Oral History of Joseph E. diGenova
INDEX
Adelman, Roger, 36, 74
Alexander, Harry, 1
Altman, David, 69
American Bar Association, 103, 1 13
Ashcroft, John, 19
Atlanta Constitution, 6-7
Attorney General, 19-20
Bail Reform Act of 1972,84
Baker, Howard, 78
Barry, Marion, 23-3 1,85-86,87
Vista Hotel sting, 24, 28, 30
and Washington Post, 25-26
Bates, John, 83, 11 1
Bazelon, David, 38,41,42
Bell, Griffin, 6-7
Biden, Joseph, 82
Bork, Robert, 42
Brady, James, 34,39
Brookings Institute, 12 1
Brown, Pat, 36
Bryant, Kobe, 124
capital punishment, 107-1 08
Caputy, Victor, 22,72-73
Carey, Ron, 9
Carter, James E. (“Jimmy”), 6
Cat0 Institute, 121
Chapman, Richard, 36, 74
Church Committee. See U. S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Cianci, Buddy, 27,28
civil litigation system, 103-1 06
class action suits, 105-106
Clifford, Clark, 12
Clinton, William (“Bill”), 83, 96, 123
Clipper, Michael, 7, 8
Cochran, William, 81
Community for Creative Nonviolence, 16, 89
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Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1988,36-37,75, 84,95
Court Reorganization Act, 54, 55
crime, 1 16-1 7
Davis, Gray, 37
Delehanty, Tom, 39
diGenova, Egidio, 60-61, 63, 120
diGenova, Ennio, 61-62
diGenova, Joseph E. – Personal
birth, 60
brother, 61-62
childhood, 6 1
draft deferment, 66-67
father, 60-61, 63, 120
Georgetown University Law Center, 6, 8, 59, 64-65, 66
grandparents, 6 1
Gridiron Club, 101
high school, 64
interests, 101-102
Law Review, 65, 75
mother, 60, 120
musical background, 62-63,64,65-66, 101
personal rules, 126-27
politics, 6, 8, 120
son, 92
University of Cincinnati, 6, 8, 63-64
wife, 92, 93, 101
and Wilmington, Delaware, 6, 8-9, 6 1,62
Administrative Assistant and Legislative Director to Senator Charles Mathias, 6, 9, 13-14, 26,
79,80
Assistant U. S. Attorney, D. C., 1-2, 5, 15, 18, 41, 77
golf, 126-27
diGenova, Joseph E. – Professional
civil cases, 16-17, 70-71
selection process, 69-70
training for, 22, 70-7 1, 72-73
Attorney Advisor on Intelligence Matters, 79, 80
Chairman of Grievance Committee of U. S. District Court, 99-100
Chief Counsel and Staff Director of U. S. Senate Rules Committee, 9, 80, 81-82
on civil litigation system, 103-106
conservatism, 1 19-20
Counsel on U. S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 9, 78-79, 80
criminal law, 17
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on criminal system, 106-1 09, 1 16-1 8
on ethical responsibilities, 19-23
influences on, 120-22
and judges. See judges
Law Clerk to Judge George Gallagher, 17-18, 55, 67-69
lawyering rules, 127
and lawyers. See lawyers
lobbying, 10, 57-58, 93
and media, 25-26,94-98
Principal Assistant U. S. Attorney, 82
private practice, 10, 92-94, 128
Jack Quinn case, 95, 96-98
problem-solving, 1 15-1 6
Special Counsel to the House Education and Labor Committee, 9
U. S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 13, 82-83, 91-92
assistants, 83
Civil Division of U. S. Attorney’s Office, 89-90
issues, 84
John Hinckley case, 27,30, 34-36, 3840,73-75,91, 128
Jonathan Pollard case, 27,30,3 1-34, 90-91
Lafayette Park cases, 88-89
Marion Barry case, 23-3 1, 85-86
South African Embassy demonstrations, 86-88
on U. S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, 9
on U. S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 9
District of Columbia, 56-57
character of, 14-15, 121
City Council, 46, 55
Congressional legislation of, 4345
Criminal Code, 35
demonstrations in, 89-90
diplomatic issues, 86-88
crime in, 46
finances, 53-54
government, 29-30
government litigation in, 49-50, 128
home rule, 54-55
judicial selection commission, 4
lawyers, 59-60, 102, 113
under Mayor Marion Barry, 24,27,28
police department, 46-47
prison system, 4748, 54
statehood, 122-23
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District of Columbia Bar, 49-52, 55-56, 99-100, 113
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 4, 55, 67, 69, 99
District of Columbia Court of General Sessions. See District of Columbia Superior Court
District of Columbia Superior Court, 44, 53-55, 69, 84
judges, 1-2,3,4,45, 77, 83
lawyers, 5, 51-52, 11 1
DNA evidence, 107, 108
Donaldson, Jvanhoe, 26,29
Donovan, Ray, 98
Eastland, James, 7
Eaton, John, 101
Eisenhower, Dwight, 120
Estrada, Miguel, 7, 83
ethical behavior, 19-2 1 , 22
Fauntroy, Walter, 24
FBI, 78, 79, 89
Federal Criminal Code, 36-37
Federal Sentencing Guidelines, 20, 37
Feeney Amendment, 20, 1 17
Fifth Street Bar, 5, 51
Ford, Gerald, 79
