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Oral History of Henry H. Kennedy, Jr.
INDEX
Abramson, Frederick, 109–11
Acheson, Eleanor, 202–203
Addis, David, 89
Adler, Julie, 184
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 114
African Americans
and civil rights, 60–61
and law firms, 110–11
and politics, 51
at Princeton University, 41–42, 48, 66
and segregation, 2–3, 7
and slavery, 270–72
and tennis, 25–26, 29
See also Jim Crow laws
Ali, Muhammad. See Clay, Cassius
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 224, 263
American Law Institute, 68
American Tennis Association (ATA), 29
Army Corps of Engineers, 265, 267
Ashcroft, John, 205–206, 243
Ashe, Arthur, 24
Association of Black Collegians, 43–44
Baird, Zoey, 196
Barry, Marion, 129, 140
Black Panthers, 40
Braman, Leonard, 101–102
Brazile, Donna, 195, 198–99
Brown, Ann, 146
Brown, Donald, 146
bryozoan, 265–66, 267
Bryant, Wanda, 183
Bryant, William B., 7, 112, 120–21, 122, 128, 136
Budowle, Bruce, 192
Burnett, Arthur, 111
Byse, Clark, 67, 68
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Carter, James E. (“Jimmy”), 146, 194
Casner, Andrew James, 67
Chayes, Abram, 68, 71
Cherokee Nation, 271–75, 279, 283–84
child neglect, 161–62, 177–78
Christian, Kaye K., 164
Church of Scientology, 118–20
Civil Justice Reform Act (CJRA), 223
Civil Rights Act of 1965, 60, 289
Civil War, 271
Clay, Cassius, Jr., 40–42
Clinton, William J., 194, 195, 199, 200, 203
Cohen, Vincent, 111
Congress, U.S., 238–39, 264, 278–79, 287
Corngold, Stanley A., 185–86
Countryman, Vern, 71
Cox, Archibald, 69–71
Crick, Francis, 190
Crowell, Eldon (“Took”), 76
D’Antuono, Frances, 183
Dawson, Charles, 67, 68
Defense Department, 280
District of Columbia, 1, 5, 14, 16, 17, 18
public school system, 20–21
social services, 162
District of Columbia Bar, 110, 139
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 184, 188, 211
DNA evidence, 179–82, 184, 188, 190, 192, 193, 287
Dole, Robert, 199
Domestic Spying Program, 263
Douglas, Frederick, 102–103, 176
Duberman, Martin, 52
Duncan, Charles, 110
Dwyer, Jean, 114, 115
Eagleton, Thomas F., 147–48
Edwards, Barry, 127
Einstein, Albert, 47
Electronic Privacy Information Center, 224, 263
Eliot, T.S., 227
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 264
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Facciola, John M., 258
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 236, 256, 257, 279
Federal Rules of Evidence, 180
Federer, Roger, 100
Feeley, James, 206
Feinstein, Diane, 204
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 224, 228, 263, 289–90
Freishtat, Harvey W., 31–32
Frye rule, 180, 189
Garland, Merrick, 273
Gasch, Oliver, 112, 113
Gesell, Gerhard, 133, 136
Gibson, Althea, 24
Goheen, Robert, 33, 43, 66
Goldman, Ronald, 193
Goodbread, Ronald, 183
Gray, Linwood, 126–28
Green, Alan, 31–32
Green, Joyce, 240
Griffith, Thomas, 273
Griswold, Erwin N., 79–80
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba prisoner petitions, 229–30, 238–40, 241–42, 278, 280–81, 289
Hamilton, Eugene, 155, 176
Hamilton College, 33
Hampton Institute, 33
Handbook on Federal Indian Law (Cohen, F. S.), 276
Hanafi Muslims, 129
Hart, George L., Jr., 141
Harvard Law School, 63, 81–82
faculty, 67–71
Voluntary Defenders Program, 75, 82
Hatch, Orrin, 199, 201–202, 203–204
Haywood, Margaret, 101
Hickel, Walter, 42–43
Hoachlander, Gary, 38–39, 45
Hogan, Thomas F., 235, 239, 288
Individuals with Disabilities and Education Act (IDEA), 19
Interior Department, 271–72, 274–75, 279
