Brown, John Robert

Brown, John Robert
▪ 1994

      U.S. judge (b. Dec. 10, 1909, Funk, Neb.—d. Jan. 22, 1993, Houston, Texas), as a federal judge (1955-67) and chief justice (1967-79) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, played a pivotal role in championing and enforcing civil rights legislation in the South, perhaps most notably when he ordered (1962) that African-American James Meredith be enrolled in the all-white University of Mississippi over the objections of Gov. Ross Barnett. After earning (1932) a law degree from the University of Michigan, Brown joined the Houston law firm of Royston & Rayzor, specializing in maritime law. He served as chairman of the Harris county (Texas) Republican Party (1953-55) before being named to the Court of Appeals by Pres. Dwight Eisenhower just a year after the U.S. Supreme Court ended school segregation. Brown's jurisdiction, racked by violent protests against that decision, extended to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and the Panama Canal Zone. His judicial legacy included decisions to overturn the Texas poll tax, prohibit Georgia and Alabama officials from barring blacks from voting, and overturn the conviction of two Louisiana blacks (on death row for 13 years) because black jurors were excluded from their trial. Brown, together with three other judges, was the subject of the 1981 book Unlikely Heroes.

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