In Pursuit of Right and Justice

Edward Weinfeld as Lawyer and Judge

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Jurisprudence, Biography & Memoir, Reference
Cover of the book In Pursuit of Right and Justice by William E Nelson, NYU Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: William E Nelson ISBN: 9780814758946
Publisher: NYU Press Publication: August 30, 2004
Imprint: NYU Press Language: English
Author: William E Nelson
ISBN: 9780814758946
Publisher: NYU Press
Publication: August 30, 2004
Imprint: NYU Press
Language: English

In Pursuit of Right and Justice chronicles the life of the United States District Court's Judge Edward Weinfeld, from his humble Lower East Side origins to his distinction as one of the nation's most respected federal judges. Judge Edward Weinfeld's personal growth and socio-economic mobility provides an excellent illustration of how Catholics and Jews descended from turn-of-the-century immigrants were assimilated into the mainstream of New York and American life during the course of the twentieth century. Weinfeld left a rich collection of personal papers that William E. Nelson examines, which depict the compromises and sacrifices Weinfeld had to make to attain professional advancement. Weinfeld's jurisprudence remained closely tied to his own personal values and to the historical contexts in which cases came to his court.
Nelson aptly describes how Weinfeld strove to avoid making new law. He tried to make decisions on preexisting rules or bedrock legal principles; he achieved just results by searching for and finding facts that called those rules into play. Weinfeld's vision of justice was simultaneously a liberal one that enabled him to develop law that reflected societal change, and an apolitical one that did not rest on contested policy judgments.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In Pursuit of Right and Justice chronicles the life of the United States District Court's Judge Edward Weinfeld, from his humble Lower East Side origins to his distinction as one of the nation's most respected federal judges. Judge Edward Weinfeld's personal growth and socio-economic mobility provides an excellent illustration of how Catholics and Jews descended from turn-of-the-century immigrants were assimilated into the mainstream of New York and American life during the course of the twentieth century. Weinfeld left a rich collection of personal papers that William E. Nelson examines, which depict the compromises and sacrifices Weinfeld had to make to attain professional advancement. Weinfeld's jurisprudence remained closely tied to his own personal values and to the historical contexts in which cases came to his court.
Nelson aptly describes how Weinfeld strove to avoid making new law. He tried to make decisions on preexisting rules or bedrock legal principles; he achieved just results by searching for and finding facts that called those rules into play. Weinfeld's vision of justice was simultaneously a liberal one that enabled him to develop law that reflected societal change, and an apolitical one that did not rest on contested policy judgments.

More books from NYU Press

Cover of the book Global Justice Reform by William E Nelson
Cover of the book A Race So Different by William E Nelson
Cover of the book In a Queer Time and Place by William E Nelson
Cover of the book Modern Families by William E Nelson
Cover of the book A Politics of the Ordinary by William E Nelson
Cover of the book Visions of Zion by William E Nelson
Cover of the book The Bobbed Haired Bandit by William E Nelson
Cover of the book Would You Convict? by William E Nelson
Cover of the book Transnational Torture by William E Nelson
Cover of the book The Measure of America, 2010-2011 by William E Nelson
Cover of the book Kids Gone Wild by William E Nelson
Cover of the book The Embattled Constitution by William E Nelson
Cover of the book A Hundred and One Nights by William E Nelson
Cover of the book Turkey’s European Future by William E Nelson
Cover of the book Pranksters by William E Nelson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy