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BL
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1010545
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b764915
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| Main Entry
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Ford, Carole Bell,1934-
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| Title & Author
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The women of CourtWatch : : reforming a corrupt family court system /\ Carole Bell Ford.
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Austin :: University of Texas Press,, 2005.
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1 online resource (x, 242 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0292706820
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: 0292709587
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: 0292796714
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: 9780292706828
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: 9780292709584
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: 9780292796713
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-233) and index.
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| Contents
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Before CourtWatch : a broken system -- Florence : a woman in two worlds -- Gender bias and the law : the blind maiden -- Ethical dilemmas : practicing family law -- Florence, Melanie, and Diana : "housewives dabbling in politics" -- The election of 1994 : "the babes that slew the goliath" -- Houston : after CourtWatch.
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| Abstract
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The inspiring and courageous story of women activists whose grassroots campaign defeated powerful judges and brought justice to a family court system.
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Kusnetz, Florence.
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Kusnetz, Florence.
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Domestic relations courts-- Texas-- Harris County.
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Judicial corruption-- Texas-- Harris County.
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Lawyers-- Texas, Biography.
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Domestic relations courts.
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Judicial corruption.
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LAW-- Administrative Law Regulatory Practice.
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Lawyers.
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Texas, Harris County.
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Texas.
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| Dewey Classification
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346.764/141015/0269
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| LC Classification
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KF373.K827F67 2005eb
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