Index
Acheson, Dean, 24
Ailes, Steve, 33
Allen, Florence, 10
American Bar Association, 45
Judicial Selection Committee, 33
Anecdotes:
About judges:
Bazelon, David L., 34, 36
Boudin, Michael, 30-31
Frankfurter, Justice, 26-27
Friendly, Henry, 31-32
Gasch, Oliver, 48-49
Hughes, Chief Justice, 26-27
Keech, Richmond B., 37-38
Kronheim, Milton, Jr., 32
Robb, Roger, 60-61
Stewart, Justice, 21-22
Taft, Chief Justice, 27
Tamm, Edward Allen, 51-52
About lawyers:
Boudin, Leonard, 29-30
Connolly, Paul, 53-54
Fanelli, Joe, 28-29
O’Brian, John Lord, 25-26
Wallace, Mike, 48-49
Walsh, Lawrence, 44-45
Archbishop of Chicago, 52
Arnold & Porter, 59
Ash, Bob, 33
Atlas Powder Company, 21
see also White Bread/FDA case
Bazelon, David L., 34, 36
Beitel, Albert, 9
Berle, Adolph, 51
Biak, Dutch New Guinea, 17-18
– A2 –
Blick, Inspector, 36
Boston Latin School, 3-5
Famous alumni, 3
Boudin, Leonard, 29-30, 43
Boudin, Michael, 30-31
Boyle, Tony, 53
Broderick v. Ruder, 685 F.Supp. 1269 (D.D.C. 1988), 58-59
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 9-10
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, 9-10
Browder, Mr., 62
Brown, Ed, 58
Bureau of Standards, 2
Canada, 45
Christopher, Warren, 33
Clark, Grenville, 26
Clark, Ramsey, 34
Committee on Financial Disclosure, 50-51
Committee on Judicial Ethics, 50-51
Conant (President of Harvard University), 25-26
Connolly, Paul, 53-54
Corcoran, Mr., 33
Court martial, 46-47, 52-54
see also Schwable cases
Covington & Burling, 24-25, 30
Cox, Hugh, 31
Cox, Mr., 34
Cross, John, 20
Darrow, Clarence, 62-63
Davis, Kenneth, 6
Davis, Polk, 43-44, 45
Davis on Administrative Law, 6
DeFrantz v. United States Olympic Committee, 492 F.Supp. 1181 (D.D.C. 1980), 54
Demuth, Dick, 6
District of Columbia:
Reminiscences of, 2
Riots of 1968, 33
District of Columbia Bar Association, leaders of, 7-8, 40
District of Columbia Court of Appeals:
Rover, Leo, 23
Donoghue, Jiggs, 40-41
Donovan, “Wild Bill,” 22
Eastland, Jim, 40
Eddy, Nelson, 61
Ehrlichman, Mr., 41
– A3 –
Eisenhower, President, 45
Emerson Institute, 4
Evans, Rowland, 12
Ewing, Mr., 34
Exnicious, Marshall, 12
Exxon, 43
Exxon-Reliance Electric/FTC case, 43-44
Fanelli, Joe, 28-29
Hoffa case, 29
Federal Trade Commission, 43
see also Exxon-Reliance Electric/FTC case
Fegan, David, 20
Food and Drug Administration, 20-21, 34-35
see also White Bread/FDA case
Ford, Charlie, 38
Fortas, Justice, 29, 40
Frankfurter, Justice, 26-27
Franklin, Benjamin, 3
Friedman, Paul L., 39-40
Friendly, Henry, 31
Gasch, Oliver, 10-11, 33, 34, 36, 40, 48-49
Geneva Convention, 46
see also Schwable cases
Georgetown College, 5-6
Gesell, Gerhard R., 24, 30, 31, 56-57
Gibson, Jimmy, 12
Gichner, Henry, 36
Gichner, Larry, 35-36
Gillespie, Mr., 43-44
Goldolphin, Francis, 15, 19
Goltz, Jeffrey, 48
Gonzaga High School, 4-5
Haiti, 5-6
Haldeman, Mr., 41
Hale, Edward Everett, 3
Halsey, Admiral, 16
Hammond, John Hayes, 27
Harris, Stanley S., 42
Hart, George L., Jr., 55-56
– A4 –
Harvard University:
Board of Overseers, 4
