Interview with former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker

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Description:

In an oral history interview, Michigan Supreme Court Justice and author of the novel "Anatomy of a murder", John D. Voelker, talks about growing up in Ishpeming, MI, and his education and work background, including his time as a district attorney. Voelker also discusses being appointed to the Court in 1957, running against Joseph Moynihan, Jr. for a seat that same year, how decisions are made by the justices, famous cases he heard, including People v. Hildabridle and his eventual resignation from the Court. Justice Voelker talks fondly about writing, and the books he wrote under the pseudonym Robert Traver and reads an excerpt from "Laughing whitefish" which includes a description of the Michigan Supreme Court chambers. Voelker is interviewed by Roger F. Lane.

Date Created:

1990-10-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices

Place:

Michigan, Michigan, and Michigan

Subject Topic:

Officials and employees, Judges, Fiction, Authorship, Family, Knowledge and learning, Officials and employees, Selection and appointment, Judges, Selection and appointment, Elections, Career in practice of law, Judges, Election, Resignation from office, and Indecent exposure

Subject Name:

Voelker, John D. (John Donaldson), 1903-1991, Michigan, Supreme Court, Voelker, John D. (John Donaldson), 1903-1991, Voelker, John D. (John Donaldson), 1903-1991, Michigan, Supreme Court, Michigan, Supreme Court, Voelker, John D. (John Donaldson), 1903-1991, Voelker, John D. (John Donaldson), 1903-1991, Michigan, and Supreme Court

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Cases

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5j678w8f