| Courtiers of the Marble Palace: The Rise and Influence of the Supreme Court Law Clerk Contributor(s): Peppers, Todd C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804753822 ISBN-13: 9780804753821 Publisher: Stanford Law and Politics OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2006 Annotation: " Law clerks have come to play an integral part in the work of the Supreme Court, and their role attracts considerable attention. Todd Peppers uses a rich body of information to illuminate who the clerks are and what they do in their work for the justices. Courtiers of the Marble Palace shows how and why the role of the clerks has evolved over the past century. In doing so it greatly enhances our understanding of Supreme Court clerkships and tells us much about the Court itself." -- Lawrence Baum, Ohio State University " This long-awaited book fills a huge gap in Supreme Court scholarship; information about Supreme Court clerks has heretofore been only patchy and anecdotal. Peppers's systematic efforts to gather information about this subject while remaining sensitive to the confidential relationship between Justices and their clerks pays off handsomely. The data he has gleaned through careful research are analyzed in a skillful and useful manner. Peppers's chapters on the stenographers and early clerks of the late nineteenth century are a particularly valuable contribution to Supreme Court history." -- Clare Cushman, Supreme Court Historical Society |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Legal Profession - Law | Courts - General |
| Dewey: 347.732 |
| LCCN: 2006004887 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.68" W x 8.86" (0.96 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Courtiers of the Marble Palace explores how law clerks are hired and utilized by United States Supreme Court justices. |