Harvard College, 3, 5-6
Harvard Divinity School, 25-26
Harvard Law School, 6-7
Harvard medical unit, 17-18
Harvard School of Education, 25
Hastle, Bill, 35
Herrick, Chico, 23-24
Herrick, Phil, 11, 23, 40
Hiss, Alger, 51
Hoffa, Jimmy, 29
Hoffa case (in Supreme Court), 29
Hoffa v. Saxbe, 378 F.Supp. 1221 (D.D.C. 1974), 29-30
Hogan, Frank, 8
Hogan, Thomas F., 47
Holmes, John, 21
Holtzoff, Alexander, 36-38, 53
Hoover, Herbert, 27
Hoover, J. Edgar, 51-52
Hopkins, Steven, 1
Horskey, Charlie, 6, 28
Hruska, Senator, 40
Huff, Neil, 21
Hughes, Chief Justice, 25-27
Hughes, Colonel, 8
Hurley, Dan, 39-40
Indianapolis, 14
Indianapolis utility cases, 14-15
Interstate Commerce Commission, 9-10
see also Railroad Brotherhood case
Jacobs, Granville, 35
Janney, Stuart, 19
“Jewish seat,” the, 36
Johnson, Lyndon, 33-34
Jones, Day, 43-44
Justice Department, U.S., 45
Kaiser, Henry, 10
Keech, Richmond B., 37-38
Kennedy, Joe, 3
Kennedy, President, 30, 32, 44
King, Martin Luther, 33
Korean War, 46
Kronheim, Milton, Jr., 31-32, 52
– A5 –
Kruez, Admiral, 18
Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, 15
Lamberth, Royce C., 48
Landis, Jim, 10
Laughlin, Mr., 38
Lawyer’s Club, 14
Leahy, William, 8-9
Levenson, Irv, 35
Lewis, John L., 11
Leyte Island, 16
Lombard, Judge, 22
Lynch, Hugh, 5, 13
Lynch, Hugh, III, 13
Lynham, Charlie, 14
Lynham, John, 14
Lyons, Ted, 15
MacChesney, Brunson, 10
MacKinnon, George E., 43-44, 45
Mafia, 51
Mann, Jimmy, 11
Markey, Howard, 45
Marshall Islands, 15
Massachusetts, 1
Massie case, 62-63
Mayflower, The, 1
McAloney, Holt, 19
McCartan, Patrick, 43-44
McGuire, Matthew F., 37
Medical expert witness case, 48
Merion Cricket Club, 12
Military widow case, 42
Miller, Captain, 18-19
Mine Workers Journal, 53
Minton, Sherman, 43
Minzenty, Cardinal, 47
Mitchell, John, 41
Morris, George, 7, 9-10
Mundelein, Cardinal, 52
Mundy, Ken, 57-58
Murphy, Jimmy, 20
– A6 –
Naval Hospitals:
Bethesda, Maryland, 18-19
Mare Island, California, 18
Oakland, California, 18
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18
Nevers, Ernie, 15
Newmeyer, Alvin, Sr., 51-52
Newsweek, 52-54
Nixon, President, 41
Noel, Regis, 7-8
Oberdorfer, Louis F., 35
O’Brian, John Lord, 24-26
Olson (pilot), 17
Olympic Games
see DeFrantz v. United States Olympic Committee, 492 F.Supp. 1181 (D.D.C. 1980)
Pace, Frank, 12
Pennypacker, Mr., 5
Pine, David A., 23
Powell, John, 40
Pratt, John H.:
Early life:
birthday, 27
family history, 1-3, 5
military family, 1-3
siblings, 2-3, 63
Education:
elementary education:
parochial school, 2-3
Boston Latin School, 3-4
alumni, 3-4
Georgetown College, 5-6
Harvard College, 5-6
Harvard Law School, 6-7
classmates, 6-7
public speaking training, 35
secondary education:
Emerson Institute, 4
Gonzaga, 4-5
U.S. Senate page, 4
Judges, memorable:
Gesell, Gerhard R., 56-57
Hart, GeorgeL., Jr., 55-56
Keech, Richmond B., 37-38
Revercomb, George H., 57
– A7 –
Robb, Roger, 60-61
Sentelle, David B., 45
Judicial philosophies:
best job in the world, 59
discovery, abuse of, 50
