Stanford Law School - Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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MAURO CAPPELLETT I Visiting Professor of Law A visiting member of the faculty during the Fall Term of this year, Mauro Cappelletti is a noted scholar, having written several volumes and a number of articles. Along with John Merryman and Joseph Perillo, he co-authored The Italian Legal System, the standard text used in the Civil Law class at Stanford. Muchfofhiiwork has been translated into several languages, and some of his articles have appeared in various American law reviews. Professor Cappelletti was born at Folgaria, Italy, in 1927. While a student, he studied philosophy and the humanities, graduating in law from the University of Florence in 1951. He practiced law in fltaly until 1955. From 1955 to 1957, he did research on a fellowship at the University of Freiburg in Germany. He first taught civil procedure and evidence at the University of Macerata until 1963, when he assumed his duties as a professor of law and as director of the Institute of Comparative Law at the University of Florence. Professor Cappelletti has a wife, Carla, who has charmed the members of his Civil law class this year, and a very alert daughter, Matelda, who is 7. Like most Italians, he likes wine, women and song. When asked what he liked best about Stanford, he replied, The girls in my class. For recreation, he heads for the mountains to ski and hike.

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William Baxter is a native of New York City, but must be classified as a Californian by association. He was a Stanford undergraduate and received an A.B. in 1951. When it came to the study of law, he again chose Stanford, earning an LL.B. in 1956 after serving as comments editor of the Stanford Law Review. He stayed on at the law school as an associate professor until 1958 when he took a position with Covington and Burling in Washington, D.C. He remained in the Capitol for two years, returning to Stanford in 1960. In 1964-65 he was a visiting professor of law at Yale. No student who has encountered him need be reminded of Professor Baxter's keen mind and his thorough knowledge of the intricacies of Regulated Industries and Antitrust Law. In addition to these areas of special interest, he teaches with an equal degree of competence in administrative law, federal jurisdiction, and legal process. He acts as a legal consultant to various companies both in California and in other states and to the Federal Aviation Agency - for whom he has been conducting a special study of ways to minimize the social cost of airplane noise. The Baxters have three children - two boys, 15 and ll, and a girl, 13. Mrs. Baxter busies herself with painting and politicsg she also gives considerable time to promotional efforts on behalf of the Stanford Repertory Theater. Professor Baxter admits to only two hobbies: Good bridge and mediocre golf. There are few reports about the latter, but interested observers report that his bridge is very good. WILLIAM F. BAXTER Professor of Law

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When William Cohen was a child, he convinced his parents that all the action was in Southern California. They accommodated him by moving to Los Angeles area, Where, except for brief excursions outside the megagopolis, he has lived there ever since. Mr. Cohen has been a visiting professor of torts and federal jurisdiction during the autumn semester. Professor Cohen is an alumnus of the University of California at Los Angeles, where he received his A.B. and his LL.B. He was Editor-in-Chief of the UCLA. Law Review in 1955. From 1955 to 1957 he served as a lw clerk for Justice William O. Douglas of the United States Supreme Court. Of this experience, I wouldn't have missed it for anythingg I wouldn't do it again for the worldf' He then taught for three years at the University of Minnesota Law School, and in 1960 he returned to U.C.L.A. to join the law faculty and has been there ever since. His principal subjects are torts, constitutional law, and federal jurisdiction. Professor Cohen currently is one of the six reporters for the California Joint Legislative Committee for the Revision of the Penal Code. He is also Chairman of the Committee on Supreme Court Decisions of the Association of American Law Schools, a position which requires that he write a memorandum on every pending case. The Cohens and their three children returned to Los Angeles in December, 1968. Stanford students found Professor Cohen to be an entertaining and provocative person, both in and out of class. WILLIAM COHEN Visiting Professor of Law