Baseball, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, and the Judicial Strike Zone - Home Run or Foul on the Play?

Authors

Jan L. Jacobowitz, University of Miami School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2023

Abstract

Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Micky Mantle, and Shoeless Joe Jackson—There are many well-known baseball legends, but perhaps less well-known is the story of Kenesaw Mountain Landis, a judge turned baseball commissioner who inspired not only baseball fans, but also the American Bar Association’s first Judicial Canon of Ethics. The parallel stories of baseball’s greatest scandal, the judge appointed to be the first baseball commissioner, and the development of the judicial canons, provide context for the current controversial judicial prohibition--the appearance of impropriety.

Recommended Citation

Jan L. Jacobowitz, Baseball, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, and the Judicial Strike Zone - Home Run or Foul on the Play?, 13 TSCHS J. 9 9 (2023).