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Oral History of John A. Terry
Index
Acheson, David
United States Attorney, 6
Adelman, Roger, 28
Altshuler, Oscar
Chief of Special Proceedings, 7
American University, 9, 10
Law School, 43
Appellate Division, 18
Atlantic Reporter, 24, 47
Bazelon, Judge David, 51
Beckwith, Corinne, 31
Bennison, John, 13-15
Brown, Governor Pat, 11, 13
Brown, Governor Gerald “Jerry”, 11
Bryant, Judge William, 9
Burger, Judge Warren, 51
Catholic University, 43
School of Law, 36
Chief of the Appellate Division, 12, 16, 17
Civil Division, 18
Court of General Sessions, 6, 16
Daily Washington Law Reporter; 38
District of Columbia Bar Association
attorney disciplinary proceedings, 49
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 19-20, 27, 29, 30, 31, 35, 39, 44, 49, 53, 54, 55
District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970, 7, 16, 24, 25, 29
District of Columbia Superior Court, 27
informal rotation of cases, 27
marijuana cases, 26
dissents, 35
DLA Piper, 21
Doe v. McMillan, 8, 19
double jeopardy, 8
en banc cases, 30, 31, 35
Farrell, Judge Michael, 12, 28
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FBI, 9
Federal Criminal Code, 11
Federal Sentencing Guidelines, 11
Fisher, Judge John, 12
Flannery, Judge Thomas 11, 21, 22
Fort, Jeff, 19
Garring, Jack, 14
George Washington University Law School, 43
Georgetown University Law Center, 3, 43
Grady v. Corbin, 32-33
Graae, Judge Steffen, 30
Green, Judge Harold, 29
Hammond, Mary, 20
Harris, Judge Stanley, 21, 22, 29
United States Attorney, 28
Hinckley, John, 28,-29
Parker, Judge Barrington, 29
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, 29
Hoffa, Jimmy, 4
Hogan, Judge Thomas, 12
Iraola, Roberto, 36
Johnson, President Lyndon, 15
Jackson v. United States, 16
John Burroughs High School, 1
judicial camaraderie, 51
Kennedy, United State Senator Robert, 5
assassination, 15
Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and
Management (also known as the McClellan Committee), 3
presidential campaign, 15
King, Judge Rufus, 42
Kramer, Judge Noel, 31
Law of Treason, 12
legislative privilege, 8
Levan, Richard, 36
Library of Congress, 3-4
marijuana cases, 26
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Mason, Rosetta, 49
Mathias, Senator Charles, 30
McCarthy, Senator Eugene, 15
McWilliams, Phil, 44
Mitchell, Judge George, 30
National Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws, 11
Nebeker, Frank, 6, 11
Chief, U.S. Attorney’s Office Appellate Division, 6
New York birth, 2
Nixon, Richard
election, 15
Norman, Judge David, 26
Oberly, Judge Katherine, 47
Parker, Judge Barrington, 29
People v. Carter, 32
Rauh, Carl, 21
Reid, Judge Inez, 30, 31
Ross, Ed, 26
Ruff, Charles, 21
Silbert, Earl, 17, 21, 22
Sirica, Judge John, 23
Solicitor General of the United States, 24, 25
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, 29
St. Louis, Missouri, 1
Swiss banks, 9
Temple Law School, 43
Terry, John A. – Personal
birth in New York state, 1
father, 2
Georgetown University Law Center, 3
Jaeger, Professor Walter, 5
high school
John Burroughs School, 1
mother, 2
United States Senate judicial appointment process, 30
University of Missouri, 2
upbringing in St. Louis, 1
White, Peter (great-grandfather), 1
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invention of fire hydrant valve, 2
Yale University, 1
Terry, John A. – Professional
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
appointment, 29
case assignment, 27
case conferences, 39
dissents, 35
en banc cases, 30, 31, 35
hiring law clerks, 44
judicial administrative functions, 19-20
judicial camaraderie, 51
satisfaction, 55
security, 54
staff attorneys, 49
technology, 53
Doe v. McMillan, 8, 19-20, 32
Grady v. Corbin, 32-33
Jackson v. United States, 16
Library of Congress, 3-4
medical malpractice cases, 50
United States Attorney’s Office
Assistant U.S. Attorney, 6
Chief, Appellate Division, 19-20
Civil Division, 18
United States v. Dixon, 32
United States v. Jeff Fort, 19
United States v. Thomas, 9
zoning cases, 50
Titus, Harold, 21-23
United States Attorney’s Office, 18, 35, 37, 40, 52
Acheson, Dean, 6
Appellate Division, 6, 7
Felony Trial Unit, 6, 7
Misdemeanor Trial Unit, 6
Special Proceedings, 6
standard case rotation, 6
United States Code Title 11, 17
United States Code Title 18, 11
United States Court of Appeals for the D.C Circuit, 12
United States Department of Justice, 17, 20, 24, 36
United States Supreme Court, 7
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Doe v. McMillan, 8, 19-20, 32
Grady v. Corbin, 32-33
United States v. Dixon, 32
United States v. Jeff Fort, 19
United States v. Elliot Thomas, 9
University of Maryland Law School, 44
University of Missouri, 2
Vietnam War, 15
Wang Word Processor, 52
White House, 31
White House Counsel, 21
White, Peter (great-grandfather), 1
Yale University, 1
zoning cases, 50