Eugene Gressman
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April 18, 1917
Eugene Gressman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Clifford Eugene Gressman April 18, 1917 |
| Died | January 23, 2010 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Legal scholar |
| Spouse |
Nan Gressman (m. 1944–2004) |
| Children | 4 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Constitutional law |
| Institutions | University of North Carolina School of Law |
Eugene Gressman (April 18, 1917 – January 23, 2010) was an American lawyer and legal scholar whose expertise centered on the Supreme Court of the United States. With Robert L. Stern, he was the co-author of the book Supreme Court Practice, which is considered the preeminent lawyers' guide to the Court's practices and procedures.[1][2]
Gressman was born on April 18, 1917, in Lansing, Michigan. His father was a lawyer and fundamentalist minister, and his mother was a librarian. He enrolled at the University of Michigan 1934, graduating with a A.B. degree in 1938. He received his law degree with distinction from the University of Michigan Law School in 1940.[1]: 1
Early career
After graduating law school, Gressman worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission for three years until 1943, when he began clerking for Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy. He continued to clerk for Murphy until the latter's death in 1948, making his the longest clerkship in the history of the Supreme Court.[1]: 1 [3] Gressman's experience clerking for Murphy marked the beginning of a long relationship with the Supreme Court, and with many of its justices.[2] He subsequently began working in private practice at the Washington, D. C.-based law firm Van Arkel & Kaiser, where his work focused primarily on labor law and appellate practice. He continued to work at this firm for nearly thirty years before leaving to become a law professor.[1]: 2–3 [4]