expert witness credentials, 48
human nature, knowledge of, 50
judicial temperament, 49-50
jury system, 54-55
oral argument, value of, 41-42
pro se cases and lack of jurisdiction, 55-56
qualities of a good judge, 60
sentencing guidelines, 47
Lawyers:
Memorable:
Boudin, Leonard, 29-30, 43
Hogan, Frank, 8
Leahy, William, 8-9
McCartan, Patrick, 43
O’Brian, John Lord, 24-26
Wallace, Mike, 48-49
Rainmakers, 22-25
Legal career (prior to judgeship):
Indianapolis utility cases, 14-15
practice of law:
circa 1960’s, 34-35, 37
unpleasant aspects of, 39
Railroad Brotherhood case, 9-10
Schwable court martial, 46-47
Schwable libel case, 52-54
tax work, 7, 9
White Bread/FDA case, 20-21, 34-35
Personal life:
children, 58
father:
anecdote about, 62-63
death of, 61
Massie case, dispute with father about, 62-63
friendships, 10-11
squash, 5, 11-12
tennis, 12-14, 23-24
travel, 61
On U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia:
appointment to, 32-34, 38-39, 40
– A8 –
confirmation hearings, 40
“Jewish seat,” taking the, 36
opposition to appointment, 34
law clerks, 39-40, 58, 59-60
notable cases:
Broderick v. Ruder, 685 F.Supp. 1269 (D.D.C. 1988), 58, 59
DeFrantz v. United States Olympic Committee, 492 F.Supp. 1181 (D.D.C. 1980), 54
Exxon-Reliance Electric/FTC case, 43-44
Hoffa v. Saxbe, 378 F.Supp. 1221 (D.D.C. 1974), 29-30
medical expert witness case, 48
military widow case, 42
Yablonski v. United Mine Workers of America, 305 F.Supp. 868 (D.D.C. 1969), 53
pleasures of being on the bench, 39, 41
takes senior status, 30
temper, loss of, 48-49
U.S. Judicial Conference:
Committee on Financial Disclosure, 50-51
Committee on Judicial Ethics, chairman of, 50-51
women law clerks, 58, 59
U.S. Marine Corps service:
Aviation Volunteer Specialist, 15-17
friendships, 19
injured, 15-18
medical problems from injury, 18-19
Naval Hospitals:
Bethesda, Maryland, 18-19
Mare Island, California, 18
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18
retires from the service, 15, 18
Pratt, William Veazie, 2-3
Priest, Degory, 1
Procter & Gamble, 20-21
see also White Bread/FDA case
Pusey, Merlo, 25
Racquet Club, 11
Railroad Brotherhood case, 9-10
Rainmakers, 22-25
Rauh, Joe, 53
Reilly, Gerry, 3
Reisman, David, 6-7
– A9 –
Reliance Electric Company, 43
see also Exxon-Reliance Electric/FTC case
Revercomb, George H., 57
Rizzo, Frank, 51
Robb, Charles H., 60
Robb, Irene, 61
Robb, Lillian, 61
Robb, Roger, 39-40, 42, 60-61
Robinson, Aubrey E., Jr., 39-40
Robinson, Spottswood W., III, 31
Rogers, Ginger, 51
Roosevelt, (Franklin Delano), 52
Roosevelt, Theodore, 60
Root, Elihu, 25
Rover, Leo, 23
Rowe, Jim, 4, 32-34
Ruane, Mike, 29-30
Sachs, Sidney, 33, 36
Sanders, Barefoot, 33-34
Schwable, Frank, 46-47, 52-54
Schwable court martial, 46-47
Schwable libel case, 52-54
Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S., 10, 58
see also Broderick v. Ruder, 685 F.Supp. 1269 (D.D.C. 1988)
Sentelle, David B., 45
Sentencing Guidelines, 47
Sexual harassment case (Broderick v. Ruder, 685 F.Supp. 1269 (D.D.C. 1988)), 58-59
