Background
Forer, Lois G. was born on March 22, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Harry Goldstein and Lorraine Goldstein (Beilman) Forer.
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In a mix of history, anecdote, and accounts from her own cases, Forer--a trial judge for sixteen years and an award-winning author--writes about the folly and cruelty of present sentencing laws. Based on her own successful experiment, Forer proposes a less expensive system that strives for public safety, deterrence, and rehabilitation rather than punishment.
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(Anglo-American common law is based on what a reasonable a...)
Anglo-American common law is based on what a reasonable adult male would or would not do-but not everyone in society is a reasonable adult male. For the elderly, children and women, a legal decision can sometimes turn out tragically wrong, even when lawyers, jurors, and judge are all competent and conscientious.
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(Argues that gender- and age-related bias are common in th...)
Argues that gender- and age-related bias are common in the American legal system, traces the system's history, and shows present-day problems in these areas.
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Forer, Lois G. was born on March 22, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Harry Goldstein and Lorraine Goldstein (Beilman) Forer.
AB with honors, Northwestern University, 1935. Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1938.
Bar: Illinois 1938, Pennsylvania 1945, United States District Court (eastern district) Pennsylvania 1945, United States Court Appeals (3d circuit) 1945, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1942. Legal staff United States Senatte Committee Edition and Labor, Washington, 1938-1939,Rural Electrification Administration, Washington, 1939-1942. Law clerk to presiding judge The United States of America Court Appeals (3d circuit) 1942-1946.
Legal staff, Office of Price Stabilization, Philadelphia, 1948.
Deputy attorney general Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 1955-1963. Attorney-in-charge Office for Juveniles, Community Legal Services, Philadelphia, 1966-1968.
Sole practice, Philadelphia, 1946-1971. Judge Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, 1971-1987.
Consultant Kerner Commission.
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(Argues that gender- and age-related bias are common in th...)
(Anglo-American common law is based on what a reasonable a...)
Member Governor's Committee on Children and Youth. National board directors American Civil Liberties Union, 1960—1980. Member Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights under Law, Lehman Committee on Immigration and Naturalization.
Member drafting committee Interstate Compact on Delaware River. Member of American Bar Association (Ross Essay award 1950), National Law Science Council.
Married Morris L. Forer, June 30, 1940. Children: Stuart, John, Hope Abigail Forer Ross.