Name
Schmidt, Benno C., 1942- (Interviewee)
Bruser, Lawrence (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Benno C. Schmidt, Jr., 1975
Abstract
Law clerk to Chief Justice Earl Warren, 1966; work routines on the United States Supreme Court; manner in which cases were reviewed and chosen, opinion-writing assigned to Justices, bench memos prepared; impressions of Chief Justice Warren: his temperament, working habits, judicial philosophy, political career, strengths, weaknesses; important cases reviewed by the Warren Court relating to race rel ations, criminal procedure, apportionment, constitutional amendment rights
Collection Name
Individual interviews oral history collection
Subjects
Educators; Lawyers; Law--Interpretation and construction; United States Politics and government 1963-1969; Schmidt, Benno C., 1942-; Warren, Earl, 1891-1974; United States. Supreme Court
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1975
Physical Description
386 pages
Note (Biographical)
Lawyer, educator
Note
Interviewed by Lawrence Bruser
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
15320008
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-ef3d-rj72
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.