Robert H. Jackson (1892-1954) was a leading American lawyer, judge, writer and life of the 20th century. He served as a United States Supreme Court Justice from 1941 until 1954. During 1945-46, Justice Jackson was the architect of the international trial process and then the chief prosecutor of the surviving Nazi leaders at Nuremberg, Germany.

Jackson Center Research Archive

The Jackson Center is the global source of information on the life, words, work and legacy of Robert H. Jackson. The Jackson Center, through its comprehensive, ever-developing digital archive, makes primary documents, film, audio, photographs and other resources on Jackson, the legal profession, the Franklin Roosevelt Administration, the Supreme Court of the United States, constitutional law and international law available around the world.

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The Tight Rope Walkers, Nuremberg 1945

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  Jan 24, 2012

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  Nov 17, 2011

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