Thomas A. Flannery Index of Interview
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Acheson, David Campion, 19 American First Bank, 20 Atlantic Coastline Railroad, 21 Bacon, Sylvia, 37-38, 46 INDEX Bail Reform Act of 1966, P.L. 89-465, 80 Stat. 214, 32 Board of Trade see District of Columbia Board of Trade Bryant, William B., 14 Burger, Warren Earl, 58-59, 64-65. Caputy, Victor W., 14 Clark, Ramsey, 39 Columbus Law School, 2 CoPJiff, John, I 0 Conscientious objectors, 26-29 Court Reform Act (District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970, P.L. 91-358, 84 Stat. 473), 26, 43 Curran, Edward M., 5, 8 Dean, Paul Regis, 6 Democratic Central Committee, 50-51 Devitt, Edward James, 59 District of Columbia Board of Trade, 25, 30-32 District of Columbia Court of Appeals: Terry, John A., 46 District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970, P.L. 91-358, 84 Stat·. 473, 26, 43 District of Columbia, Municipal Court of, 5-6, 9 Curran, Edward M., 5, 8 District of Columbia riots of 1968, 32-33 District of Columbia Superior Court see under Superior Court of the District of Columbia Doyle, John F., 14 Durham rule (Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (D.C. Cir. 1954)), 31-32 Eisenhower, Dwight D., 14-15 -Al- Ellison committee, 26 see also District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 Energy Department, U.S., 57 Exxon case, 56-58 see also United States v. Exxon, 773 F.2d 1240 (D.C. Cir. 1985) Fay, George Morris, 8 Fihelly, John W., 9 Flannery, Thomas A.: Career ambitions, 2, 15, 30, 47 legal role models, 5, 16 Early life and education: Columbus Law School, 2 decides on legal career, 2, 3-4 family background, 1, 3, 4 Jesuit schooling, affected by, 6 secondary education, 1-2 Judicial philosophies: Bail Reform Act of 1966, P.L. 89-465, 80 Stat. 214, opinions on, 32 brief length, limitations on, 56-57 criminal law, 30.:31, 52 defendants, rights of, 52-53 Durham rule (Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (D.C. Cir. 1954)), opinions on, 31-32 higher courts, relationship with, 67-68 judge’s role in controlling courtroom, 13-14 juries, sequestration of, 65-66 precedent, following of, 67 press, reaction to criticism from, 57 requirements of law and personal beliefs, relationship between, 67-68 Legal career (prior to judgeship): with Hamilton & Hamilton: Congressional testimony, 25, 30, 32 court-appointed criminal defense work, 24 District of Columbia riots of 1968, 32-33 criminal law, continuing interest in, 25 -A2- District of Columbia Board of Trade, advisor to, 25, 30-32 Bail Reform Act of 1966, P.L. 89-465, 80 Stat. 214, opinions on, 32 Durham rule (Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (D.C. Cir. 1954)), opinions on, 31-32 joins the firm, 19-21 Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia Circuit, serves as member, 26, 30 senior litigator, 21-24, 64-65 special hearing officer for conscientious objectors, U.S. Department of Justice, 26-29 Lands Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 7 private practice prior to joining U.S. Attorney’s Office, 7 Treasury Department, U.S., clerk at, 4-5 U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia: appointment as, 34-3 5 confirmation hearings, 50-52 Congressional testimony, 4 7 criminal case backlog, elimination of, 43-44 goals for office, 35-36 Justice Department, U.S., relationship with, 45-46, 49 reorganization of office, 35-39, 46 organized •crime section, 3 7 white collar crime section, 37, 42 Tantillo Jackson case (United States v. James, 494 F.2d 1007 (D.C. Cir. 1974)), 39-42, 65 use of wiretaps and special grand juries for investigation, 39, 41-42 U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Department of Justice, 25, 64 begins work at, 7-8 caseload, 26 in Civil Division, 19 in District Court Division: colleagues, 14-16 experiences with judges, 10-14 major cases, 17-18 supervision, 9-10 trials, preparation for, 15-17 early career ambitions, 15 leaving, reasons for, 19 -A3- U.S. Army career: drafted, 2 in air intelligence, 2 effect of, 6-7 On U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: appointment to, 47-49 confirmation hearing, 50, 52 environment-related cases, 54-55 goals as judge, 52-54 United States v. Exxon, 773 F.2d 1240 (D.C. Cir. 1985), 56-58 United States v. Virgil L. Griffin, et al (Ku Klux Klan case), 58-65 Gasch, Oliver, 14-15, 19 Glanzer, Seymour, 37, 42 