Frank, John P. (John Paul), 1917-2002

Author, lawyer, and educator. Died 2002.

From the description of John Paul Frank papers, 1936-2000 (bulk 1946-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984160

John P. Frank, (1917-2002), a noted attorney and constitutional scholar, he was law clerk to Justice Hugo L. Black at the October, 1942 term. He taught law from 1946 to 1954 at Indiana and Yale universities. He authored 12 books on the Supreme Court, the Constitution and constitutional law. A senior partner with the Phoenix firm of Lewis and Roca, which he joined in 1954, Frank was lead counsel to Anita Hill during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. Frank also served from 1960 to 1970 on the Advisory Committee of Civil Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States.

From the description of U.S. Supreme Court nominations research files, ca. 1823-1955 1860-1939. (University of Texas, Tarlton Law Library). WorldCat record id: 78883371

John P. Frank, (1917-2002), a noted attorney and constitutional scholar, was law clerk to Justice Hugo L. Black at the October, 1942 term, among other prominent positions. While serving on the Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, Frank led a group that worked on drafting revisions to Rule 11 attorney sanctions. Frank also served from 1960 to 1970 on the Advisory Committee of Civil Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States.

From the description of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 files, ca. 1991-1998 1991-1993. (University of Texas, Tarlton Law Library). WorldCat record id: 83823958

Biographical Note

• 1917, Nov. 10: Born, Appleton, Wis.
• 1938: B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
• 1940: M.A. and L.L.B., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
• 1942: Law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black
• 1943: Assistant to secretary of the interior, Washington, D.C.
• 1944: Married Lorraine Weiss
• 1944 - 1945 : Assistant to the attorney general, Washington, D.C.
• 1946: J.S.D., Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• 1946 - 1949 : Assistant professor of law, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
• 1947: Attorney, law firm of Covington and Burling, Washington, D.C.
• 1948: 1953: Attorney, law firm of Arnold and Porter, Washington, D.C.
• 1949: Published Mr. Justice Black. New York: Knopf
• 1949 - 1954 : Associate professor of law, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• 1950: Editor, Cases and Materials on Constitutional Law. Chicago: Callaghan
• 1951: Published Cases on the Constitution. New York: McGraw-Hill
• 1954 - 2002 : Member of law firm, Lewis and Roca, Phoenix, Ariz.
• 1958: Published Marble Palace: The Supreme Court in American Life. New York: Knopf
• 1961: Published Lincoln as a Lawyer. Urbana: University of Illinois Press
• 1964: Published The Warren Court. New York: Macmillan
• 1991: Published Clement Haynsworth, the Senate and the Supreme Court. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia
• 2000: Published Inside Justice Hugo L. Black: The Letters. Austin: Jamail Center for Legal Research, University of Texas at Austin
• 2002, Sept. 7: Died, Scottsdale, Ariz.

From the guide to the John Paul Frank Papers, 1936-2000, (bulk 1946-1971), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)