Goodbye Mike, Hello Judge: My Journey for Justice - Hardcover

Myron H. Bright

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0911042784 ISBN 13: 9780911042788

Publisher: North Dakota State University Press, 2015

Synopsis

At age 95, Federal Judge Myron Bright looks back on a life that leaves a legacy of not only fighting for justice, but advocating, often as a lone voice, against injustice. His legal and judicial work has been highlighted by his compassion for individuals who have been treated unfairly. His personal stories begin with growing up in a northern Minnesota ethnic melting pot. Myron Bright continues to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which has ruled on cases that touch some of the most significant issues in American history. Judge Bright has provided the heart for many of those rulings through is influence on the opinion-making process and speaking out with oral and written dissent.

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From the Inside Flap

“The Honorable Myron H. Bright is truly a man never at a loss. His bright mind, good humor, and caring heart have made him a great jurist and teacher, one who constantly strives to make things better for all the people law exists to serve.” –Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court “Here is the amazing story of a great American, a soldier, lawyer, judge, and teacher, told with the wisdom of almost a century of life. For a privileged few young men and women who were his law clerks, he instilled a profound appreciation of what it means to be a lawyer and idealist learned by watching him in action. This book brings that love of our American system of justice and compassionate idealism to a broader audience.” –Dennis Kelly, Judge Bright’s firs law clerk (1968-69), Former Partner at Jones Day

About the Author

Federal Judge Myron Bright, born March 5, 1919, in Eveleth, Minnesota, is the son of Jewish immigrants from Russia who made their home at the turn of the 20th century in northeast Minnesota's Iron Range. Prior to his judicial appointment in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Myron Bright served as trial lawyer in Fargo, ND, participated in politics, and he and his late wife Fritzie contributed greatly to the election of Quentin Burdick to the US House and Senate.

Bright continues to work on the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which includes the seven states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Arkansas. He has served on more than 6,500 court cases and is the longest-serving federal appeals court judge in the United States. The Eighth Circuit Court has ruled on cases that touch some of the most significant issues in American history, and Judge Bright has provided the heart for many of those rulings through his influence on the opinion-making process and in his opinions covering almost every aspect of American law.

Edition details

• Publisher: North Dakota State University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0911042784
• ISBN 13: 9780911042788
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 212