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• catalog abstract "In 1961, Reynaldo G. Garza, of Brownsville, Texas, became the first Mexican American federal judge in U.S. history. A Kennedy nominee, Garza had risen from the obscurity of his humble South Texas beginnings to become a major player in Democratic politics. The careers of fellow Texans and political giants Lyndon B. Johnson and Lloyd Bentsen would become linked with his own. As an emerging power broker in the predominantly Anglo establishment, Garza personified the new. Elite in the Mexican American community and in the Democratic Party. Garza's long and storied tenure as a federal judge was marked by many more firsts. He became the first Mexican American chief judge of a federal district court, and, in 1979, Garza became the first Mexican American appointed to the United States Court of Appeals President Carter invited him to become U.S. Attorney General, which would have made him the first Mexican American member of a presidential. Cabinet had he accepted the appointment. Louise Ann Fisch argues that Garza's long list of successes comprises a story of American achievement that had much to do with one man's ability to retain his heritage while forging ahead in an Anglo-dominated society. A product of the cross-border culture of Brownsville, where class and ethnic lines fell differently than even elsewhere along the Rio Grande, Garza integrated himself into the mainstream of American life, Successfully balancing the Mexican and American parts of his dual identity. Fisch keenly analyzes the impact of ethnic identity on how he conducted his professional and personal life and looks specifically at the judicial issues he faced which confronted cultural dichotomy. Relying on interviews with Garza, his family and associates, verified through extensive archival and documentary work - including unrestricted access to the judge's papersFisch has written a book that. Is as much a careful examination of the rise of the Mexican American middle class in the twentieth century as it is a portrait of one pioneering man.".
• catalog contributor b9452063.
• catalog created "c1996.".
• catalog date "1996".
• catalog date "c1996.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
• catalog description "Cabinet had he accepted the appointment. Louise Ann Fisch argues that Garza's long list of successes comprises a story of American achievement that had much to do with one man's ability to retain his heritage while forging ahead in an Anglo-dominated society. A product of the cross-border culture of Brownsville, where class and ethnic lines fell differently than even elsewhere along the Rio Grande, Garza integrated himself into the mainstream of American life,".
• catalog description "Elite in the Mexican American community and in the Democratic Party. Garza's long and storied tenure as a federal judge was marked by many more firsts. He became the first Mexican American chief judge of a federal district court, and, in 1979, Garza became the first Mexican American appointed to the United States Court of Appeals President Carter invited him to become U.S. Attorney General, which would have made him the first Mexican American member of a presidential.".
• catalog description "In 1961, Reynaldo G. Garza, of Brownsville, Texas, became the first Mexican American federal judge in U.S. history. A Kennedy nominee, Garza had risen from the obscurity of his humble South Texas beginnings to become a major player in Democratic politics. The careers of fellow Texans and political giants Lyndon B. Johnson and Lloyd Bentsen would become linked with his own. As an emerging power broker in the predominantly Anglo establishment, Garza personified the new.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-215) and index.".
• catalog description "Is as much a careful examination of the rise of the Mexican American middle class in the twentieth century as it is a portrait of one pioneering man.".
• catalog description "Successfully balancing the Mexican and American parts of his dual identity. Fisch keenly analyzes the impact of ethnic identity on how he conducted his professional and personal life and looks specifically at the judicial issues he faced which confronted cultural dichotomy. Relying on interviews with Garza, his family and associates, verified through extensive archival and documentary work - including unrestricted access to the judge's papersFisch has written a book that.".
• catalog extent "xiii, 224 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "All rise.".
• catalog identifier "089096713X (alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "All rise.".
• catalog isPartOf "Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 62".
• catalog issued "1996".
• catalog issued "c1996.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "College Station : Texas A&M University Press,".
• catalog relation "All rise.".
• catalog spatial "Texas".
• catalog subject "347.73/01089/6872073 B 347.30710896872073 B 20".
• catalog subject "Garza, Reynaldo G.".
• catalog subject "KF373.G35 F57 1996".
• catalog subject "Mexican American judges Texas Biography.".
• catalog title "All rise : Reynaldo G. Garza, the first Mexican American federal judge / by Louise Ann Fisch.".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "text".