Background
Rufus King was born on March 25, 1917, in Seattle, Washington, United States. He was a son of Rufus Gunn King and Marian (Towle) King.
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, United States
In 1938, Rufus graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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In 1941, King finished his postgraduate studies at Stanford Law School.
127 Wall St, New Haven, CT 06511, United States
In 1943, King received a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School.
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, United States
In 1938, Rufus graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
In 1941, King finished his postgraduate studies at Stanford Law School.
127 Wall St, New Haven, CT 06511, United States
In 1943, King received a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School.
https://www.amazon.com/Gambling-Organized-Crime-Rufus-King/dp/0818301716
1969
https://www.amazon.com/drug-hang-up-Americas-fifty-year-folly/dp/0393010937
1972
Rufus King was born on March 25, 1917, in Seattle, Washington, United States. He was a son of Rufus Gunn King and Marian (Towle) King.
In 1938, Rufus graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1941, he finished his postgraduate studies at Stanford Law School. Two years later, in 1943, King received a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School.
During World War II, Rufus served in the United States Coast Guard. After the war, he was a lawyer with the Air Transport Association in Washington and editor of World Guide, a trade magazine for air shippers.
From the 1950's, King wrote extensively about organized crime, drug laws and gambling. His 1969 "Gambling and Organized Crime" was written after he served as a counsel to the Special Senate Committee to Investigate Organized Crime, beginning in 1951, his "Drug Hang-up: America's Fifty-year Folly" followed in 1972 and his "Stop the Drug War Now" went to press in 1991. Additionally, King wrote articles on law enforcement, crime, legislation and narcotics for a number of journals.
Besides, Rufus served as chairman of the Joint Commission on Narcotic Drugs with the American Bar and American Medical Associations from 1956 until his death. King was also a founding member of the American Bar Association's section on individual rights and responsibilities.
In addition, King worked as a counsel, specializing in General Practice, at the law firm Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP. In his law practice, his clients included a number of pinball manufacturers. Also, Rufus served on a presidential commission on law enforcement and was a consultant to the Hudson Institute. He was a member of the advisory board of the Drug Policy Foundation (present-day Drug Policy Alliance), which gave him its highest award.
Moreover, during his career, Rufus was often asked to lecture and to speak on radio and television about the futility of America's costly drug wars.
Rufus King gained prominence as a national leader of the movement to decriminalize narcotics. He also penned several works, including "Gambling and Organized Crime", "Drug Hang-up: America's Fifty-year Folly" and "Stop the Drug War Now".
Rufus received several awards, including the Drug Policy Foundation Award in 1989, Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998 and National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Service Award in 1999. His other honors include the top award of the National Conference on Crime and Delinquency.
King was convinced, that trying to control drugs, like prohibition, cost more in corrupt law enforcement and irrational criminal penalties, than it helped.
Rufus married Janice L. Chase on June 15, 1941. Their marriage produced two children - Rufus G. King III, the former chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and Sheridan King Peyton. Rufus and Janice divorced in June 1951. Later, on November 23, 1973, King married Elvine R. (Rankine) King, an artist, known professionally as V. V. Rankine. Also, Rufus brought up two stepsons - John H. Magruder and David S. Rankin.
Rufus G. King III is the former chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
