The Texas Supreme Court
Subtitle: a narrative history, 1836-1986
By: by James L. Haley
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Texas legal studies series
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780292744585
Subjects: Texas. Supreme Court; Law; Courts of last resort; Texas; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ancient heritage, new circumstance; title: Good intentions, fitful beginnings; title: A functioning judiciary; title: The frontier court; title: The antebellum court; title: The Civil War court; title: The reconstruction courts; title: The redeemer court; title: The capitol court and the public lands; title: The capitol court and the gilded age; title: The consensus court; title: The wrench in the gears; title: The Cureton court; title: The wartime court; title: The fifties court; title: The Calvert court; title: The court in flux.