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William Wayne Justice

January 01, 1970

For other people named William Justice, see William Justice (disambiguation).

William Wayne Justice (February 25, 1920 – October 13, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

William Wayne Justice
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office
June 30, 1998 – October 13, 2009
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office
1980–1990
Preceded byJoseph Jefferson Fisher
Succeeded byRobert Manley Parker
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office
June 7, 1968 – June 30, 1998
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byJoseph Warren Sheehy
Succeeded byT. John Ward
Personal details
Born
William Wayne Justice

(1920-02-25)February 25, 1920
Athens, Texas, US
DiedOctober 13, 2009(2009-10-13) (aged 89)
Austin, Texas, US
EducationUniversity of Texas School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career edit

Born in Athens, Texas, Justice received a Bachelor of Laws from University of Texas School of Law in 1942. He was in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice of law in Athens from 1946 to 1961. He was a city attorney of Athens from 1948 to 1950 and from 1952 to 1958. He was United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas from 1961 to 1968.[1]

Federal judicial service edit

Justice was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 25, 1968, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by Judge Joseph Warren Sheehy. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 6, 1968, and received his commission on June 7, 1968. He served as Chief Judge from 1980 to 1990. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1998. His service terminated on October 13, 2009, due to his death in Austin, Texas.[1]

Notable cases edit

In November 1970, Justice notably ordered the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to desegregate its schools in United States v. Texas, which is regarded as one of the most extensive desegregation orders in legal history as it encompassed over a thousand school districts and nearly two million students.[2] It was upheld by the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.[3] At that time, many schools in Texas, particularly those in East Texas, remained segregated and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) referred the matter to the Department of Justice as it had limited powers to enforce desegregation laws. [4]

In 1972, Texas prison inmate David Ruiz filed a fifteen page handwritten civil rights complaint alleging he was confined under unconstitutional conditions, harassed by prison officials, given inadequate medical care, and subjected to unlawful solitary confinement. His complaint was combined with others to become a class action suit (Ruiz v. Estelle, 550 F.2d 238). The trial, which began in October 1978, lasted a year. In a 118-page, 1979 decision,[5] Judge Justice ruled that the conditions of imprisonment within the TDC prison system constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the United States Constitution.[6] The decision led to federal oversight of the system, with a prison construction boom and "sweeping reforms ... that fundamentally changed how Texas prisons operated."[7]

Honors and recognition edit

In 2004, the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law was established in his honor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. The Justice Center promotes equal justice for all through legal education, scholarship and public service.[8]

On November 16, 2006, Justice received the first "Morris Dees Justice Award" given annually to a lawyer who has devoted his career to serving the public interest and pursuing justice, and whose work has brought about positive change in the community, state, or nation. It was created by the international law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and The University of Alabama School of Law to honor Morris Dees for his lifelong devotion to public service. Dees, who is co-founder and chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama, presented the award at a ceremony in Skadden offices in New York City.[9][10]

Death edit

 
Judge Justice's tombstone at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas

Justice died on October 13, 2009, in Austin, Texas.[11] Though Governor William Perry Clements Jr., had frequently quarreled with Justice, Bill Hobby, the Democrat from Houston and the lieutenant governor under both of Clements' nonconsecutive terms, lauded the judge: "Judge Justice dragged Texas into the 20th century. God bless him. He was very unpopular, but he was doing the right thing."[12]

