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...quiet demeanor certainly does not match his extraodinarily rapid and successful rise from scion of a rich Philadelphia family to president of Harvard, in 1971, at the young age of 40. Bok is the son of preeminent liberal Pennsylvania jurist, now an associate justice of the state supreme court, and the grandson of Edward W. Bok, the first editor of Ladies Home Journal...
Justice White, 67, a former pro-football running back who outmuscles his clerks at pickup basketball games in the court's gymnasium, was long known as a careful jurist who heeded precedent and avoided substituting his personal views. He has the intellect and force to be a natural leader, but he keeps his own counsel, rarely opening up to his colleagues or even his clerks. Lately White seems to be moving to the right. He authored a series of conservative decisions last term on procedural rights for criminals, affirmative action and free speech. White voted with the conservative wing...
...lobby." A special prosecutor last month cleared Meese of any criminal wrongdoing in connection with giving federal appointments to friends who had lent him money. Even so, he would probably encounter confirmation problems if nominated for the court. White House aides believe that Reagan would pick an experienced jurist before choosing an old friend...
...jurist is challenged for his blunt courtroom remarks...
...take the politics" out of judicial appointments, Reagan named Clark a superior court judge in San Luis Obispo County without even consulting the local judicial committee. Reagan subsequently nominated him to the court of appeals and in 1972 to the prestigious state supreme court. Clark was an extremely conservative jurist, competent if not distinguished. Then, as now, he was willing to acknowledge his limitations and depend heavily on a good research staff...