Justices, Presidents, and Senators: A History of the U.S. Supreme Court Appointments from Washington to Bush IIRevised to include the last eight years of Supreme Court decisions and nominations, this updated classic is the most comprehensive and accessible history of the first 110 members of the U.S. Supreme Court ever written. Henry J. Abraham, one of the nation's preeminent scholars of the judicial branch, addresses the vital questions of why individual justices were nominated to the highest court, how their nominations were received by legislators of the day, whether the appointees ultimately lived up to the expectations of the American public, and the legacy of their jurisprudence on the development of American law and society. Abraham's insights into the history of the Supreme Court are unrivaled by other studies of the subject, and among his numerous observations is that fully one-fifth of its members were viewed as failures by the presidents who appointed them. Enhanced by photographs of every justice from 1789 to 2007, Abraham's eloquent writing and meticulous research guarantee that this book will interest both general readers and scholars. |
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... Scalia . Yet it would pale in comparison with the president's ill - fated nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to replace the retired Justice Powell in 1987 ( to be discussed in ...
... Scalia . Yet it would pale in comparison with the president's ill - fated nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to replace the retired Justice Powell in 1987 ( to be discussed in ...
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... Scalia , Kennedy , Souter , Ginsburg , and Breyer were unanimous on the top ranking of " well qualified . " In Bork's 1987 case , ten members voted " well qualified , " one " not opposed , " and four " not qualified . ” In that of ...
... Scalia , Kennedy , Souter , Ginsburg , and Breyer were unanimous on the top ranking of " well qualified . " In Bork's 1987 case , ten members voted " well qualified , " one " not opposed , " and four " not qualified . ” In that of ...
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... Scalia 1986 4 0 4 Kennedy 1987 121/2 0 12/2 Souter 1990 1/2 12 12/2 Thomas 1991 11/2 0 1/2 Ginsburg 1993 13 13 Breyer 1994 14 14 Roberts 2005 2 0 2 Alito 2006 15 0 15 * Year nominated may be earlier than the year in which the appointee ...
... Scalia 1986 4 0 4 Kennedy 1987 121/2 0 12/2 Souter 1990 1/2 12 12/2 Thomas 1991 11/2 0 1/2 Ginsburg 1993 13 13 Breyer 1994 14 14 Roberts 2005 2 0 2 Alito 2006 15 0 15 * Year nominated may be earlier than the year in which the appointee ...
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... Scalia , and Kennedy ) and President Bush I's two appointees ( David Souter and Clarence Thomas ) . President Clinton's two ( Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer ) had seen 13 and 14 years , respectively , on the U.S. Court of ...
... Scalia , and Kennedy ) and President Bush I's two appointees ( David Souter and Clarence Thomas ) . President Clinton's two ( Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer ) had seen 13 and 14 years , respectively , on the U.S. Court of ...
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... Scalia ( 1986 ) and Anthony M. Kennedy ( 1988 ) by Reagan , Clarence Thomas ( Bush I , 1991 ) , and John J. Roberts , Jr. and Samuel A. Alito Jr. ( Bush II , 2005 and 2006 ) . With the exception of the seven years between Justice Frank ...
... Scalia ( 1986 ) and Anthony M. Kennedy ( 1988 ) by Reagan , Clarence Thomas ( Bush I , 1991 ) , and John J. Roberts , Jr. and Samuel A. Alito Jr. ( Bush II , 2005 and 2006 ) . With the exception of the seven years between Justice Frank ...
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