Other notable cases edit

  • Montgomery v. White, 320 F. Supp. 303 (E.D. Tex. 1969)
  • Roper v. Beto, 318 F. Supp. 662 (E.D. Tex. 1970)
  • United States v. Texas, 321 F. Supp. 1043 (E.D. Tex. 1970), supplemented by 330 F. Supp. 235 (E.D. Tex. 1971)
  • Duke v. North Texas State University, 338 F. Supp. 990 (E.D. Tex. 1971)
  • McGuire v. Roebuck, 347 F. Supp. 1111 (E.D. Tex. 1972)
  • Graves v. Barnes, 343 F. Supp. 704 (W.D. Tex. 1972)
  • Morales v. Turman, 383 F. Supp. 53 (E.D. Tex. 1974)
  • Doe v. Plyer, 458 F. Supp. 569 (E.D. Tex. 1978)
  • United States v. Hall, 468 F. Supp. 123 (E.D. Tex. 1979)
  • Wells v. Hutchinson, 499 F. Supp. 174 (E.D. Tex. 1980)
  • Jones v. Latexo Independent School District, 499 F. Supp. 223 (E.D. Tex. 1980)
  • Young v. Pierce, 544 F. Supp. 1010 (E.D. Tex. 1982)
  • Lelsz v. Kavanagh, 98 F.R.D. 11 (E.D. Tex. 1982)
  • Nash v. Texas, 632 F. Supp. 951 (E.D. Tex. 1986)
  • Young v. Pierce, 640 F. Supp. 1476 (E.D. Tex. 1986)
  • Texans Against Censorship, Inc. v. State Bar of Texas, 888 F. Supp. 1328 (E.D. Tex. 1995)
  • Ruiz v. Johnson, 37 F. Supp. 2d 855 (S.D. Tex. 1999)
  • Frew v. Gilbert, 109 F. Supp. 2d 579 (E.D. Tex. 2000)
  • Frew v. Hawkins, 401 F. Supp. 2d 619 (E.D. Tex. 2005)

Publications in his honor edit

  • Blais, Lynn E. "William Wayne Justice: The Life of the Law." Texas Law Review 77.1 (Nov. 1998): 1-7.
  • "Dedication and Tributes. Judge William Wayne Justice." Annual Survey of American Law 1986 (Apr. 1987): vii-xx.
  • Dubose, Louis. "A Texas 'Advocate for Justice.'" The Nation 13 November 2000: 20-22.
  • Elliot, Janet. "Justice Recognized for a Career built on Seminal Cases." Houston Chronicle 4 December 2006.
  • Gamino, Denise. "High-profile Justice Hitting Trail to Austin." The Austin-American Statesman 25 May 1998: A1.
  • Hall, Michael. "Justice Is Not Done." Texas Monthly, October 2006.
  • Hood, Lucy. "Educating Immigrant Students." Carnegie Reporter 4.2 (Spring 2007).
  • Ivins, Molly. "Texas-size Void Left with Exodus of Judge Justice." The Fresno Bee, 13 May 1998: B7.
  • Jackson, Bruce. "Texas Prisons Go On Trial." The Nation 28 October 1978: 437-9.
  • Kemerer, Frank R. William Wayne Justice: A Judicial Biography. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1991.
  • Klimko, Frank, and Evan Moore. "'Czar of Texas'/William Wayne Justice Takes Heavy Criticism with Grace." The Houston Chronicle 11 January 1987: 1.
  • Maraniss, David. "Justice, Texas Style." The Washington Post 28 February 1987: G1.
  • Martin, Steve J. Texas Prisons: The Walls Came Tumbling Down. Austin: Texas Monthly Press, 1987.
  • Mithoff, Richard. "William Wayne Justice: Blessed by the Gifts of This Judicial Giant." The Houston Chronicle 15 November 1998: 1.
  • Mithoff, Richard Warren. "A Tribute to Justice." Texas Law Review 77.9 (November 1998): 9-12.
  • Politz, Henry A. "Judge Justice." Texas Law Review 77.13 (November 1998): 13-15.
  • Vara-Orta, Francisco. "'Activist' Judge Still Battling Injustice." Austin American-Statesman 12 August 2006: 1.
  • Walt, Kathy. "Judge Justice Left Footprints on Host of Social Reforms." The Houston Chronicle 8 February 1998: 1.
  • Ward, Mike. "Judge Says Reforms Worked For Awhile [sic]." Austin American-Statesman 6 May 2007: A7.
  • Ward, Mike. "Prisons Lawsuit Drawing to Close." Austin American-Statesman 8 June 2002:1

