On Sunday 21 September 2008, U.S. District Judge Harold Barefoot Sanders Jr. died at the age of 83. Using his middle name starting after high school, the Texan was involved in many high-profile cases, including desegregation and voting rights. President Kennedy appointed Sanders US attorney for the Northern District of Texas in 1961; President Carter elevated him to the federal bench in 1979 (from which he retired just a few years ago). Barefoot Sanders's place in Presidential history, however,... read more