Ito, Lance, 193
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Jaffe, Louis L., 68, 170
Jim Crow laws, 5, 7, 11, 16, 17, 60
Johnson, R. Walter, 24–26
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, 74–75, 76, 78–80, 87, 110
Jones, William B., 115
Judicial Nominating Commission, 145, 194–95, 197
juries, 135, 173–74, 218–20, 269
Kay, Alan, 258
Keeton, Robert E., 171
Kennedy, Anthony M., 238
Kennedy, Edward, 199, 201
Kennedy, Henry H., Jr. – Personal
aunt, 1, 11
birth, 1
brother, 12–13, 14–15, 64, 71, 77, 190, 207, 287
and writing, 187, 250
Calvin Coolidge High School, 20, 24, 30, 31, 34, 292
childhood memories, 1–3, 5–7
cousins, 1–3, 12
daughters, 9, 36, 39, 52, 204, 293, 296
See also Kennedy, Morgan
father, 5–7, 10–11, 15, 16–18, 36, 61–62, 88, 107, 297–98
birth, 3, 198
and civil rights, 60–61
education, 9–10, 13–14
marriage, 4
Moore connection, 102, 103–104, 175
Postal Service job, 6, 10, 11, 14, 18, 102, 103
and sports, 21–22, 23, 26–27, 29
grandfather (maternal), 7
grandmother (maternal), 3–5, 106, 107
Harvard Law School, 62–63, 78, 81–82
client defense, 82, 85–86
courses, 64–65
faculty, 67–71, 170–71
friends, 65–67
social life, 72–73
tennis, 75, 86
Voluntary Defenders Program, 75, 82
Wall Street law firm interviews, 74
mother, 3–4, 5, 6–7, 11, 32, 33, 61, 107, 298
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Chevy Chase Elementary School teacher, 14, 19, 20
Paul Junior High School, 20
Ping-Pong, 22–23
Princeton University, 31–34, 63
activism, 39–45
Association of Black Collegians, 43–44
community action house, 38–39, 45–46, 57
freshman year, 36–38, 58–59
jobs at, 53–55
professors, 47–48, 50–52, 185–86, 271
social life, 56, 73
tennis, 27–28, 44, 56
thesis, 50–52
Time Life reporter, 55
Woodrow Wilson College, 57
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, 48–50
and segregation, 2–3, 7
sister, 12–13, 16
swimming, 2, 15–16, 21–22
on teacher support, 19–20
tennis, 23–24, 98, 226–27, 292–93
championships, 28–29
at Coolidge High School, 24, 31, 34
at Harvard, 75, 86
at Johnson tennis academy, 24–26
at Princeton, 27–28, 44, 56
Turner Elementary School, 20–21
Whittier Elementary School, 20, 21
wife, 56, 57, 73, 196, 204, 292
Yale Law School, 62–63
Kennedy, Henry H., Jr. – Professional
Assistant U.S. Attorney, 73, 75, 81, 86–88, 96, 97–98, 109, 116, 150, 161
appellate section, 94, 95, 98
camaraderie, 89
gun case trial, 93
misdemeanor trial section office DA, 91–92, 94, 97, 98–101
papering, 90–91, 97, 99
swearing in, 76, 78, 79, 88–89
training, 82–83, 90
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 104, 140, 195, 257
on appeals, 167–68
appointment process, 145–47
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on case assignment system, 165–67
caseload, 153–55, 209
colleagues, 155, 158, 163, 175–76
comparison to U.S. District Court, 172–73, 208–10, 216–17
confirmation process, 147–49
Criminal Division, 158, 161
on D.C. Court of Appeals, 211
Family Division, 161–62, 177–78
jury trials, 171–74
Landlord and Tenant Court, 150–52
law clerk, 164, 183, 184
malpractice cases, 168–70
Misdemeanor Trial Section, 157
opinion writing, 165
Porter case, 179–85, 188–94, 279
sentencing guidelines, 150, 159–61
training program, 158
Washington Legal Foundation complaint on, 199–200
D.C. Bar exam, 75–76, 78, 79
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue job, 74–75, 76, 78–80, 87, 110
Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 208–209
Abdah case, 280–81
case management, 222–24
challenge of job, 226–28