Scholarly publications edit

  • "Address: The Origins of Ruiz v. Estelle." Stanford Law Review 43 (November 1990): 1-12.
  • "Burrs Under the Saddle." Texas Bar Journal 68 (July 2005): 609-610.
  • "Law Day Address at the University of Texas at Austin: The Enlightened Jurisprudence of Justice Thurgood Marshall." Texas Law Review 71 (May 1993): 1099-1114.
  • "The New Awakening: Judicial Activism in a Conservative Age." Southwestern Law Journal 43 (October 1989): 657-676.
  • "Recognizing the Ninth Amendment's Role in Constitutional Interpretation." Texas Law Review 74 (May 1996): 1241-1244.
  • "A Relativist Constitution." University of Colorado Law Review 52 (1980–1981): 19-32.
  • "The Two Faces of Judicial Activism." George Washington Law Review 61 (November 1992): 1-13.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b William Wayne Justice at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Marshall Division. UNITED STATES of America v. STATE OF TEXAS, Texas Education Agency, Dr. J. W. Edgar, Commissioner of Education, Cason Independent School District, et al. — 321 F.Supp. 1043" (PDF). University of Texas School of Law — Tarlton Law Library. 1970.
  3. ^ United States v. Texas, 506 F. Supp. 405 (E.D. Tex. 1981),
  4. ^ "UNITED STATES V. TEXAS". Texas State Historical Association.
  5. ^ "Ruiz v. Estelle, 503 F.Supp. 1295 (1980)" (PDF). PDF. 1980. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  6. ^ Lucko, Paul. "Handbook of Texas Online - Pope, Lawrence Chalmous". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  7. ^ "30-year Texas prison battle ends". Dallas Morning News. June 8, 2002.
  8. ^ William Wayne Justice Center http://www.utexas.edu/law/academics/centers/publicinterest/about/judgejustice.html
  9. ^ "Civil Rights Legend Morris Dees to Discuss Litigating Against Hate Groups, March 1." University of Texas at Austin School of Law News & Events. Press release, February 12, 2007. . Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  10. ^ McCracken, Jennifer. "Judge Justice Honored with the First Morris Dees Award." University of Alabama. Press Release, September, 2006.
  11. ^ "U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice dies; rulings led to sweeping prison reforms". Dallas Morning News. October 14, 2009.
  12. ^ "Texas Federal Judge, 89, Dies", Laredo Morning Times, October 15, 2009, p. 11A

External links edit

  • The University of Texas School of Law named its public interest center in honor of Judge Justice
  • William Wayne Justice at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  • New York Times: William Wayne Justice, Judge Who Remade Texas, Dies at 89
  • The University of Texas at Austin School of Law: The Honorable William Wayne Justice 1920 - 2009


