Background
Cramton, Roger Conant was born on May 18, 1929 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Allen and Dorothy Stewart (Conant) Cramton.
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The Supreme Court today exercises power over the lives of citizens that, in important respects, exceeds that of other branches of the federal government. Life-tenured justices wield this enormous power for two or three decades and the only process that provides some accountability to the people occurs as new appointments regenerate the Court. Because justices now serve so long, that process occurs only rarely and irregularly and may be affected by a justice’s desire to have a successor appointed by a like-minded president. Some presidents have great influence on the Court’s future decisions by the happenstance that they receive three or more appointments; other presidents have little or no influence because no vacancies arise during their terms. This collection of essays by eminent legal scholars provides a comprehensive, balanced, and compelling examination of a largely neglected, but very important, subject. What are the harmful consequences of the lengthening tenure of Supreme Court justices? Do those consequences suggest that reform is necessary or desirable? Can the problem be remedied by congressional enactments or is a constitutional amendment required?
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Cramton, Roger Conant was born on May 18, 1929 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Allen and Dorothy Stewart (Conant) Cramton.
AB, Harvard University, 1950. Juris Doctor, University Chicago, 1955. Doctor of Laws, Nova University, 1980.
Master of Arts (honorary), Oxford University, 1987.
Law clerk to Honorary S.R. Waterman, United States Court of 2nd District Court of Appea circuit), 1955-1956;
law clerk to associate justice Harold H. Burton, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1956-1957;
assistant professor, University of Chicago, 1957-1961;
associate professor, University of Michigan Law School, 1961-1964;
professor, University of Michigan Law School, 1964-1970;
chairman, Administrative Conference of the United States, 1970-1972;
assistant attorney general, Justice Department, 1972-1973;
dean, Cornell Univercity Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1973-1980;
Robert S. Stevens professor, Cornell Univercity Law School, Ithaca, New York, since 1982. Member United States Commision on Revision Federal Court Appellate Sys., 1973-1975. Board directors United States Legal Superior vena cava syndrome Corporation, 1975-1979, Chairman of the Board, 1975-1978.
Member United States Commision on Judicial Discipline and Removal, 1991-1993.
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Member American Bar Association, American Law Institute (council member), Association American Law Schools (president 1985), American Academy Arts and Sciences, New York State Bar Association (Ethics award), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Harriet Cutter Haseltine, June 29, 1952. Children: Ann, Charles, Peter, Cutter.