collegiality, 211–13, 287–88
comparison to Superior Court, 172–73, 208–11, 216–17
on complaints, 235, 236–37
confirmation hearing, 203–206, 243–44
consent decree decision, 264
constraints of job, 290–91
Deposition Guidelines, 255–57
district judges, 241–43
drug case, 218, 220–22, 263
FOIA cases, 224, 263
initial scheduling conferences, 254–55
interview process, 195–99
jury selection, 218–20, 269
law clerks, 81, 97, 213, 233–36, 247–48, 263, 265, 276, 277
lawyer instruction, 254–57
mediation, 258–60
motions for reconsideration, 214–15, 233
motions for summary judgment, 231–33
nominating process, 148–49, 199–203
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oral arguments, 231–33
and pro se litigants, 225
sentencing, 260–61, 281–83, 285–86
sovereign immunity case, 271–77, 279, 284
temporary restraining order decision, 265–67
typical day, 246–48, 252–53
on law school curricula, 84–85
mediation programs, 258–60
NITA instructor, 83
on prosecutors, 99–100
and Supreme Court, 244–45
on tort reform, 169–71
U. S. Magistrate for U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia , 95, 145
appointment, 109–13
bond setting, 124–25, 129–32, 149
civil area duties
discovery disputes, 134, 137–39, 161
settlements, 134, 152–53
criminal area duties, 132–34
preliminary hearings, 123–24, 133, 149
presentments, 122–23, 124, 133, 149
warrant review, 116–21, 133
drug distribution conspiracy case, 125–29
Hanafi Muslim case, 129
judges, 135–37
and lawyers, 139–41
mediation, 258
settlements, 141–44
Special Master, 134–35
Title VII cases, 135
training for, 114–15
Washington Tennis and Education Foundation president, 290–91
on writing, 186–87, 249–53, 284–85
Kennedy, Henry H., Sr., 5–7, 10–11, 15, 16–18, 36, 61–62, 88, 107, 297–98
birth, 3, 198
and civil rights, 60–61
education, 9–10, 13–14
marriage, 4
Moore connection, 102, 103–104, 175
Postal Service job, 6, 10, 11, 14, 18, 102, 103
and sports, 21–22, 23, 26–27, 29
Kennedy, John, 127
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Kennedy, Morgan, 63–64, 136, 227, 294–96
Kennedy, Randy, 12–13, 14–15, 64, 71, 77, 190, 207, 287
and writing, 187, 250
Kennedy, Robert F., 61
Kern, John, 89
King, Martin Luther, 39, 61, 127
King, Rufus, 176
King, Warren R. (“Willie”), 181
Kramer, Jack, 26
Lamberth, Royce, 239, 274–75
Lander, Eric S., 189–92
Laver, Rod, 26
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA), 82
Lawyers Study Group, 111
Leach, W. Barton, 67
Leahy, Patrick, 201
Lewis, W. Arthur, 48
Liebman, Lance, 68
Lipschutz, David, 24
Liston, Sonny, 40–41
Lombardi, Vince, 5
Lyles, Faith, 234
Malkiel, Burton G., 47
Malson, Robert, 70
Margolis, Lawrence, 114
Marshall, Thurgood, 60–61, 287
McCain, John, 243
McPherson, James, 50–52, 271
Military Commissions Act, 229
Moore, Luke, 102–104, 175–76
Morehead Scholarship, 14
Morrison, Timothy, 158
Moultrie, H. Carl, 147, 155, 176
Mundy, J. Kenneth, 140, 141, 174–75
NAACP Legal Defense Fund, 60
National Academy of Sciences, 188–89, 191
National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), 83
National Security Court, 238
Native Americans, 270–71
See also Cherokee Nation
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Nesbitt, Leroy, 141, 175
Newman, Theodore R., 154
Norman, David, 94
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, 194–95, 197–98, 199, 201
Oberdorfer, Louis F., 211
Ohio Wesleyan University, 33
Olender, Jack H., 175
O’Meally, Robert, 65–67, 72
Panatta, Adriano, 26
Panetta, Bernard, 88
Parker, Barrington, 136
Pendleton, Clarence, 22
Pittman, Nicole, 234–35, 247
