Michael Tigar
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Michael Tigar | |
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Born | Michael Edward Tigar January 18, 1941 Glendale, California, U.S. |
Other names | Tig |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA, JD) |
Michael Edward Tigar (born January 18, 1941, in
Early life and education
Tigar earned his
Career in law
In 1966, Tigar was hired as a law clerk by Justice
In his teaching, Tigar has worked with law students in clinical programs where students are counsel or law clerks in significant
In 1999, the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice held a ballot for "Lawyer of the Century." Tigar was third in the balloting, behind Clarence Darrow and Thurgood Marshall. In 2003, the Texas Civil Rights Project named its new building in Austin, Texas, (purchased with a gift from attorney Wayne Reaud) the "Michael Tigar Human Rights Center."
Tigar continues to work in the field of human rights. He was an expert witness for the defense in the Julian Assange case in London in 2020. He is professor of the practice of law emeritus at Duke Law School,[9] and research professor emeritus at the American University, Washington College of Law.[10] He has been visiting professor at the law faculty of the Paul Cézanne University, Aix-en-Provence, and has lectured at law schools in several countries.
In 2016, Tigar donated his papers to the
Notable cases and clients
- Fernando Chavez, Cesar Chavez's son, who refused induction into the military based on his pacifist beliefs.
- Lynne Stewart, who was charged with conspiracy and providing material support to terrorists
- Rosalio Muñoz, Chicano rights activist and leader of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium
- Terry Nichols, of the Oklahoma City bombing
- Angela Davis,[12] activist charged with murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy for her alleged involvement in the death of Judge Harold Haley[13]
- Kiko Martinez, Chicano activist
- John Demjanjuk, a Ukrainian-born immigrant accused of having been "Ivan the Terrible," a notorious Nazi concentration camp guard, whose conviction by courts in Israel was overturned but was stripped of U.S. citizenship on other grounds. He was retried by the U.S. Justice department and was convicted. Tigar represented Demjanjuk at the trial and appeal. Demjanjuk was deported to Germany where he died in prison.
- Scott McClellan, former press secretary to President George W. Bush, who testified before Congress regarding the role of the Bush Administration in the leak regarding the identity of former CIA agent Valerie Plame.
Tigar has argued seven cases before the United States Supreme Court,
Personal life
Tigar has been married four times. He has been married to journalist-turned-attorney Jane Blanksteen Tigar since 1996.[4] He has three children by previous marriages:[15] United States Federal Judge Jon S. Tigar,[16] addiction medicine specialist Katherine McQueen, M.D., and business advisor Elizabeth Torrey Tigar. He has four grandchildren.
Books
- A Practice Manual of Selective Service Law (1968)
- Law Against the People (1971) (co-author)
- Law and the Rise of Capitalism (1978) (co-author) review
- The ministry of culture: Connections among art, money and politics (1980) (contributor)
- Federal Appeals: Jurisdiction and Practice (1993), with Jane Blanksteen Tigar
- Persuasion: the Litigator's Art (1999, 2003)
- Fighting Injustice (2002)
- Examining Witnesses (2d ed., 2003). ISBN 1-59031-256-2
- Thinking about Terrorism: The Threat to Civil Liberties in Times of National Emergency (2007)
- Trial Stories (2008) (with Davis, ed.)
- Nine Principles of Litigation and Life (2009)
- Mythologies of State and Monopoly Power (2018) ISBN 978-1-58367-743-8
- Sensing Injustice (2021), a memoir, revising and updating 2002's Fighting Injustice. https://monthlyreview.org/product/sensing-injustice/.
Notes
- ISBN 9781576072028. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-58367-920-3.
- ^ Bob Woodward, The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court (1979), p. 77.
- ^ a b Romano, Lois (1997-09-29). "A Man of Independent Means". Washington Post. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ^ LLMC, Book Preservation. "Military Law". LLMC Central. Law Library Microform Consortium. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ BuckleySandler, Professionals. "Samuel J. Buffone". buckleysandler.com. BuckleySandler LLP. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "The Faculty". utexas.edu. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ Association of American Law Schools Directory of Law Teachers 2007-08, p. 1095
- ^ "Michael E. Tigar | Duke University School of Law". law.duke.edu. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ "Tigar, Michael - Faculty - American University Washington College of Law". wcl.american.edu. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ "The Michael Tigar Papers". School of Law. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- OCLC 979577423.
Other attorneys, including Sheldon Otis, Michael Tigar, Dennis Roberts, Allan Brotsky, and representatives from the National Conference of Black Lawyers, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the National Lawyers Guild assisted in the preparations of numerous pre-trial motions over an eighteen month period.
- ^ "Judge removes himself in Angela Davis case". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. AP. March 18, 1971. p. 5-A.
- ^ using search term "Tigar"
- ^ Vile, John R. Great American Lawyers. New York: ABC-CLIO, 2001.
- ^ Yulico, Nick (December 28, 2001). "Davis Nominates Santa Clara Judge to Sixth District Court of Appeal". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
References
- The Professional Education Group https://www.proedgroup.com/michael-tigar