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Justices and presidents : a political history of appointments to the Supreme Court / Henry J. Abraham.

Abraham, Henry J. (Henry Julian), 1921- (Author).

Summary:

"Readable yet scholarly short history of appointees, their politics and performance throughout U.S. history."--Juricature.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0195034791
  • ISBN: 9780195034790
  • ISBN: 0195034805
  • ISBN: 9780195034806
  • Physical Description: xiv, 430 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 2nd ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1985.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes indexes.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-416).
Formatted Contents Note:
Introductory reflections : of criteria, evaluations, and judgments -- The Nixon era : a turbulent case study -- How they get there : appointing Supreme Court justices -- Why they get there : qualifications and rationalizations -- The first forty years : from George Washington to John Quincy Adams, 1789-1829 -- The next forty years : from Andrew Jackson to Andrew Johnson, 1829-1869 -- The balance of the nineteenth century : from Ulysses S. Grant to William McKinley, 1869-1901 -- Into the twentieth century : from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Hoover, 1901-1933 -- The court alters course : F.D.R. and Truman, 1933-1953 -- The Warren court : from Ike to L.B.J., 1953-1969 -- The Burger court : from Nixon to Reagan, 1969- -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. Rating Supreme Court justices -- Appendix B. Rating presidents -- Appendix C. Table of succession of the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States -- Appendix D. Statistical data on Supreme Court justices.

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Subject:
United States. Supreme Court > History.
United States. Supreme Court > Officials and employees > Selection and appointment.
United States. Congress. Senate > Powers and duties.
United States. Congress. Senate.
United States. Supreme Court.
United States. Supreme Court > History.
Judges > Selection and appointment > United States.
Executive power > United States.
Political questions and judicial power > United States.
Executive power.
Judges > Selection and appointment.
Legislative power.
Political questions and judicial power.
United States.
Genre:
History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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