Prentice Marshall

Despite being a Democrat, Marshall was appointed as a U.S. District judge in Chicago by Republican president Richard Nixon. He presided over a number of notable cases, cutting off federal funds to Chicago until then-Mayor Richard Daley desegregated the Chicago Police Dept. "As you walk down the street and see the various police officers serving the city, you will see women, African-American men and women, Hispanic men and women," said his former clerk, attorney Bob Stephenson. "That truly is the result of Judge Marshall and the way he handled that case." He died June 14 at his Florida home from cancer. He was 77. From This is True for 13 June 2004 Suggestions for further reading: The Thompson Submachine Gun: From Prohibition Chicago to World War II (Weapon) by Martin Pegler Amazon Price: $12.11   The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdere... by Jeffrey Haas Amazon Price: $17.79 Customer Review: ~Excellent, convincing account of the people, places and events leading up to a morning massacre by police on Chicago's West Side in the late 1960s...and the relevant investigations afterward that helped show complicity by officials to hide facts in ...   The Haunted Monastery: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee Mystery/Robert Van Gulik) by Robert van Gulik Amazon Price: $9.60 Customer Review: The Haunted Monastery is a different kind of mystery! I read this book when it first came out in English in 1961. I also read all the other Judge Dee murder mysteries about that time period. Through surfing Amazon.com, I found out at le...   Armed and Dangerous: Memoirs of a Chicago Policewoman (Illinois) by Gina Gallo Amazon Price: $16.23 Customer Review: As someone who's worn a badge for some years now, albeit not as Chicago Police Officer, I can testify to the accuracy of this book. No matter where you work some things are constant. The fear, the isolation, the stress, the difficulty communicating w...   The Lacquer Screen: A Chinese Detective Story (A Judge Dee Mystery) by Robert van Gulik Amazon Price: $10.20 Customer Review: This novel, written by the author both in English and in Dutch ("Het Chinese Lakscherm") is part of the second series of mystery books featuring Judge Dee as the sleuth. These novels are a bit shorter and a bit "lighter" than the first series of five...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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