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136 VOL. 72 PART 1 JANUARY 2014 THE ADVOCATE [ The purpose of the community of lawyers is that ordinary citizens shall always have at their disposal the man who can protect them, who can stand up before arbitrary power from whatever quarter it may come and assert the inalienable rights of the individual to the eternal freedoms. —Sir Norman Birkett [
THE ADVOCATE VOL. 72 PART 1 JANUARY 2014 137 LEGAL ANECDOTES AND MISCELLANEA By D. Michael Bain* “Seeking the wellsprings of musical composition—why a composer chooses the succession of notes and the harmonies he does—whether it be George Harrison or Richard Wagner—is a fascinating inquiry.” —Judge Richard Owen, Bright Tunes Music Corp v. Harrisongs Music Ltd. 1 On December 13, 1973, the United States Senate confirmed Richard M. Nixon’s nomination of Richard Owen to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. 2 Judge Owen, a 1950 graduate of Harvard Law School, is also a pianist and published composer of opera and orchestral works. In 1955, Owen’s opera Dismissed with Prejudice was the first and only opera production ever offered by the New York Bar Association! While practising law, Owen composed a number of other works, including art songs with titles such as “I Saw a Man Pursuing the Horizon” and “There Were Many Who Went in Huddled Procession”. His works extended into the 1980s with the operas The Death of the Virgin, Abigail Adams and Tom Sawyer. Owen was asked in the early 1980s whether it was feasible, in this complex time, to pursue multiple disciplines. He answered: If a person is motivated and has the skills, he can have a number of different disciplines. But there is more to know today than, say, during Jefferson’s time when it was possible to be involved on so many fronts. When disciplines compete for your time, it can be quite taxing. 3 For his part, Owen appears to have been able to combine his interest in music with his interest in law. Once a judge, he decided a number of cases * D. Michael Bain is the editor of the Advocate. His interest in The Beatles extends into solo careers and ensuing litigation.
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