Frederic Block

Gebundenes Buch

Race to Judgment

Beschreibung

"Novel draws on cases handled by the author, a federal trial court judge, during his twenty-three years on the bench in Brooklyn, including murders during the Crown Heights riots. Characters are based on popular first black district attorney of Brooklyn, Ken Thompson, and colleagues who reform the corrupt prosecutor's office and achieve justice for men wrongly convicted"--

Autor

Judge Frederic Block was appointed United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York on September 29, 1994, and entered duty on October 31, 1994. He assumed senior status on September 1, 2005. He received a Bachelor's Degree from Indiana University in 1956, and an LL.B. Degree from Cornell Law School in 1959. During his twenty-three years on the bench, Judge Block has presided over a number of high-profile cases, including the trials of former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, Peter Gotti, Lemrick Nelson and nightclub magnate Peter Gatien. He regularly sits by designation on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Block recently authored the best-selling book entitled DISROBED: An Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge. He also co-authored the 1985 off-Broadway musical Professionally Speaking (music and lyrics). He has likewise published articles on a variety of legal topics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Select Books (NY)
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 160mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 726g
• ISBN-13: 9781590794388
• ISBN-10: 1590794389
• Artikelnr.: 47593819