Conversations with Judge John Feikens
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Title
Conversations with Judge John Feikens
Description
Transcript of interviews with federal Judge John Feikens, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Discusses: personal background; education; dairy farming; Calvin College; Christian Reformed Church; Malcolm "Iffy the Dopester" Bingay; insurance industry; Republican Party; Dwight Eisenhower; Arthur Vandenberg, Jr.; Michigan Civil Rights Commission; Detroit Riot, 1967; Detroit Bar Association; O'Hare v. Detroit Board of Education; recess appointments; Sen. Patrick McNamara; Sen. Robert P. Griffin; Theodore Levin; automotive price fixing; Aladdin Hotel and Casino; bankruptcy court; Irving August; judicial security; judicial pay; cross-district busing; Detroit Water and Sewer litigation; judicial activism.
Oral History Item
Interviewer
Mason, Philip P.
Interviewee
Feikens, John
Date Recorded
1992-01-01
Citation
“Conversations with Judge John Feikens,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 24, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1621.