Berger, Raoul, 1901-2000

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Professor of law. Violinist, Cincinnati Symphony, 1928-1932. A.B., U. of Cincinnati, 1932; J.D., Northwestern, 1935; LL. M., Harvard, 1938; LL. D., U. of Cincinnati, 1975. Private practice, Wash. D.C., 1946-1958. Gov't. service, 1938-1946. Prof., U.C. Berkeley, 1962-1965. Author: Impeachment, 1973; Executive Privilege, 1974; Government By Judiciary, 1977; Death Penalties, 1982; Federalism, 1986; The Fourteenth Amendment, 1987. Also journal articles.

From the description of Papers, 1921-2000. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236047259

  • 1901 January 4: Born, Ukraine, Russia
  • 1906: Immigrated to Chicago, Illinois
  • 1916 - : Violinist: student, teacher, concert soloist
  • 1928 - 1932 : Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 2nd concert-master
  • 1929 - 1932 : Cincinnati String Quartet, 1st violinist
  • 1930: Married Helen Beck (died 1958)
  • 1932: A.B., University of Cincinnati
  • 1935: J.D., Northwestern University
  • 1938: LL.M., Harvard Law School
  • 1938 - 1940 : General Counsel's staff, S.E.C.
  • 1940 - 1942 : Special Assistant to U.S. Attorney General
  • 1942 - 1946 : Counsel to U.S. Alien Property Custodian
  • 1946 - 1961 : Private law practice, Washington, D.C.
  • 1962 - 1965 : Regents' Professor, University of California School of Law, Berkeley Married Patty Wolcott
  • 1969: Publication of Congress V. The Supreme Court. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 424 pp.
  • 1971 - 1976 : Charles Warren Senior Fellow in American Legal History, Harvard Law School
  • 1973: Publication of Impeachment: The Constitutional Problems. Studies in Legal History. Published in association with the American Society for Legal History. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 345 pp.
  • 1974: Publication of Executive Privilege: A Constitutional Myth. Studies in Legal History. Published in association with the American Society of Legal History. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 430 pp.
  • 1975: LL.D. (honorary), University of Cincinnati
  • 1977: Publication of Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 483 pp.
  • 1978: LL.D. (honorary), University of Michigan
  • 1982: Publication of Death Penalties: The Supreme Court's Obstacle Course. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 242 pp.
  • 1987: Publication of Federalism: The Founders' Design, 1987. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. 223 pp.
  • 1989: Publication of The Fourteenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. 169 pp.

From the guide to the Papers, 1921-2000, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

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