Shaw, Dave, 10
Shortening Institute, 20-21
see also White Bread/FDA case
Sirica, John J., 32
Smith, Dr., 48
Smith, Pat, 14-15
Smith, Roy, 56
“Spear carriers,” 43
Sporkin, Stanley, 48
Stewart, Eugene, 60
Stewart, Justice, 21-22
Stimson, Henry, 25
Sullivan, Pat, 54
Sumner, Charles, 3
– A10 –
Supreme Court, U.S.:
Hoffa case, 29
Justices:
Fortas, 29, 40
Frankfurter, 26-27
Hughes, 25-27
Stewart, 21-22
Taft, 27, 59
Swift & Co., 20-21
see also White Bread/FDA case
Tacloban, Leyte Island, 16
Taft, Chief Justice, 27, 59
Taft-Hartley Act (Labor-Management Relations Act, June 23, 1947, c. 120, 61 Stat. 136), 10
Tamm, Edward Allen, 50-52, 59
Tatel, David S., 58
Temple, Larry, 33-34
Thompson, Will, 14-15
Truman, Harry, 32
United Mine Workers, 11, 53
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit:
Hastle, Bill, 35
White Bread/FDA case, 20-21, 34-35
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit:
Judges:
Allen, Florence, 10
Stewart, Potter, 21-22
Railroad Brotherhood case, 9-10
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit:
Judges:
Bazelon, David L., 34, 36
MacKinnon, George E., 43-44, 45
Robb, Charles H., 60
Robb, Roger, 39-40, 42, 60-61
Robinson, Spottswood W., III, 31
Sentelle, David B., 45
Tamm, Edward Allen, 50-52, 59
Tatel, David S., 58
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia:
cases:
Broderick v. Ruder, 685 F.Supp. 1269 (D.D.C. 1988), 58-59
DeFrantz v. United States Olympic Committee, 492 F.Supp. 1181 (D.D.C. 1980), 54
Exxon-Reliance Electric/FTC case, 43-44
Hoffa v. Saxbe, 378 F.Supp. 1221 (D.D.C. 1974), 29-30
Medical expert witness case, 48
– A11 –
Military widow case, 42
Schwable libel case, 52-54
Yablonski v. United Mine Workers of America, 305 F.Supp. 868 (D.D.C. 1969), 53
Judges:
Boudin, Michael, 30-31
Friedman, Paul L., 39-40
Gasch, Oliver, 10-11, 33, 34, 36, 40, 48-49
Gesell, Gerhard R., 24, 30, 31, 56-57
Harris, Stanley S., 42
Hart, George L., Jr., 55-56
Hogan, Thomas F., 47
Holtzoff, Alexander, 36-38, 53
Keech, Richmond B., 37-38
Lamberth, Royce C., 48
McGuire, Matthew F., 37
Oberdorfer, Louis F., 35
Pine, David A., 23
Revercomb, George H., 57
Robinson, Aubrey E., Jr., 39-40
Robinson, Spottswood W., III, 31
Sirica, John J., 32
Sporkin, Stanley, 48
Tamm, Edward Allen, 50-52, 59
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida:
Hurley, Dan, 39-40
U.S. Judicial Conference:
Committee on Financial Disclosure, 50-51
Committee on Judicial Ethics, 50-51
University Club, 11-12
“Unwritten law,” 63
Van Arkel, Gary, 10
Venable, Baetjer, 19
Vietnam War, 40
Waldrop, Frank, 52
Wallace, Mike, 48-49
Walsh, Lawrence, 43-45
Washington Daily News, 28
Washington Evening Star, 27
Watergate, 41
Watson, Joe, 17
Weiner, Fritz, 27, 28
Wheeldon, Tom, 18-19
White, Theodore, 3-4
White Bread/FDA case, 20-21, 34-35
– A12 –
White House, 33-34, 40
Williams, Ed, 52-54
Wilmer, Cutler, 34-35
Winchell, Walter, 51
Yablonski, Joe, 53
Yablonski v. United Mine Workers of America, 305 F.Supp. 868 (D.D.C. 1969), 53