Interview with William H. Fortune, January 10, 2019
Project: John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary Oral History Project
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William H. Fortune, a professor emeritus at the University of Kentucky College of Law, discusses his life and career as a professor and public defender. Fortune goes into detail about his education, his time as a public defender in Los Angeles, California and Lexington, Kentucky, and his work as a law professor at the University of Kentucky. He also talks about his work helping Haitian refugees, his thoughts on the culture of courts over time, and his biography of Mac Swinford.Interview Accession
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Fortune, William H. Interview by Anu Kasarabada. 10 Jan. 2019. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Fortune, W.H. (2019, January 10). Interview by A. Kasarabada. John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Fortune, William H., interview by Anu Kasarabada. January 10, 2019, John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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