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For other people named William Justice see William Justice disambiguation William Wayne Justice February 25 1920 October 13 2009 was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas William Wayne JusticeSenior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of TexasIn office June 30 1998 October 13 2009Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of TexasIn office 1980 1990Preceded byJoseph Jefferson FisherSucceeded byRobert Manley ParkerJudge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of TexasIn office June 7 1968 June 30 1998Appointed byLyndon B JohnsonPreceded byJoseph Warren SheehySucceeded byT John WardPersonal detailsBornWilliam Wayne Justice 1920 02 25 February 25 1920Athens Texas USDiedOctober 13 2009 2009 10 13 aged 89 Austin Texas USEducationUniversity of Texas School of Law LL B Contents 1 Education and career 2 Federal judicial service 2 1 Notable cases 3 Honors and recognition 4 Death 5 Other notable cases 6 Publications in his honor 7 Scholarly publications 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksEducation and career editBorn in Athens Texas Justice received a Bachelor of Laws from University of Texas School of Law in 1942 He was in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946 He was in private practice of law in Athens from 1946 to 1961 He was a city attorney of Athens from 1948 to 1950 and from 1952 to 1958 He was United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas from 1961 to 1968 1 Federal judicial service editJustice was nominated by President Lyndon B Johnson on April 25 1968 to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by Judge Joseph Warren Sheehy He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 6 1968 and received his commission on June 7 1968 He served as Chief Judge from 1980 to 1990 He assumed senior status on June 30 1998 His service terminated on October 13 2009 due to his death in Austin Texas 1 Notable cases edit In November 1970 Justice notably ordered the Texas Education Agency TEA to desegregate its schools in United States v Texas which is regarded as one of the most extensive desegregation orders in legal history as it encompassed over a thousand school districts and nearly two million students 2 It was upheld by the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 3 At that time many schools in Texas particularly those in East Texas remained segregated and the Department of Health Education and Welfare HEW referred the matter to the Department of Justice as it had limited powers to enforce desegregation laws 4 In 1972 Texas prison inmate David Ruiz filed a fifteen page handwritten civil rights complaint alleging he was confined under unconstitutional conditions harassed by prison officials given inadequate medical care and subjected to unlawful solitary confinement His complaint was combined with others to become a class action suit Ruiz v Estelle 550 F 2d 238 The trial which began in October 1978 lasted a year In a 118 page 1979 decision 5 Judge Justice ruled that the conditions of imprisonment within the TDC prison system constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the United States Constitution 6 The decision led to federal oversight of the system with a prison construction boom and sweeping reforms that fundamentally changed how Texas prisons operated 7 Honors and recognition editIn 2004 the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law was established in his honor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law The Justice Center promotes equal justice for all through legal education scholarship and public service 8 On November 16 2006 Justice received the first Morris Dees Justice Award given annually to a lawyer who has devoted his career to serving the public interest and pursuing justice and whose work has brought about positive change in the community state or nation It was created by the international law firm of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher amp Flom LLP and The University of Alabama School of Law to honor Morris Dees for his lifelong devotion to public service Dees who is co founder and chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery Alabama presented the award at a ceremony in Skadden offices in New York City 9 10 Death edit nbsp Judge Justice s tombstone at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin Texas Justice died on October 13 2009 in Austin Texas 11 Though Governor William Perry Clements Jr had frequently quarreled with Justice Bill Hobby the Democrat from Houston and the lieutenant governor under both of Clements nonconsecutive terms lauded the judge Judge Justice dragged Texas into the 20th century God bless him He was very unpopular but he was doing the right thing 12 Other notable cases editMontgomery v White 320 F Supp 303 E D Tex 1969 Roper v Beto 318 F Supp 662 E D Tex 1970 United States v Texas 321 F Supp 1043 E D Tex 1970 supplemented by 330 F Supp 235 E D Tex 1971 Duke v North Texas State University 338 F Supp 990 E D Tex 1971 McGuire v Roebuck 347 F Supp 1111 E D Tex 1972 Graves v Barnes 343 F Supp 704 W D Tex 1972 Morales v Turman 383 F Supp 53 E D Tex 1974 Doe v Plyer 458 F Supp 569 E D Tex 1978 United States v Hall 468 F Supp 123 E D Tex 1979 Wells v Hutchinson 499 F Supp 174 E D Tex 1980 Jones v Latexo Independent School