Justices and presidents
Subtitle: a political history of appointments to the Supreme Court
By: Henry J. Abraham.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
Subjects: United States. Supreme Court -- History; United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment; United States. Congress. Senate -- Powers and duties; Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States; Executive power -- United States; Political questions and judicial power -- United States
Description: This new edition of this classic history of the Supreme Court discusses the selection, nomination, and appointment of each of the Justices who have sat on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1789. Abraham provides a fascinating account of the presidential motivations behind each nomination, examining how each appointee's performance on the bench fulfilled, or disappointed, presidential expectations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-452) and index.