The American judicial tradition : profiles of leading American judges / G. Edward White.
| Author/creator | White, G. Edward |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. |
| Description | xxx, 592 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | John Marshall and the genesis of the tradition -- Kent, Story, and Shaw : the judicial function and property rights -- Roger Taney and the limits of judicial power -- Political ideologies, professional norms, and the state judiciary in the late nineteenth century : Cooley and Doe -- John Marshall Harlan I : the precursor -- The tradition at the close of the nineteenth century -- Holmes, Brandeis, and the origins of judicial liberalism -- Hughes and Stone : ironies of the chief justiceship -- Personal versus impersonal judging : the dilemmas of Robert Jackson -- Cardozo, Learned Hand, and Frank : the dialectic of freedom and constraint -- Rationality and intuition in the process of judging : Roger Traynor -- The mosaic of the Warren Court : Frankfurter, Black, Warren, and Harlan -- The anti-judge: William O. Douglas and the ambiguities of individuality -- The Burger Court and the idea of "transition" in the American judicial tradition -- The unexpectedness of the Rehnquist Court -- The tradition and the future : a summary. |
| Local note | Little-360050--3051310659640 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-582) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006017230 |
| ISBN | 0195139623 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195139624 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195139631 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780195139631 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | KF8744 .W5 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |