Table of Contents

• Preface
• Part One. The Judge and His Court
  • 1. The Early Years
  • 2. Political Activity: Outside the Mainstream
  • 3. U.S. Attorney: The Road to the Bench
  • 4. Life as a Judge
• Part Two. The Decisions
  • 5. Statewide School Desegregation
  • 6. Juvenile Rights in Texas Reform Schools
  • 7. The First Amendment
  • 8. Voter Discrimination
  • 9. The Education of Undocumented Alien Children
  • 10. Bilingual Education
  • 11. Rights of the Accused
  • 12. Employment
  • 13. Care of Mentally Retarded Persons
  • 14. Desegregating Public Housing
  • 15. Prison Reform
  • 16. A Measure of Human Dignity
• Epilogue
• Appendix: List of Law Clerks
• Notes
• Case Index
• Index of Names and Topics