Fred Rodell (March 1, 1907 – June 4, 1980) was an American law professor most famous for his critiques of the U.S. legal profession. A professor at Yale Law School for more than forty years, Rodell was described in 1980 as the "bad boy of American legal academia" by Charles Alan Wright.[1]
He was one of the leading proponents of the "legal realism" approach and railed against overly abstract and theoretical legal arguments. He was a harsh critic of the legal profession, which he described as a "high-class racket." In his 1936 Virginia Law Review article "Goodbye to Law Reviews", Rodell famously remarked, "There are two things wrong with almost all legal writing. One is its style. The other is its content. That, I think, about covers the ground."[2]
Rodell himself never became a member of the bar, later explaining that, "By the time I got through law school, I had decided that I never wanted to practice law. I never have."[3]
Rodell studied under Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas at Yale Law School They carried on a lifelong correspondence, a substantial portion of which is archived at Rodell's alma mater, Haverford College (class of 1926). Haverford also awarded him an honorary degree (LL.D.) in 1973, the year he retired from Yale.
FredRodell (March 1, 1907 – June 4, 1980) was an American law professor most famous for his critiques of the U.S. legal profession. A professor at Yale...
about the same case, Rehnquist wrote: several of the [Yale law professor Fred] Rodell school of thought among the clerks began screaming as soon as they saw...
Ellen Nore, Charles A. Beard, an Intellectual Biography (1983) p. 63. FredRodell stressed how it was ignored by lawyers and jurists in Yale Law Journal...
dubbed this use of sic "ironic", providing the following example from FredRodell's 1955 book Nine Men: [I]n 1951, it was the blessing bestowed on Judge...
Richman (1984), Paul J. Kellner Professor of Law at Columbia Law School FredRodell, professor at Yale Law School Joel Rogers, professor at the University...
the phrase "The sky is blue" (pp. 172-174). Similarly, see Professor FredRodell's "Goodbye to Law Reviews," whose opening lines contain the classic statement...
interim president again in 2005), former president of University of Iowa FredRodell 1926, LL.D. 1973; professor, 1933–1973, at Yale Law School; proponent...
Paul Stryker is Archetype of Vanishing Courtroom Virtuoso". The author, FredRodell, wrote, "His close friend, the late Alexander Woollcott, once described...
Catton's Washington Column, Victoria Advocate (Dec 10, 1939). See also FredRodell, Woe Unto You Lawyers (1939). Not all of his colleagues agreed with his...
Great Scott (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von...
Eric Roberts Ted Bancroft 1977 Chris Robinson Jason Frame 1987–89 Barbara Rodell Lee Randolph 1967–69 Michael Rodrick Cameron Sinclair 1998–99 Howard Rollins...
Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013. Rodell, Besha (1 October 2013). "Gordon Ramsay's The Fat Cow: Open Today at The...
Manager Episode: "Pandora's Trunk: Part 1" 2003 Everybody Loves Raymond Mr. Rodell Episode: "The Shower" 2003 The Division Patrick Episode: "Rush to Judgment"...
turned professional on March 21, 1973, winning a four-round decision against Rodell Dupree. Early in his career he worked as a sparring partner for Muhammad...
Peter Oosterhuis". Golf Digest. Retrieved 2020-01-28. Zullo, Allan and Rodell, Chris, "Golf is a Funny Game", Andrew McMeels Publishing, Forest Fairview...
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Dies at 96" June 11, 2012 The New York Times retrieved October 22, 2015 Rodell, Chris Use All the Crayons!: The Colorful Guide to Simple Human Happiness...
Taguig Landmarks. City Government of Taguig. Retrieved August 16, 2016. Rodell, Paul A. (2002). Culture and customs of the Philippines. Greenwood Publishing...
Saleam Triggs Hubert Varner Clifton Walker James Waymers John Wesley Wilder Rodell Williamson Archie Wooden Civil rights movement in popular culture History...
Ford finds ace in the hole", Chicago Tribune, June 9, 1977, p.10-1 Chris Rodell, Hole in One!: The Complete Book of Fact, Legend, and Lore of Golf's Luckiest...
masalimuot na kuwento ng ating pambansang awit". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network. Rodell, Paul A. (2001). Culture and Customs of the Philippines. Greenwood Publishing...
replaced due to "a difference in concept between the network and [him]." Fred Freiberger, his replacement, brought the series back on track with adventures...
Fact Crime winners Year Author Title Result Ref. 1948 Edward D. Radin Twelve Against the Law Winner 1949 Marie Rodell (editor) Regional Murder Winner...
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