The Making of a Justice
Reflections on My First 94 Years
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: ix, 549 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
A "timely and hugely important" memoir of Justice John Paul Stevens's life on the Supreme Court ( New York Times ).
When Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court of the United States in 2010, he left a legacy of service unequaled in the history of the Court. During his thirty-four-year tenure, Justice Stevens was a prolific writer, authoring more than 1000 opinions. In The Making of a Justice , he recounts his extraordinary life, offering an intimate and illuminating account of his service on the nation's highest court.
Appointed by President Gerald Ford and eventually retiring during President Obama's first term, Justice Stevens has been witness to, and an integral part of, landmark changes in American society during some of the most important Supreme Court decisions over the last four decades. With stories of growing up in Chicago, his work as a naval traffic analyst at Pearl Harbor during World War II, and his early days in private practice, The Making of a Justice is a warm and fascinating account of Justice Stevens's unique and transformative American life.
When Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court of the United States in 2010, he left a legacy of service unequaled in the history of the Court. During his thirty-four-year tenure, Justice Stevens was a prolific writer, authoring more than 1000 opinions. In The Making of a Justice , he recounts his extraordinary life, offering an intimate and illuminating account of his service on the nation's highest court.
Appointed by President Gerald Ford and eventually retiring during President Obama's first term, Justice Stevens has been witness to, and an integral part of, landmark changes in American society during some of the most important Supreme Court decisions over the last four decades. With stories of growing up in Chicago, his work as a naval traffic analyst at Pearl Harbor during World War II, and his early days in private practice, The Making of a Justice is a warm and fascinating account of Justice Stevens's unique and transformative American life.
Subjects:
Stevens, John Paul, 1920-2019.
United States. Supreme Court -- Biography.
United States. Supreme Court -- History.
Judges -- United States -- Biography.
Stevens, John Paul, 1920-2019.
United States. Supreme Court -- Biography.
United States. Supreme Court -- History.
Judges -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780316489645
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Stevens, John Paul | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Stevens, John Paul | Southeast | Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.