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Thelton Henderson, Senior United States District Court Judge in San Francisco, rose from humble origins to become a leading civil-rights attorney and innovator of minority admissions programs. This book traces his career from a football star to his work in the 1960s as the first African American lawyer from the Justice Department in the South and his relationship with Martin Luther King Jr. to his notable and controversial decisions on such matters as veterans' affairs, educational and prison reform, and the environment. Judge Henderson's remarkable achievements challenge readers to consider what it means to be a wise and effective judge in modern America,

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If it is possible for a close friend to be a personal hero, and I think it is, Thelton is both to me. Richard Kuhns' book focuses on Judge Henderson's jurisprudence, and brings home for lawyers and others his great legal accomplishments. -- Barbara Babcock, Crown Professor Emeritus, Stanford Law School Twelve Tables Press Website and Book Jacket

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