Without Precedent: The Life of Susie Marshall Sharp | 
 enlarge | Author: Anna R. Hayes
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
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Pages: 576
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Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.1 x 1.7
ISBN: 0807832146
Dewey Decimal Number: 347.7314092
EAN: 9780807832141
ASIN: 0807832146
Publication Date: August 19, 2008
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The first woman judge in the state of North Carolina and the first woman in the United States to be elected chief justice of a state supreme court, Susie Marshall Sharp (1907-1996) broke new ground for women in the legal profession. When she retired in 1979, she left a legacy burnished by her tireless pursuit of lucidity in the law, honesty in judges, and humane conditions in prisons.pAnna Hayes presents Sharp's career as an attorney, distinguished judge, and politician within the context of the social mores, the legal profession, and the political battles of her day, illuminated by a careful and revealing examination of Sharp's family background, private life, and personality. Judge Sharp was viewed by contemporaries as the quintessential spinster, who had sacrificed marriage and family life for a successful career. The letters and journals she wrote throughout her life, however, reveal that Sharp led a rich private life in which her love affairs occupied a major place, unsuspected by the public or even her closest friends and family.pWith unrestricted access to Sharp's abundant journals, papers, and notes, Anna Hayes uncovers the story of a brilliant woman who transcended the limits of her times, who opened the way for women who followed her, and who improved the quality of justice for the citizens of her state. iWithout Precedent/i also tells the story of a complicated woman, at once deeply conservative and startlingly modern, whose intriguing self-contradictions reflect the complexity of human nature.
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Very factual and unbiased portrayal October 19, 2008
Sue Alexander
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The author gives an excellent portrayal of a brilliant lawyer who was fair and just in all her decisions. She studied the law and applied it justly. Susie Sharp was very deserving of the success she achieved. The writer included much of Judge Sharp's personal feelings for her friends and colleagues, but the reader never lost sight of Judge Sharp's ability to interpret the law. I was pleased to learn that she had romantic feelings toward some of her colleagues, but those feelings didn't seem to interfere with her dedication to her work. The book is enlightening and enjoyable --- a must read.
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