| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-300) and index. |
| Summary |
"In the first Supreme Court history told primarily through eyewitness accounts from Court insiders, Clare Cushman provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the people, practices, and traditions that have shaped an American institution for more than 200 years. This entertaining and enlightening tour of the Supreme Court's colorful personalities and inner workings will be of interest to all readers of American political and legal history"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Sink or swim: the first decade -- John Marshall takes charge: establishing power -- Justice by Shay, stagecoach, steamboat, train: riding circuit -- Wives, children ... husbands: supporting roles -- Yes, Mr. president: appointment and confirmation -- Learning the ropes: a rookie arrives -- Inside the courtroom: views of the bench -- Silver tongues and quill pens: oral argument -- Nine justices, one bench: building consensus -- (Not so) good behavior: discord and feuds -- A peek inside chambers: clerk stories -- "Welcome to the chain gang": managing the workload -- Timing it right: stepping down. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
United States. Supreme Court -- History.
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United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment -- History.
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Judges -- United States -- History.
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Judicial process -- United States -- History.
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Clerks of court -- United States -- History.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch.
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LAW -- Government -- Federal.
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| Added Author |
Supreme Court Historical Society.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cushman, Clare. Courtwatchers. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011 9781442212459 (DLC) 2011019794 (OCoLC)724674112 |
| ISBN |
9781442212473 (electronic bk.) |
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1442212470 (electronic bk.) |
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