Civil rights, law, and the federal courts :
oral history transcript :
the life of Cecil Poole, 1914-1917 /
Cecil F. Poole ; with an introduction by William K. Coblentz. Interviews conducted by Carole Hicke in 1993. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
1997.

Description

Main Author

Poole, Cecil F., 1914-1997

Related Names

Hicke, Carole, interviewer.
Coblentz, William K.
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.

Language(s)

English

Subjects

United States. > United States. / Court of Appeals (9th Circuit)
United States. > United States. / District Court (California : Northern District)
African American judges > African American judges / California > African American judges / California / Interviews.
African American lawyers > African American lawyers / California > African American lawyers / California / Interviews.
Judges > Judges / California > Judges / California / Interviews.
Lawyers > Lawyers / California > Lawyers / California / Interviews.
Oral histories.

Summary

Childhood and education; military service; private law practice in San Francisco; Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Northern District, California, 1951-58; Legal Secretary to California Governor Edmund G. Brown, 1958-61; U.S. District Attorney, Northern District, California, 1961-70; Federal Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District, California, 1976-79; Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Judicial Circuit, 1979-1997; sentencing guidelines; appellate procedures; challenges for an African-American lawyer and judge; Democratic politics; some significant appellate cases.

Note

Forms part of: Northern California U.S. District Court oral history series.
Also available online.
Audio tape recording of the interview also available. Classified as Phonotape 2953 C:1-21.

Physical Description

Phonotapes: 21 sound cassettes.
Transcript: 1 v. (vii, 248 p.) : ports. ; 28 cm.

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