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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instanceOf American judge
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
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law NERFINISHED
employer United States government
surface form: United States federal government
endTime 1981-06-30
endTimeAsChiefJudge 1978
era 20th century
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Bazelon NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork appellate jurisprudence
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
jurisprudence on competence to stand trial
reforming insanity defense standards
legalPhilosophy liberal
progressive
memberOf United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit NERFINISHED
notableFor influential decisions in criminal law
influential decisions in mental health law
progressive judicial philosophy
notableWork opinions on insanity defense in the D.C. Circuit
occupation judge
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
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
practicedLawIn Chicago NERFINISHED
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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