Howard Dixon
Howard W. Dixon (August 4, 1915 – July 30, 2007) was a civil rights
As Executive Director for Legal Services of Greater Miami, led several U.S. Supreme Court victories, including Agrersinger vs. Hamlin and Fuentes vs. Shevin in 1972. The cases allowed for people to have counsel and hearings in specific situations. In 1990, Dixon was awarded the Florida Supreme Court's highest honor, the Tobias Simon Pro Bono Award.[2]
In 1961, as an attorney for the Florida Civil Liberties Union, Dixon defended the Freedom Riders in Tallahassee, Florida. He established legal precedence in the case regarding emergency appeals from the State to the Federal courts. The case became famous in legal circles at that time as a method to remove lawsuits from state to federal jurisdiction when all state remedies have not been exhausted.[3]
Dixon was named in the
Footnotes
- ^ Ovalle, David. "Enduring legacy of civil rights." Miami Herald. August 8, 2005
- ^ Elinor J. Brecher. "Activist for the rights of poor people." Miami Herald. August 2, 2007
- ^ Florence Morgenroth. "Organization and Activities of the American Civil Liberties Union in Miami; 1955 - 1966." Thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Miami. Coral Gables, FL July 1966. pg 102-103
- ^ Gideon vs. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA. No. 155. Argued January 15, 1963. Decided March 18, 1963.