Franklin, Benjamin, 52
Friedman, Paul, 82
Fuller, Vincent, 39
Gallagher, George, 17-1 8, 55, 67-69
Gainer, Terry, 47
Georgetown University Law Center, 64-65, 1 18
Gesell, Gerhard, 2
Goldwater, Barry, 93
Grievance Committee of U. S. District Court, 99-100
Griswold, Erwin, 50
Halleck, Charles, 1
Harris, Stanley, 82, 83
Henderson, Bernard, 32-33
Heritage Foundation, 12 1
Hibey, James, 34
Hibey, Richard, 34
Hill, Alfonso, 29
Hinckley, John, 27, 30, 34, 35, 39
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Hogan, Tom, 99
Home Rule Act, 55
Hoover, J. Edgar, 79
insanity defense, 35-36,37740, 75
Jackson, Michael, 124
Jackson, Robert, 21
Johnson, Karen, 27-28
Johnson, Lyndon, 18,68
Johnson, Norma Holloway, 99
judges, 1-3,18,4043, 104
election of, 3-4
experience of, 109-1 1
panels, 112
on television, 98-99
Judicial Tenure and Disability Commission, 1
juries, 76-77, 11 1-12
Justice Department, U.S., 18-20, 90
Hinckley case, 35-36,40, 75
Kennedy, Edward, 60
Kessler, Gladys, 11 1
Kirkpatrick, Jean, 12 1
Korman, Edward, 70-7 1
Lafayette Park, 16, 88-89
Lamberth, Royce, 83, 89, 11 1
Laughton, Mary, 79
law schools, 1 18-1 9
lawyers, 4-5, 14-15,51-52,59-60
bar admission, 1 12-1 3
compensation, 107, 109
competence of, 124-25
court-appointed, 52-53, 107, 109
federal government, 10-1 1
public comment by, 123-25
public’s perception of, 125-26
quota on, 114
reputation of, 1 14-1 5
on television, 94-96
writing skills of, 71-72, 119
Leventhal, Harold, 4 142
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Levi, Edward, 79
Library of Congress, 7
lobbying, 10,57-58
Lorton Prison, 47, 54
Lungren, Dan, 37
Madigan, Michael, 78
Marx, Bill, IO 1
Mathias, Charles (“Mac”), 6, 13-14, 36, 37,79, 80
McCarthy, Tim, 39
McNaughton Rule, 3 8
Meet the Press, 96, 98
Morgenthau, Hans, 8, 63-64
Narva, Rose, 11
National Park Service, 16, 89
New York Times, 125
Nixon, Richard, 54, 76
Nunn, Sam, 82
Office of Professional Responsibility, 20
Olson, Theodore (“Ted”), 50, 122
Parker, Barrington, 35, 39, 73
Pesci, Joe, 101
Pollard, Ann Henderson, 32-33
Pollard, Jonathan, 27, 30, 31-34, 91
pretrial detention, 4546, 84-85
prison sentences, 1 17-1 8
Quinn, Jack, 95, 96-98
race defense, 29
Ramsey, Charles, 47
Randolph, Ray, 43
Reagan, Ronald, 34, 39, 80, 82, 120
Rich, Mark, 95,96
Robb, Roger, 41
Robinson, Aubrey, 34,99
Rodeno, Peter, 36-37
Rogers, Judith, 4243
Russert, Tim, 96, 98
Ryan, George, 107-1 08
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Santarelli, Don, 69-70
Shorter, John, 4-5,72
Silbert, Earl, 78
Simpson (0. J.) trial, 39, 124, 195
60 Minutes, 33
South African Embassy, 86-88
Stan-, Kenneth, 42, 50
State Department, U.S., 88
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, 35, 39
Stein, Jake, 5-6
Stephens, Jay, 24,30
Tamm, Edward, 41
Taylor, Stuart, 125
Thayer, Paul, 90-91
think tanks, 12 1
Thurmond, Strom, 82
Titus, Harold, 70
Toensing, Brady, 92
Toensing, Victoria, 92, 93, 10 1
Tower, John, 78
United States Attorneys, 18-19,2 1-22
U. S. Attorney’s Office, 89-90, 70
U. S. Congress, 43-45, 78-79
U. S. Court of Appeals for the D. C. Circuit, 38, 43
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 54, 99
Grievance Committee, 99-100
judges, 2-3
lawyers, 5
U. S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 78-79
U. S. Supreme Court, 16,50, 85, 89
Vietnam war, 66, 67, 90
Wallace, Mike, 33
Wall Street Journal, 125
Walton, Reggie, 83
Washington, D. C. See District of Columbia
Washington Post, 25-26
Weinberger, Casper, 34
Williams, Edward Bennett, 11-12
Williams & Connolly, 39, 73
Wright, Skelly, 41
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Oral History of Joseph E. diGenova
Table of Cases and Statutes
Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence, 468 U.S. 288 (1984), 16, 88, 89
Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (D.C. Cir. 1954), 38
Goldman v. Simpson, 39, 95, 124
In re Grand Jury Subpoenas Dated March 9, 2001, 179 F. Supp. 2d 270
SEC v. Thayer, 1984 WL 2368 (S.D.N.Y. 1984), 90-91
United States v. Hinckley, 525 F. Supp. 1342 (D. D.C. 198l), clarzJied, 529 F. Supp. 520
(D.D.C.), urd, 672 F.2d 115 (D.C. Cir. 1982), 27,30,34-36, 38-40,73-75,91, 128
United States v. Pollard, 959 F.2d 101 1 (D.C. Cir. 1992), 27, 30, 31-34, 90-91
United States v. Barry, 961 F.2d 260 (D.C. Cir. 1992), 23-31, 85-86
United States v. Pelton, 835 F.2d 1067 (4th Cir. 1987), 91
United States v. Salerno, 505 U.S. 317 (1992), 85
(S.D.N.Y. 2001), 95,96-98
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