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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Predicate Object
instanceOf American judge ⓘ
federal judge ⓘ
human ⓘ
jurist ⓘ
appointedBy Harry S. Truman ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1909-09-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1993-02-19 ⓘ
educatedAt Northwestern University ⓘ
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law ⓘ
employer United States federal government ⓘ
endTime 1981-06-30 ⓘ
endTimeAsChiefJudge 1978 ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish American ⓘ
familyName Bazelon ⓘ
fieldOfWork appellate jurisprudence ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
mental health law ⓘ
givenName David ⓘ
hasChild Emily Bazelon ⓘ
hasHonor Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law named in his honor ⓘ
hasRelative Lara Bazelon ⓘ
linked to: Emily Bazelon
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Superior, Wisconsin ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C. ⓘ
positionHeld Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
practicedLawIn Chicago ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
residence Washington, D.C. ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Miriam H. Bazelon ⓘ
startTime 1949-10-21 ⓘ
startTimeAsChiefJudge 1962 ⓘ
workLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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