Marshall Krause

Lawyer Marshall Krause Interviews and Resume

Marshall, now retired, had an esteemed career as a lawyer, including arguing cases before the US Supreme Court and an eight-year stint as the Chief Attorney with the ACLU of Northern California. More recently, he was a professor of law at SF Law School and UC Berkeley with a specialty in international human rights. He has also been a legal reporter for KQED Newsroom.

“I am passionate about living and enjoying life, and it’s very important to me to know what’s going on in the world.  I have an abiding interest in both current politics and history. Marshall has had a great enthusiasm for spending time in nature, especially with his three children and four grandchildren.

Marshall and Timo Navsky met in 1995 and have been married for over twenty years. They share a zeal for what they enthusiastically describe as “eclipse chasing”— traveling far and wide to places like Zambia, Egypt, and the Black Sea to experience an eclipse.

Resume

Born in Los Angeles, CA May 15, 1933
B.A. In Political Science, 1954 UCLA
LL.B. (J.D.) Boalt Hall Law School (UC Berkeley) 1957 Associate Editor, California Law Review
Clerked for Chief Judge William Denman (9th Circuit Court of Appeals) and Chief Justice Phil Gibson (California Supreme Court) 1957–1960
Chief Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, 1960–1968
Freelance author on legal subjects, 1968–1974, published one book and many articles
Professor, Political Science Department, San Francisco State University, 1968–1974 and taught:
US Supreme Court, International Human Rights, Constitutional Law, various seminars
Legal Reporter, KQED Television Newsroom 1968–1974
Private practice of law 1974–2000 specializing in Employment Law, Constitutional Rights, Civil Rights and Appeals
Awarded the Chief Justice Earl Warern Award — an award for a lifetime of dedication to civil liberties by the ACLU of Northern California, April 17, 2024.

Argued four cases before US Supreme Court—
won three and won three additional cases by summary disposition

Boards Of Directors:
Prison Law Office (former President)
Marin County Bar Association (former President)
American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California
San Geronimo Valley Community Center (former Chair)
Barrister’s Club Of San Francisco (former President)
Coastal Health Alliance (manages three medical clinics in rural Marin County)

Recently taught “Current Issues Before the US Supreme Court” at UC Berkeley (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and the College Of Marin)
Member of the State Bar of California, occasional consulting, no active practice
Lived in Marin County since 1968; married, three children, four grandchildren

UC Berkeley Bancroft Library Oral History of Marshall Krause

Marshall Krause on the Value of Personal Expression

Talk at Marin Valley on the U.S. Supreme Court