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This book closely recounts Judge Dyk’s life and experiences in connection with some of the most significant times in modern American law, ranging from his time at the Warren Court, through a private career in First Amendment and other high profile practice, to his current role in the US Court of Appeals. Based on his own account of his long career and supplemented with documentary evidence from archives, media sources and scholarship, the book not only details Dyk’s experiences but also offers a significant contribution to our understanding of the seismic changes in US law since the 1960s.
With the publication of "Timothy B. Dyk: The Education of a Federal Judge", Timothy Dyk lays out his life and judicial experiences in connection with some of the most significant times in modern American law, ranging from his time at the Warren Court, through a private career in First Amendment and other high profile practice, to his current role in the US Court of Appeals. Based on his own account of his long career and supplemented with documentary evidence drawn from archives, media sources, and scholarship, and with the assistance of Professor Bill Davies, "Timothy B. Dyk: The Education of a Federal Judge" not only details Dyk's experiences but also offers a significant contribution to our understanding of the seismic changes in US law since the 1960s — Midwest Book Review
Foreword by Ambassador Tom Udall; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Family History; 3. Early Life and Schooling, 1937–61; 4. Clerking at the Supreme Court, 1961–63 ; 5. The Tax Division, 1963–64; 6. Wilmer Cutler, 1964–90; 7. Jones Day, 1990– 2000; 8. Reflections on Changes in the Legal Profession; 9. Becoming a Federal Judge, 1993–2000; 10. The Confirmation Process, 1998–2000: Selected Diary Entries; 11. Life as a Federal Judge, 2000–the Present; 12. Epilogue; Appendix; Index.