Justice Stanley Mosk: A Life at the Center of California Politics and Justice by Jacqueline R. Braitman; Gerald F. Uelmen - 2012-11-27

McFarland, 2012-11-27. Paperback. Very Good. McFarland [Published date: 2013]. Soft cover, 280 pp. No other printings listed. In very good condition. Glossy pictorial soft covers have light bumping to edges and creasing to corners and Light overall scuffing. Binding tight (no spine crease). Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. No remainder marks. Black and white illustrations. [From back cover] This is the first biography of Stanley Mosk (1912-2001), iconic protector of civil rights and civil liberties during his 37 years as a justice of the Supreme Court of California (1964 to 2001). He had quickly risen as a well liked leader among Los Angeles reformers, as executive secretary to California governor Culbert Olson and then 16 years as a superior court judge. His 1958 election and service as state attorney general soon won national attention and the promise of likely election to the U.S. Senate, but an unexpected campaign twist augured a new course. This book frames Mosk's Supreme Court years and the landmark cases in which his opinions or biting dissents continue to resonate.