William Wayne Justice supported the Brown v. Board of Education (1954) decision, but could not express this view publicly until he secured a seat on the federal judiciary from President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. In describing Justice, a former colleague explained: “Being for integration about the time I came to practice with Wayne was a damned unpopular idea. But God-dang, when he got on that bench with a lifetime appointment, he turned into a tiger.” | Source: “Nomination.” Digital image. The William Wayne Justice Papers. https://tarltonapps.law.utexas.edu/exhibits/ww_justice/nomination.htmlDownload Original File
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“Nomination.” Digital image. The William Wayne Justice Papers. https://tarltonapps.law.utexas.edu/exhibits/ww_justice/nomination.html
