Interview with former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis W. Archer

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Description:

Part 1: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis W. Archer talks about his family history, growing up in Detroit and Cassopolis, MI, teaching, attending the Detroit College of Law, his interest in politics, his nomination to the Michigan Supreme Court and his involvement with the State Bar of Michigan. Justice Archer also discusses his early years on the Court, the role of the Supreme Court, collegiality among the justices, the Cassidy and DiFranco decisions, and the relationship between the Michigan Supreme Courst and the State Bar of Michigan. Part 2: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis W. Archer talks about the State Bar of Michigan and the State Bar Grievance Board, his activities with the American Bar Association, issues facing African-American lawyers, his own contributions to the court, the selection process for Chief Justice, and the practice of law in Michigan. He ends by appraising his colleagues and presenting his vision for the legal profession in regards ethnic and gender diversity.

Date Created:

1991-06-05T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices

Place:

Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Lansing, and Michigan

Subject Topic:

Officials and employees, Judges, Judges, Officials and employees, Selection and appointment, Judges, Selection and appointment, Discipline, African American lawyers, Influence, Practice of law, Friends and associates, Diversity in the workplace, Interpersonal relations, and Judicial process

Subject Name:

Archer, Dennis W., Michigan, Supreme Court, Archer, Dennis W., Michigan, Supreme Court, Michigan, Supreme Court, State Bar of Michigan, State Bar of Michigan, American Bar Association, Archer, Dennis W., and Archer, Dennis W.

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Biography

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5sn0142s