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Garland, Merrick Brian
(Encyclopedia) Garland, Merrick Brian, 1952–, American government official and judge, b. Chicago, grad. Harvard (A.B. 1974, J.D. 1977). He was special assistant to the U.S. attorney general (1979–81…McReynolds, James Clark
(Encyclopedia) McReynolds, James ClarkMcReynolds, James Clarkməkrĕnˈəldz [key], 1862–1946, U.S. Attorney General (1913–14) and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1914–41), b. Elkton, Ky. He…Alito, Samuel Anthony, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Alito, Samuel Anthony, Jr. Alito, Samuel Anthony, Jr. əlēˈtō [key], 1950–, U.S. government official and judge, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (…Ervin, Samuel James
(Encyclopedia) Ervin, Samuel JamesErvin, Samuel Jamesûrˈvĭn [key], 1896–1985, U.S. senator (1954–75), b. Morganton, N.C. Admitted to the bar in 1919, he became a distinguished jurist, serving as a…Bork, Robert Heron
(Encyclopedia) Bork, Robert Heron, 1927–2012, American jurist, b. Pittsburgh. He received his law degree from the Univ. of Chicago in 1953, and was professor of law at Yale (1962–73, 1977–81). While…Micronesia Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Micronesia Women play volleyball in Kosrae, Micronesia April 9, 2004. [© AP Images] PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Federated States of Micronesia…Lamar, Joseph Rucker
(Encyclopedia) Lamar, Joseph RuckerLamar, Joseph Ruckerləmärˈ [key], 1857–1916, American jurist, b. Elbert co., Ga. He was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1878, served (1886–89) in the state…Resende, Garcia de
(Encyclopedia) Resende, Garcia deResende, Garcia degərsēˈə də rəzĕnˈdə [key], c.1470–1536, Portuguese poet and chronicler. Resende's Cancioneiro geral (1516) is a compilation of the court poetry of…Davis, David
(Encyclopedia) Davis, David, 1815–86, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1862–77), b. Cecil co., Md., grad. Kenyon College, 1832; cousin of Henry Winter Davis. In 1836 he…Thomas, Clarence
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Clarence, 1948–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1991–), b. Pin Point (Savannah), Ga. Raised in a poor family, he graduated (1974) from the Yale Law School and…Trending
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