Conversations with Judge Horace W. Gilmore
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Title
Conversations with Judge Horace W. Gilmore
Description
Transcript of interviews with federal Judge Horace W. Gilmore, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Discusses: personal background; education; Circleville, OH; journalism; Office of Price Stabilization; Democratic Party; Michigan Democrat (newspaper); Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Hicks Griffiths; Martha Griffiths; Neil Staebler; Blair Moody; United States Attorney's Office; State Board of Tax Appeals; Michigan Attorney General; Wayne County Circuit Court; judicial elections; Wade McCree; Republic of New Africa; Judicial Tenure Commission; Detroit Recorder's Court; jury selection; Detroit Public Schools; psychosurgery; child support payments; sentencing guidelines; writing; teaching; United States Census Bureau; Ferndale Public Schools; busing; bankruptcy court; Detroit Fire Department; Evan Callahan; Frank Battisti; Detroit Police Officers Association; affirmative action; civil rights movement; legal education; National Judicial College; National Center for State Courts; Institute for Court Management; Federal Judicial Center.
Oral History Item
Interviewer
Mason, Philip P.
Interviewee
Gilmore, Horace W.
Date Recorded
1993-01-01
Coverage
1917 - 1993
Citation
“Conversations with Judge Horace W. Gilmore,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 24, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1618.