human being could not help acting that way as a judge. Hand's most enduring legacy is his advocacy of judicial restraint: repeatedly he sounded the dangers of excessive activism in unelected judges. Yet he mustered the courage to support such basic values as freedom of expression -- from his personally costly defense of dissenters amid the hysteria of World War I to his strong affirmation of free speech in his rulings on obscenity and his outspoken attacks on McCarthyism in the 1950s. This biography also offers the perspective of one of this era's most sensitive public figures on the rich political and social history of the first six decades of the twentieth century. By examining Hand's voluminous correspondence with such acquaintances as Walter Lippmann, Felix Frankfurter, and Herbert Croly (with whom he was a founding contributor to The New Republic), Gunther illuminates Hand's intense involvement with the public issues of his times, such as his enthusiastic support of Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive party. Gunther gives us a graphic portrait of a complex and uncommon man whose thoughts and words inspired generations of Americans and continue to do so today.
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Gerald Gunther, German lawyer, educator. Bar: New York 1955. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science; member American Philosophical Society, American Law Institute, American History Association (member committee Littleton-Griswold Fund, 1968-1973), United States Association Constnl. Law (board directors since 1997).
Education
Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1949. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1950. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1953.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Illinois Institute of Technology, 1987. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Brooklyn Law School, 1990. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Brooklyn College of City University of New York, 1990.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Duquesne University, 1995. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Valparaiso University, 1996.
Career
Law clerk, Judge Learned Hand, 1953-1954; law clerk, Chief Justice Earl Warren, 1954-1955; associate firm, Cleary, Gottlieb, Friendly & Hamilton, New York City, 1955-1956; associate professor of law, Columbia University, New York City, 1956-1959; professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1959-1962; professor of law, Stanford University, 1962-1972; Wm. Nelson Cromwell professor, Stanford University, 1972-1995; professor emeritus, Stanford University, since 1995; lecturer political science, Brooklyn College, 1949-1950.
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Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge
(A masterful, moving account of the life and work of one o...)
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Learned Hand The Man and the Judge
(A Masterful, moving account of the life and work of one o...)
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First Amendment Law, 4th (University Casebooks) (University Casebook Series)
(The Fourth Edition provides in-depth coverage of the free...)
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First Amendment Law (text only) 4th (Fourth) edition by K. M. Sullivan,G. Gunther
(First Amendment Law, 4th (University Casebook) HardcoverK...)
- Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge Part 2 of 2
- Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge 2nd edition by Gunther, Gerald (2010) Hardcover
- (Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge ) Author: Gerald Gunther Dec-2010
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Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Philosophical Society, American Law Institute, American History Association (member committee Littleton-Griswold Fund, 1968-1973), United States Association Constnl. Law (board directors since 1997).
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Married Barbara Kelsky, June 22, 1949. Children: Daniel Jay, Andrew James.
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American
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Recipient Distinguished Alumnus award Brooklyn College, 1961, Learned Hand medal for excellence in federal jurisprudence Federal Bar Council, 1988, Richard J. Maloney prize for distinguished contributions to legal education Brooklyn Law School, 1990, Erwin N. Griswold Triennial prize Supreme Court History Society, 1995, Bernard Witkin medal State Bar California, 1995, Triennial award (for Hand biography) Order of the Coif, 1999. Guggenheim fellow, 1962-1963. Center Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences fellow, 1969-1970. Fulbright-Hays lecturer Ghana, 1970. National Endowment of the Humanities fellow, 1980-1981, 85-86.Recipient Distinguished Alumnus award Brooklyn College, 1961, Learned Hand medal for excellence in federal jurisprudence Federal Bar Council, 1988, Richard J. Maloney prize for distinguished contributions to legal education Brooklyn Law School, 1990, Erwin N. Griswold Triennial prize Supreme Court History Society, 1995, Bernard Witkin medal State Bar California, 1995, Triennial award (for Hand biography) Order of the Coif, 1999. Guggenheim fellow, 1962-1963. Center Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences fellow, 1969-1970.
Fulbright-Hays lecturer Ghana, 1970. National Endowment of the Humanities fellow, 1980-1981, 85-86.