Judge Ogden Hoffman and the Northern District Court of California

Authors

Christian G. Fritz, University of New Mexico - School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1988

Abstract

A transcribed speech on Ogden Hoffman and the early history of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The author touches upon three areas of law important to Hoffman's court: admiralty, land, and Chinese immigration. Then assess the meaning of Hoffman's judgeship in contrast to that of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen J. Field.

Publication Title

Legal History

Volume

1

First Page

99

Recommended Citation

Christian G. Fritz, Judge Ogden Hoffman and the Northern District Court of California, 1 Legal History 99 (1988).
Available at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/law_facultyscholarship/623