Index
Acheson, 18-19
Airbag cases (Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc. v. State Farm
American Lawyer, 23
Anecdotes:
Biddle, Francis, 3
Fahy, Charles, 18-19
Gesell, Gerhard R., 19-20
Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 463 U.S. 29 (1983)), 9
Attorney General, role in judicial appointments, 16-17
Bazelon, David L., 18
Bethlehem Steel, 8
Biddle, Francis, 3
Borders, Mr., 15
Bork, Robert H., 17
Bowsher Y. Synar, 478 U.S. 714 (1986) (Gramm-Rudman case), 9
Carter, President, 13- 14, 15, 16,25
Clark, Charles, 1
Clifford, Clark, 25
Corbin, Arthur, 25-26
Cox, Hugh, 18
cox, Oscar, 2,5
Cox, Langford, Stoddard, and Cutler, 4-6
Cravath firm, 1,5-6
Cutler, Lloyd N.:
see also under Cutler, Lloyd N., Legal career
Cases:
favorite cases:
airbag cases (Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc. v,
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 463 US. 29 (1983)), 9
Gramm-Rudman case (Bowsher v. Synar, 478 US. 714 (1986)), 9
Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486 (1969), 9
Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (1952), 8-9
least favorite cases, 10
Early life, 1
Education:
careerplans, 4
Yale College, 1,4
Yale Law School, 1,4,22
“Daily Themes” writing class, 21 -22
favorite teachers, 25-26
Legal career:
Cox, Langford, Stoddard, and Cutler:
formed, 4-5
merged with Wilmer and Broun, 5
Cravath firm, 1,5-6
Lend Lease Administration, 1, 4
quadrennial commissions, 13
teaching sabbaticals, 20
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit:
clerk to Judge Charles Clark, 1
White House Counsel:
“Clark Clifford” role, 25
role of, 24-25
Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering:
formed, 5-6
pro bono work, 22-24
scholarships given, 23
size of, 5, 7-8
North African Economic Board, 1
Legal philosophies:
appellate process, changes in, 10
judges:
judges on D.C. Circuit courts, lack of connections with District of Columbia, 13-14
qualities of good judges, 18-19
quality of the bench:
Supreme Court, 12
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 12
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 11-12, 18
salaries, size of, 12-13, 15
Attorney General’s role in, 16-17
improvements needed in nomination of judges, 15- 17
political influence on, 13-1 7
review commission set up by President Carter, 15
senatorial control of, 14-1 5
judicial appointments:
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to Supreme Court, 16-17
White House Counsel’s role in, 16-1 7
economics of, 8
large compared to small, 6-7
reasons for growth, 7-8
judiciary as career choice, 12-13
qualities of good lawyers, 19,20
Supreme Court, making few appearances before, 11
changes needed in, 2 1-22,26
quality of, 20-22
quality of teachers, 26
practice of law, changes in, 10
pro bono work, need for, 22-24
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit:
law firms:
lawyers:
legal education:
bestjudges, 11, 18
changes in, 10-1 1
Scholarship honoring, 23
U.S. Army service:
in military intelligence, 1-2
Nazi saboteurs case (Exparte Quirin, 3 17 U.S. 1 (1942)), 2-3
at the Pentagon, 2
in the Philippines, 2
“Daily Themes”, 2 1-22
Eastman, Senator, 14
Exparte Quirin, 3 17 U.S. 1 (1942) (Nazi saboteurs case), 2-3
Fahy, Charles, 18-19
Gesell, Gerhard R., 19-20
Gramm-Rudman case (Bowsher v. Synar, 478 U.S. 714 (1986)), 9
Higgenbotham, Leon, 13
Jordan, Hamilton, 25
Justice Department, U.S., 14
FBI, 2-3
Attorney General, role in judicial appointments, 16-17
Office of Legal Counsel, 2
Office of the Solicitor General, 2
Fahy, Charles, 18-19
FBI, 2-3
Katzenbach, Nick, 14
Lend Lease Administration, 1,4
see aZso under Cutler, Lloyd N., Legal career
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Leventhal, Harold, 1 1, 18
Mayflower Hotel, 2
McDougal, Myres, 25
McGowan, Carl, 1 1,18
Michigan, University of, 23
Miller, Jack, 6
Miller, Cassidy firm, 6
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc. v. State Farm
Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 463 U.S. 29 (1 983) (airbag cases), 9
Nazi saboteurs case (Exparte Quirin, 3 17 U.S. 1 (1942)):
FBI, Germans defect to, 2-3
Prosecution team, 2-3
in Supreme Court, 3
Nazis, 2-3
NorthAfrica, 1
North African Economic Board, 1
Oberdorfer, Louis F., 6, 19
Office of Legal Counsel, 2
Oxford University, 20
Paul Weiss firm, 6
PearlHarbor, 1
Philippines, 2
Pickering, John, 5-6,8,23
Powell, Adam Clayton, 9
Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486 (1969), 9
Pratt, John H., 19
Prettyman, E. Barrett, 1 1,18
Quadrennial commissions, 13
Reagan, President, 17
Review Commission, U.S. Court of Appeals, 15
Robinson, Aubrey E., Jr., 19
Scalia, Justice, 9
Scholarships:
see also under Cutler, Lloyd N., Legal career, Lend Lease Administration
Honoring Cutler, Lloyd N., 23
Honoring Pickering, John, 23
Schulman, Harry, 25-26
Solicitor General’s Office, 2, 18-19
Supreme Court, U.S., 18-19
Appointments to, how to improve, 16- 17
Cases:
airbag cases (Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc. v.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 463 U.S. 29 (1983)), 9
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Gramm-Rudman case (Bowsher v. Synar, 478 U.S. 714 (1986)), 9
Nazi saboteurs case (Exparte Quirin, 317 US. 1 (1942)), 2-3
Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486 (1969), 9
Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (1952), 8-9
Changes in, 11
Justices:
Scalia, 9
Thomas, 17-18
Quality of justices, 12
Thomas, Justice, 17-18
Tribe, Larry, 11,18
Tman,Harry, 25
U.S. Army, 1-3
see also Cutler, Lloyd N., US. Army service
Clark, Charles, 1
Quality ofjudges, 12
see also under Cutler, Lloyd N., Legal career
Higgenbotham, Leon, 13
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit:
US. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 9
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit:
Judges:
Bazelon, David L., 18
Bork, Robert H., 17
Fahy, Charles, 18-1 9
Leventhal, Harold, 1 1, 18
McGowan, Carl, 11,18
Prettyman, E. Barrett, 1 1,18
Scalia, Antonin, 9
Thomas, Clarence, 17-18
Wald, Patricia M., 11
Wright, J. Skelly, 11, 14, 18
Quality ofjudges, 11-12, 18
Tensions among judges, 15
Judges:
US. District Court for the District of Columbia:
Gesell, Gerhard R., 19-20
Oberdorfer, Louis F., 6, 19
Pratt, John H., 19
Robinson, Aubrey E., Jr., 19
Wald, Patricia M., 11
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White House Counsel, 24-25
Role in judicial nominations, 16-1 7
see also under Cutler, Lloyd N., Legal career
Wilmer and Broun, 5
Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering, 5-8,22-24
World War 11, 1-3
Wright, J. Skelly, 11, 18
Yale College, 1,4,2 1-22
Yale Law School, 1, 4,20,23,25-26
Youngsfown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (1952), 8-9
see also under Cutler, Lloyd N., Legal career
Politics in judicial appointment, 14