Greene, Henry F., 37 Greensboro massacre case, 58-65 see also United States v. Virgil L. Griffin, et al Hamilton, George, Jr., 19-20, 29 Hamilton & Hamilton, 19-25, 26-33 Hannon, Joseph M., 14, 36, 46 Hart, George L., Jr., 59 · Holtzoff, Alexander, 11-13, 53-54, 58 Hruska, Roman Lee, 50, 52 Interior Department, U.S., 55 Jehovah’s Witnesses, 28 Jones, William B., 19, 21, 22, 41-42 Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia Circuit, 26, 30 Justice Department, U.S.: Attorneys General of the United States: Clark, Ramsey, 39 Mitchell, John Newton, 34-35, 41 U.S. Attorney’s Office, 9-19, 26 see also under Flannery, Thomas A., Legal career (prior to judgeship) U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 34-47, 49-52 T AF’s reorganization of office: organized crime section, 3 7 white collar crime section, 37, 42 United States v. James, 494 F.2d 1007 (D.C. Cir. 1974) (Tantillo Jackson case), 39-42, 65 -A4- U.S. Attorneys for the District of Columbia: Acheson, David Campion, 19 Curran, Edward M., 5, 8 Fay, George Morris, 8 Gasch, Oliver, 14-15, 19 Rover, Leo A., 14-15 Silbert, Earl J., 37-38, 46, 49-50 Titus, Harold H., Jr., 14, 36, 46, 49-50 use of wiretaps and special grand juries for investigation, 39, 41-42 see also under Flannery, Thomas A., Legal career (prior to judgeship) Keech, Richmond B., 13, 19-20, 22, 23 King, Martin Luther, 32 see also District of Columbia riots of 1968 Kleindienst, Richard Gordon, 34-35, 41, 47-51 Ku Klux Klan case, 5 8-65 see also United States v. Virgil L. Griffin, et al Leahy, \Villiam, 16 Letts, F. Dickinson, 18 Mafia, 39-40 Mathias, Charles McCurdy, 51-52 McIntyre, Fred L., 14 Mitchell, John Newton, 34-35, 41 Moore, Luke C., 38-39 Municipal Court of the District of Columbia, 5-6, 9 Curran, Edward M., 5, 8 Murray, Charles B., 9 Nixon, Richard Milhous, 45-46, 48, 49, 51 Pennsylvania Railroad Co., 21 Potomac Electric Power Co., 20 RF &P Railroad, 21 Robb, Roger, 27 Robinson, Aubrey E., Jr., 65 Rover, Leo A., 14-15 Senate District Committee, 47 Senate Judiciary Committee, 50, 51-52 Silbert, Earl J., 37-38, 46, 49-50 Smith, Donald S., 36-37 Southern Railway Company, 21 -AS- “Squeal rule,” 67 Sullivan, Harold J., 37 Superior Court of the District of Columbia: Judge tried for bribery, 65-66 Judges: Bacon, Sylvia, 37-38, 46 Doyle, John F., 14 Greene, Henry F., 37 Hannon, Joseph M., 14, 36, 46 McIntyre, Fred L., 14 Tamm, Edward Allen, 13 Tantillo Jackson case (United States v. James, 494 F.2d 1007 (D.C. Cir. 1974)), 39-42, 65 Terry, John A., 46 Titus, Harold H., Jr., 14, 36, 46, 49-50 Trimble, Stephen A., 22-23, 24 Tydings, Joseph Davies, 4 7, 52 United States v. Exxon, 773 F.2d 1240 (D.C. Cir. 1985): inequities in legal resources, 56-57 distribution of damages assessed, 57-58 United States v. Virgil L. ‘Griffin, et al (Ku Klux Klan case): assignment of case, 58-60 First Amendment issues and the press, 61-62 grand jury transcripts, 65 jury, relations with, 63-64 jury selection, 61-62 motions, method of handling, 60-61 United States v. James, 494 F.2d 1007 (D.C. Cir. 1974) (Tantillo Jackson case), 39-42, 65 U.S. Army, 2, 6-7 U.S. Attorney’s Office, 9-19, 26 see also under Flannery, Thomas A., Legal career (prior to judgeship) U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: Judges: Robb, Roger, 27 United States v. Exxon, 773 F.2d 1240 (D.C. Cir. 1985), 56-58 United States v. James, 494 F.2d 1007 (D.C. Cir. 1974) (Tantillo Jackson case), 39-42, 65 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 61-62 -A6- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 9, 10-14, 17-18, 52-68 criminal case backlog, elimination of, 43-44 Judges: Bryant, William B., 14 Curran, Edward M., 5, 8 Gasch, Oliver, 14-15, 19 Hart, George L., Jr., 59 Holtzoff, Alexander, 11-13, 53-54, 58 Jones, William B., 19, 21, 22, 41-42 Keech, Richmond B., 13, 19-20, 22, 23 Letts, F. Dickinson, 17-18 Robinson, Aubrey E., Jr., 65 Tamm, Edward Allen, 13 Walsh, Leonard P., 48-49 Youngdahl, Luther W., 13 U.S. District Court for Minnesota: Devitt, Edward James, 59 U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina: United States v. Virgil L. Griffin, et al (Ku Klux Klan case), 58-65 Ward, Hiram Hamilton, 59-60, 63 Vietnam War, 26-29. Walsh, Leonard P., 48-49 Ward, Hiram Hamilton, 59-60, 63 Warner, John William, 58 Washington Terminal Co., 21 Watergate, 50 Wiretapping, 39-42 World War II, 2, 5, 6-7, 28 Youngdahl, Luther W., 13 -A7-