The Robert H. Jackson Center is a historical center located in

Jamestown, New York Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 28,712 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south, Jamesto ...

, dedicated to the life and legacy of

Robert H. Jackson Robert Houghwout Jackson (February 13, 1892 – October 9, 1954) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1941 until his death in 1954. He had previously served as Un ...

. The Robert H. Jackson Center was established in 2001 and dedicated on May 16, 2003. The Center's mission is "to advance public awareness and appreciation of the principles of justice and the rule of law, as embodied in the achievements and legacy of Robert H. Jackson,

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Justice, and Chief US Prosecutor at

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."{{cite web, url=https://www.roberthjackson.org/about/#mission, title=About - Robert H Jackson Center, work=roberthjackson.org

Local connection

Jackson grew up in nearby

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, and practiced law for most of his professional career in Jamestown,{{cite web, url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22380983.html, title=Board Picks Kidder as Director of Justice Center, last=Frank, first=Terry, newspaper=The Buffalo News, date= November 19, 2001{{dead link, date=February 2019, bot=medic{{cbignore, bot=medic two blocks away from the center's current location, in the historic Alonzo Kent Mansion.{{cite web, url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22353718.html, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419063701/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22353718.html, url-status=dead, archive-date=April 19, 2016, title=Building Will Promote Justice's Legacy, last=Frank, first=Terry, date=March 31, 2001, newspaper=The Buffalo News The Center houses exhibits dedicated to Jackson's life, the

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at Nuremberg (of which Jackson was the Chief US Prosecutor), and the history of Jamestown.{{cite web, url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/963088/Rehnquist-agrees-to-pay-homage-to-former-boss.html?pg=all, title=Rehnquist agrees to pay homage to former boss, date=5 February 2003, work=DeseretNews.com{{dead link, date=November 2024, bot=medic{{cbignore, bot=medic

Programs

Each summer, the Center co-sponsors lectures at the

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, most notably, the annual Robert H. Jackson lecture on the Supreme Court, which is in its thirteenth year. Previous lecturers have included Tracey Meares,

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, Paul D. Clement, Jeffery Toobin,

Seth P. Waxman Seth Paul Waxman (born November 28, 1951) is an American lawyer who served as the 41st Solicitor General of the United States from 1997 to 2001. He is the co-chairman of the appellate and Supreme Court litigation practice group at the law firm ...

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, and Geoffrey R. Stone.{{Cite web, url=https://www.roberthjackson.org/event/13th-annual-robert-h-jackson-lecture-on-the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states/, title=13th Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States - Robert H Jackson Center, last=, first=, date=, website=www.roberthjackson.org, language=en-US, access-date=2017-05-31

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