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...sometimes surprises those who meet and work with him as they eventually realize that he is also a good man and a very great Dean of the Harvard Law School. That realization will be borne home all the more with the news that Griswold is leaving Langdell to become Solicitor General of the United States...
Considering the importance of the Harvard Law School to American law and American society, and the importance of its Dean to Harvard Law School, one might justifiably argue that the job Griswold is leaving is more important over the long perspective than the job he is taking. The Solicitor's job, however, is probably the most interesting legal position in the United States, barring not even a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Griswold's friends and admirers will thus understand his decision to accept this exciting and significant work, however much they may regret his departure. And they will...
Erwin Nathaniel Griswold, 13th Dean of the Law School, will be the next Solicitor General of the United States, President Johnson announced Saturday at his Texas ranch...
...Solicitor General, Griswold will be in charge of all the cases argued by the federal government in the Supreme Court. Of the 80 or so Supreme Court cases in which the government is a litigant each term, the Solicitor General himself argues approximately 20. The Solicitor General's office--part of the Department of Justice--also authorizes all appeals by the government within the federal judicial system...
Archibald Cox '34, Samuel Williston Professor of Law and Solicitor General under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, said, "It's unfortunate for us to lose him, but you can be sure that it's a fine appointment...