David Getches

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. David Harding Getches (August 17, 1942 July 5, 2011) was Dean and Raphael J. Moses Professor of Natural Resources Law at the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder, Colorado. He taught and wrote on water law, public land law, environmental law, and Indian law. Getches was born in Abington, Pennsylvania in 1942. Dean Getches received his B.A from Occidental College and his J.D. degree from the University of Southern California Law School. From 1970 to 1976 he served as Executive Director of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), a nonprofit law firm specializing in Native American issues. While at NARF, he litigated the controversial case United States v. Washington, 384 F.Supp 312 (W.D. Wash. 1974), also known as the Boldt Decision, a case which affirmed the right of most Indian tribes in Washington State to harvest salmon.... Mehr