Law Practice
Jan. 25, 2024
America’s most famous lawyer busted in Los Angeles
In 1912, Clarence Darrow was tried for attempting to bribe a juror, and was represented by leading Los Angeles lawyer Earl Rogers.
John S. Caragozian
Email: caragozian@gmail.com
John is a Los Angeles-based lawyer and sits on the Board of the California Supreme Court Historical Society. He welcomes ideas for future monthly columns on California's legal history at caragozian@gmail.com.
In 1910, Clarence Darrow was America’s most famous lawyer, having represented clients from socialist presidential candidate Eugene Debs to newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst. Darrow was a particular hero to labor. In 1907, for example, he had successfully defended militant unionist William Haywood after the bombing death of Idaho’s former governor. Darrow also won better wages and conditions for unionized workers.
During the same time...
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