Porter, Kevin, 179
Princeton University, 15, 32, 33–34, 36, 58–59, 190
activism at, 39–45
Association of Black Collegians, 43–44
Blacks at, 41–42, 48, 66
Community House, 38–39, 45–46, 57
eating clubs, 56–57
Firestone Library, 52, 53–54
Woodrow Wilson College, 57
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, 48–50
work-study program, 53–55
pro se litigants, 225
Pryor, William C., 79, 102
Queen, Thomas, 91
Riley, Patricia, 183
Robertson, James, 274–75
Robinson, Aubrey, 113
Robinson, Deborah A., 258
Robinson, Kenneth, 126, 128–29
Robinson, Spottswood, 136–37
Ruff, Charles F. C. (“Chuck”), 196
segregation, 2–3, 7, 43
Senate Judiciary Committee, 147, 148, 167, 199, 201, 202–203, 243–44
sentencing guidelines, U.S., 150, 159–60, 282–83, 285–86
Sessions, Jeff, 204
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Silbert, Earl, 91–92, 96, 113
Simpson, O. J., 193
Smith, J. Clay, 111
Smith, John Lewis, 113
Solomon, Harold, 26
South Carolina, 1–2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 16, 201
sovereign immunity, 272–75, 276, 279, 284
St. Lucie County, Florida, 265
Stanley, Nancy, 176, 258
Stein, John, 75, 86
Stewart, William, 153
Streisand, Barbra, 55
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 79, 93
Alternative Dispute Resolution program, 176–77
case assignment system, 165–67
Civil Division, 156
Motions Division, 165, 171
comparison to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 172–73, 208–10, 216–17,
287–88
Criminal Division, 156, 158, 161, 171, 175
Family Division, 156
Abuse and Neglect Division, 161–62, 177
judges of, 101–102, 104–108, 151, 152–53, 155, 163, 175–76
Landlord and Tenant Court, 150–52, 157
law clerks, 164
lawyers, 174–75
Misdemeanor Trial Section, 157
presiding judgeship, 156–57, 175
Probate Division, 156, 157
sentencing, 150, 160
Small Claims, 156
Tax Division, 157
trials, 172–73
Supreme Court, U.S., 159, 244–45, 268–69, 277, 285
and Guantanamo Bay petitions, 229–30, 238, 241, 289
Tatel, David, 19, 273
Taylor, Harriett, 146–47, 185
Terrell, Ernie, 105
Terry, John, 94
Terry, Michael, 258
Thirteenth Amendment, 273–74, 275, 296
Thompson, William (“Turk”), 153
Thurmond, Strom, 200–202, 203
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Torricelli, Robert, 204
tort reform, 168–71
Trudeau, Pierre, 55
Tuohey, Mark, 88
Ugast, Fred B., 155, 176
undocumented workers, 196–97
United States Attorney’s Office, 81
appellate section, 94
camaraderie, 89
District of Columbia jurisdiction, 92–93
misdemeanor trial section, 91–92
training program, 82–83
United States Code, 125, 130
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 110, 210–11, 229–30, 238, 270
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 110
comparison to Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 172–73, 208–10, 216–17, 287–88
Executive Session, 212
FOIA cases, 224, 289–90
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba prisoner petitions, 229–30, 238–40, 241–42, 278, 280–81, 289
judges, 135–37, 151, 251–52, 278–79, 284, 291
jurisdiction, 240–43, 261–62
law clerks, 213
magistrate appointment process, 113–14
Office of the Circuit Executive, 258, 259
U.S. District Court for the Ninth Circuit, 276–77
Wallace, George, 43–44, 127
Warren, Earl, 61
Washington Tennis and Education Foundation, 290–91
Watson, James, 190
Weaver, Frank, 89
Webber, Richard J., 37–38, 39
Weinreb, Lloyd, 68, 71
Weisberg, Frederick H., 156, 175
Williams, Edward Bennett, 140–41
Wilson, Ernest (“Chico”), 65–66
Wood, Kimba, 197
Younger, Irving, 173–74