| Justices, Presidents, and Senators: A History of the U.S. Supreme Court Appointments from Washington to Bush II Contributor(s): Abraham, Henry J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742558959 ISBN-13: 9780742558953 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $59.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Totally revised and updated, this classic history of the 110 members of the U.S. Supreme addresses the vital questions of why individual justices were nominated to the highest court, how their nominations were received, whether the appointees ultimately lived up to the expectations of the American public, and what their legacy was on the development of American law and society. Enhanced by photographs of every justice from 1789 to 2007. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Political Science | American Government - Judicial Branch - Law | Courts - General |
| Dewey: 347.732 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 7.07" W x 9.89" (1.87 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Revised to include the last eight years of Supreme Court decisions and nominations, this updated classic is the most comprehensive and accessible history of the first 110 members of the U.S. Supreme Court ever written. Henry J. Abraham, one of the nation's preeminent scholars of the judicial branch, addresses the vital questions of why individual justices were nominated to the highest court, how their nominations were received by legislators of the day, whether the appointees ultimately lived up to the expectations of the American public, and the legacy of their jurisprudence on the development of American law and society. Abraham's insights into the history of the Supreme Court are unrivaled by other studies of the subject, and among his numerous observations is that fully one-fifth of its members were viewed as failures by the presidents who appointed them. Enhanced by photographs of every justice from 1789 to 2007, Abraham's eloquent writing and meticulous research guarantee that this book will interest both general readers and scholars. |