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No-nonsense judge Jackson faced Microsoft ruling and stay
The piece profiles U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson who led the Microsoft antitrust case to a verdict ordering a split of the company. It notes his desire to avoid micromanagement, his seeking mediation with Judge Richard Posner, and his career background from St. Albans to Harvard Law, including presiding over Marion Barry’s crack cocaine case.
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Microsoft
U.S
Thomas Penfield Jackson
Richard Posner
U.S. Circuit Court of Apps
Chicago
Clinton Justice Department
Robert Litan
Brookings Institution
Washington
Posner
Jackson
James Schaller
Jackson & Campbell
Thomas Searing Jackson
Maryland
Washington, D.C
St. Albans
National Cathedral
Montgomery County
Dartmouth College
Harvard Law School
Navy
Richard Nixon
Reagan
D.C
Marion Barry