Berger, Raoul, 1901-2000

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Birth 1901-01-04
Death 2000-09-23
Americans,
English,

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Professor of law. Violinist, Cincinnati Symphony, 1928-1932. A.B., U. of Cincinnati, 1932; J.D., Northwestern, 1935; LL. M., Harvard, 1938; LL. D., U. of Cincinnati, 1975. Private practice, Wash. D.C., 1946-1958. Gov't. service, 1938-1946. Prof., U.C. Berkeley, 1962-1965. Author: Impeachment, 1973; Executive Privilege, 1974; Government By Judiciary, 1977; Death Penalties, 1982; Federalism, 1986; The Fourteenth Amendment, 1987. Also journal articles.

From the description of Papers, 1921-2000. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236047259

1901 January 4 Born, Ukraine, Russia 1906 Immigrated to Chicago, Illinois 1916 Violinist: student, teacher, concert soloist 1928 1932 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 2nd concert-master 1929 1932 Cincinnati String Quartet, 1st violinist 1930 Married Helen Beck (died 1958) 1932 A.B., University of Cincinnati 1935 J.D., Northwestern University 1938 LL.M., Harvard Law School 1938 1940 General Counsel's staff, S.E.C. 1940 1942 Special Assistant to U.S. Attorney General 1942 1946 Counsel to U.S. Alien Property Custodian 1946 1961 Private law practice, Washington, D.C. 1962 1965 Regents' Professor, University of California School of Law, Berkeley Married Patty Wolcott 1969 Publication of Congress V. The Supreme Court. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 424 pp. 1971 1976 Charles Warren Senior Fellow in American Legal History, Harvard Law School 1973 Publication of Impeachment: The Constitutional Problems. Studies in Legal History. Published in association with the American Society for Legal History. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 345 pp. 1974 Publication of Executive Privilege: A Constitutional Myth. Studies in Legal History. Published in association with the American Society of Legal History. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 430 pp. 1975 LL.D. (honorary), University of Cincinnati 1977 Publication of Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 483 pp. 1978 LL.D. (honorary), University of Michigan 1982 Publication of Death Penalties: The Supreme Court's Obstacle Course. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 242 pp. 1987 Publication of Federalism: The Founders' Design, 1987. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. 223 pp. 1989 Publication of The Fourteenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. 169 pp.

From the guide to the Papers, 1921-2000, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

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