Background
Donnelly, Robert True was born on August 31, 1924 in Lebanon, Missouri, United States. Son of Thomas John and Sybil Justine (True) Donnelly.
(The author, Robert T. Donnelly, was a judge on the Missou...)
The author, Robert T. Donnelly, was a judge on the Missouri Supreme Court from 1965 until 1988, and the Chief Justice of that same court twice, from 1973 to 1975 and again from 1981 to 1983. During his 23 years on the court, he authored 546 opinions. While Chief Justice, he drew headlines by criticizing the Supreme Court of the United States for interpreting the U.S. Constitution beyond what the Founding Fathers "had envisioned." He also claimed that modern education was failing because it didn't "teach religious and moral values." He once called the Miranda Rule, "an example of tipping the balance in favor of the accused." This is his story.
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Donnelly, Robert True was born on August 31, 1924 in Lebanon, Missouri, United States. Son of Thomas John and Sybil Justine (True) Donnelly.
Student, Tulsa University, 1943. Student, Ohio State University, 1943. Juris Doctor, University Missouri, 1949.
Member firm, Donnelly & Donnelly, Lebanon city attorney, Lebanon, 1954-1955; assistant attorney general, Missouri, 1957-1961; justice, Supreme Court Missouri, Jefferson City, 1965-1989; chief justice, Supreme Court Missouri, 1973-1975, 81-83. Board of Governors Missouri Bar, 1957-1963.
(The author, Robert T. Donnelly, was a judge on the Missou...)
Member Lebanon Board Education, 1959-1965. Trustee School Religion, Drury College, Springfield, Missouri, 1958-1966, Missouri School Religion, Columbia, 1971-1972. Served with infantry Army of the United States, World World War World War II.
Member Missouri Bar Association, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Wanda Sue Oates, November 16, 1946. Children: Thomas Page, Brian True.