District 499 F Supp 223 E D Tex 1980 Young v Pierce 544 F Supp 1010 E D Tex 1982 Lelsz v Kavanagh 98 F R D 11 E D Tex 1982 Nash v Texas 632 F Supp 951 E D Tex 1986 Young v Pierce 640 F Supp 1476 E D Tex 1986 Texans Against Censorship Inc v State Bar of Texas 888 F Supp 1328 E D Tex 1995 Ruiz v Johnson 37 F Supp 2d 855 S D Tex 1999 Frew v Gilbert 109 F Supp 2d 579 E D Tex 2000 Frew v Hawkins 401 F Supp 2d 619 E D Tex 2005 Publications in his honor editBlais Lynn E William Wayne Justice The Life of the Law Texas Law Review 77 1 Nov 1998 1 7 Dedication and Tributes Judge William Wayne Justice Annual Survey of American Law 1986 Apr 1987 vii xx Dubose Louis A Texas Advocate for Justice The Nation 13 November 2000 20 22 Elliot Janet Justice Recognized for a Career built on Seminal Cases Houston Chronicle 4 December 2006 Gamino Denise High profile Justice Hitting Trail to Austin The Austin American Statesman 25 May 1998 A1 Hall Michael Justice Is Not Done Texas Monthly October 2006 Hood Lucy Educating Immigrant Students Carnegie Reporter 4 2 Spring 2007 Ivins Molly Texas size Void Left with Exodus of Judge Justice The Fresno Bee 13 May 1998 B7 Jackson Bruce Texas Prisons Go On Trial The Nation 28 October 1978 437 9 Kemerer Frank R William Wayne Justice A Judicial Biography Austin University of Texas Press 1991 Klimko Frank and Evan Moore Czar of Texas William Wayne Justice Takes Heavy Criticism with Grace The Houston Chronicle 11 January 1987 1 Maraniss David Justice Texas Style The Washington Post 28 February 1987 G1 Martin Steve J Texas Prisons The Walls Came Tumbling Down Austin Texas Monthly Press 1987 Mithoff Richard William Wayne Justice Blessed by the Gifts of This Judicial Giant The Houston Chronicle 15 November 1998 1 Mithoff Richard Warren A Tribute to Justice Texas Law Review 77 9 November 1998 9 12 Politz Henry A Judge Justice Texas Law Review 77 13 November 1998 13 15 Vara Orta Francisco Activist Judge Still Battling Injustice Austin American Statesman 12 August 2006 1 Walt Kathy Judge Justice Left Footprints on Host of Social Reforms The Houston Chronicle 8 February 1998 1 Ward Mike Judge Says Reforms Worked For Awhile sic Austin American Statesman 6 May 2007 A7 Ward Mike Prisons Lawsuit Drawing to Close Austin American Statesman 8 June 2002 1Scholarly publications edit Address The Origins of Ruiz v Estelle Stanford Law Review 43 November 1990 1 12 Burrs Under the Saddle Texas Bar Journal 68 July 2005 609 610 Law Day Address at the University of Texas at Austin The Enlightened Jurisprudence of Justice Thurgood Marshall Texas Law Review 71 May 1993 1099 1114 The New Awakening Judicial Activism in a Conservative Age Southwestern Law Journal 43 October 1989 657 676 Recognizing the Ninth Amendment s Role in Constitutional Interpretation Texas Law Review 74 May 1996 1241 1244 A Relativist Constitution University of Colorado Law Review 52 1980 1981 19 32 The Two Faces of Judicial Activism George Washington Law Review 61 November 1992 1 13 See also editList of United States federal judges by longevity of serviceReferences edit a b William Wayne Justice at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center United States District Court E D Texas Marshall Division UNITED STATES of America v STATE OF TEXAS Texas Education Agency Dr J W Edgar Commissioner of Education Cason Independent School District et al 321 F Supp 1043 PDF University of Texas School of Law Tarlton Law Library 1970 United States v Texas 506 F Supp 405 E D Tex 1981 UNITED STATES V TEXAS Texas State Historical Association Ruiz v Estelle 503 F Supp 1295 1980 PDF PDF 1980 Retrieved 2009 11 04 Lucko Paul Handbook of Texas Online Pope Lawrence Chalmous www tshaonline org Retrieved 2009 11 04 30 year Texas prison battle ends Dallas Morning News June 8 2002 William Wayne Justice Center http www utexas edu law academics centers publicinterest about judgejustice html Civil Rights Legend Morris Dees to Discuss Litigating Against Hate Groups March 1 University of Texas at Austin School of Law News amp Events Press release February 12 2007 Civil Rights Legend Morris Dees to Discuss Litigating Against Hate Groups March 1 Archived from the original on 2008 05 16 Retrieved 2009 01 13 McCracken Jennifer Judge Justice Honored with the First Morris Dees Award University of Alabama Press Release September 2006 U S District Judge William Wayne Justice dies rulings led to sweeping prison reforms Dallas Morning News October 14 2009 Texas Federal Judge 89 Dies Laredo Morning Times October 15 2009 p 11AExternal links edit nbsp Texas portal nbsp Biography portal nbsp Law portal The University of Texas School of Law named its public interest center in honor of Judge Justice William Wayne Justice at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center New York Times William Wayne Justice Judge Who Remade Texas Dies at 89 The University of Texas at Austin School of Law The Honorable William Wayne Justice 1920 2009 Legal offices Preceded byJoseph Warren Sheehy Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas1968 1998 Succeeded byT John Ward Preceded byJoseph Jefferson Fisher Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas1980 1990 Succeeded byRobert Manley Parker Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Wayne Justice amp oldid 1180518171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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