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John Thomas Noonan Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts on October 24, 1926. He received a bachelor's degree in English from Harvard University. He studied at St. John's College at the University of Cambridge. He received a master's degree and a doctorate in philosophy from the Catholic University mostra altro of America in Washington and a law degree from Harvard Law School. After law school, he worked for President Dwight D. Eisenhower's national security adviser, defeated Michael S. Dukakis for a seat on the Brookline, Massachusetts Redevelopment Authority, and joined his father's Boston law firm. In 1961, he taught law at the University of Notre Dame. In 1966, he joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, where he taught until he was appointed a judge. He was appointed to the appeals court in San Francisco in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan. He sat on the federal bench through December 2016. He wrote several books during his lifetime including Contraception: A History of Its Treatment by the Catholic Theologians and Canonists, Persons and Masks of the Law, Bribes, The Responsible Judge: Readings in Judicial Ethics, The Lustre of Our Country: The American Experience of Religious Freedom, and Narrowing the Nation's Power: The Supreme Court Sides with the States. He died from heart failure on April 17, 2017 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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SrMaryLea | Aug 22, 2023 |
900 Contraception: A History of Its Treatment by the Catholic Theologians and Canonists, by John T. Noonan, Jr. (read 5 June 1967) This is a splendidly researched book and is the definitive work on its subject.
 
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Schmerguls | Nov 9, 2009 |
1224. Power to Dissolve: Lawyers and Marriages in the Courts of the Roman Curia, by John T. Noonan, Jr. (16 June 1973) This is the most interesting and absorbing book I had read in 1973 and in fact it went on to be awarded the prestigious and coveted "Best Book Read by Me" award for 1973. It examines six marriage cases, ranging from the marriage of Charles of Lorraine to Nicole on Mat 22, 1621, to the marriage of Marie Reid to Frederick Parkhurst on Sept 21, 1887. I found each of the six cases fascinating and the book made me wish I was a canon lawyer!… (altro)
 
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Schmerguls | Apr 10, 2009 |
3394 The Lustre of Our Country: The American Experience of Religious Freedom, by John T. Noonan, Jr. (read 24 Jan 2001) This is a great book, full of much insight. Its subtitle does not fully indicate all it discusses. But Chapter 7, called "The Pilgrim's Process," is a devastating consideration of the Supreme Court's troubles with the religious provisions of the First Amendment. Chapter 6 discusses a case I never heard of--the prosecution of Mrs. Ballard for fraud--and is super-interesting. The last chapter tells of the fight at Vatican II for the Declaration on Religious Freedom. Some of the chapters were a little heavy--e.g., Durkheim's Dilemma--but it was never a chore to read this very good book.… (altro)
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