<p>A multifaceted analysis of the legal and societal impact of Roger John Traynor (1900-1983), who served as the 23rd Chief Justice of California from 1964 to 1970, and as an Associate Justice from 1940 to 1964. Each chapter looks at a major area of jurisprudence, analyzing Traynor's impact, replete with citations and references. A nationally respected jurist, Traynor's 30-year career as California's 77th Justice coincided with tremendous demographic, social, and governmental growth in California and in the United States of America, and was marked by a belief that the increased presence of government in American life was a necessary and beneficial phenomenon. Contents: Introductions / Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr., Michael Traynor, Herma Hill Kay; 1. Background; 2. Judicial administration; 3. Constitutional law and individual liberty; 4. Family law; 5. Interracial marriage; 6. Torts; 7. Transactional law; 8. Tax law; 9. Criminal law; Afterword : Traynor's philosophy / Frank Wu.</p>

The Jurisprudence of Justice Roger Traynor: Twenty-Third Chief Justice of California

Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr

University of California, Hastings College of the

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The Jurisprudence of Justice Roger Traynor: Twenty-Third Chief Justice of California