Considered one of the “deans” of black jurists, Judge Dickens made the headlines when he refused to give the then Governor, Nelson Rockefeller the minutes of a grand jury investigation. During the course of his 32 year career, he held Rockefeller’s decision to extradite Angela Davis to California, he criticized tough anti drug laws and was remembered for being fair and compassionate.
Considered one of the “deans” of black jurists, Judge Dickens made the headlines when he refused to give the then Governor, Nelson Rockefeller the minutes of a grand jury investigation. During the course of his 32 year career, he held Rockefeller’s decision to extradite Angela Davis to California, he criticized tough anti drug laws and was remembered for being fair and compassionate.
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