Wisdom, John Minor

Wisdom, John Minor
▪ 2000

      American federal judge and legal scholar whose opinions in the 1950s and '60s helped end racial segregation; appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1957, he became widely known for his 1962 ruling that ordered the University of Mississippi to register and admit James H. Meredith, a black student; among other landmark decisions, he admitted blacks to juries, voting booths, and state legislatures in the South (b. May 17, 1905, New Orleans, La.—d. May 15, 1999, New Orleans).

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