David L. Bazelon
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David L. Bazelon was a prominent 20th-century American federal judge known for his influential, often progressive decisions on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, particularly in the areas of criminal law and mental health.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| David L. Bazelon canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American judge
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federal judge ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Harry S. Truman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-09-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-02-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Northwestern University
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Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| endTime | 1981-06-30 ⓘ |
| endTimeAsChiefJudge | 1978 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Bazelon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
appellate jurisprudence
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criminal law ⓘ mental health law ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Emily Bazelon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law named in his honor ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Lara Bazelon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expanding rights of criminal defendants
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jurisprudence on competence to stand trial ⓘ reforming insanity defense standards ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy |
liberal
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progressive ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential decisions in criminal law
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influential decisions in mental health law ⓘ progressive judicial philosophy ⓘ |
| notableWork | opinions on insanity defense in the D.C. Circuit ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf | United States judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Superior, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
NERFINISHED
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
Chicago
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Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Miriam H. Bazelon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1949-10-21 ⓘ |
| startTimeAsChiefJudge | 1962 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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