The Best Beloved Thing is Justice : The Life of Dorothy Wright Nelson (Record no. 30509)
[ view plain ]
000 -LEADER | |
---|---|
fixed length control field | 02185nam a22001817a 4500 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
control field | OSt |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
control field | 20220424132848.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
fixed length control field | 220424b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Transcribing agency | New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | The Best Beloved Thing is Justice : The Life of Dorothy Wright Nelson |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2022 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 204 p. index |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | Dorothy Wright Nelson was a prominent federal judge on the level just below the U.S. Supreme Court for over 40 years. One of the early tenured female law professors and one of the rare female deans in the U.S. legal academy in the 1960s and '70s, her expertise was in reforming courts to make them more just and accessible for all people. When she became a federal judge in 1980, she helped to make the federal courts more efficient and provide litigants with alternatives - including mediation and arbitration - to resolve cases without greater expense and delay. An ardent believer in more peaceful resolution of conflicts, Judge Nelson educated judges around the world on conflict resolution and the rule of law, often while engaging quietly in human rights advocacy for persecuted Bahá'ís around the globe. Her Bahá'í faith also inspired her judicial opinions providing more equality and due process for the marginalized, including the poor, racial minorities, immigrants, mentally ill and the powerless. Dorothy and her husband, a state court judge, balanced their professional achievements with their personal commitments in a manner unusual for their time. They devoted considerable energy to raising their two children, spending time with their extended family, and engaging in Bahá'í activities (including world travel, youth camps, weekly Sunday School and "firesides" in their home). This book captures the life story of an extraordinary female leader and trailblazer in a highly traditional, male-dominated profession, unafraid to challenge the status quo in her pleasant, optimistic, determined and collegial manner. |
600 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
9 (RLIN) | 1171 |
Personal name | Dorothy Nelson |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
9 (RLIN) | 170 |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Biography |
Form subdivision | Baha'i Faith |
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
9 (RLIN) | 1172 |
Personal name | Lisa Kloppenberg |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type | Printed or electronic book |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dewey Decimal Classification | New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library | New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library | 04/24/2022 | 04/24/2022 | 04/24/2022 | Printed or electronic book |