Address delivered by Jesse W. Carter, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California, before the Jewish Professional Men's Club of Los Angeles, on October 16, 1957, entitled "The 170th Anniversary of the Constitution of the United States" typescript.

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Address delivered by Jesse W. Carter, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California, before the Jewish Professional Men's Club of Los Angeles, on October 16, 1957, entitled "The 170th Anniversary of the Constitution of the United States" typescript.

Justice Carter discusses the proven merits of the Constitution as the foundation of the United States legal system. Most notably, Carter illustrates the pervasive threat to the Bill of Rights that has and continues to exist.

21 leaves ; 30 cm.

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Carter, Jesse W., 1888-1959

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Jesse Washington Carter was born in Carrville, California in 1888. In 1913, he graduated from Golden Gate Law College, and in 1913, Carter opened a law office in Redding, California. In 1918 he became the district attorney for Redding; he also served as city attorney for Mt. Shasta and Redding. In 1939 he became a California state senator and was appointed to the state supreme court. He served until his death in 1959. From the description of Letters of Jesse Washington Carter, 1941-1...