Part I, Chapter 4, p. 88
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In ancient Israel and Rome the judge had appeared as a stand-in for the divine, and corruption was a blinding of the representative of the divine.
— John T. Noonan Jr.
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About John T. Noonan Jr.
John T. Noonan, Jr. (born October 24, 1926 – April 17, 2017) is a Senior Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
About John T. Noonan Jr.
John T. Noonan, Jr. (born October 24, 1926 – April 17, 2017) is a Senior Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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