Lawyers & Judges, Legal History, Democracy, Judicial Branch, Law, Government, Supreme Court 

Constitutionalism and democracy 

"Written by former law clerks, legal scholars, biographers, historians, and political scientists, the essays in "In Chambers" tell the fascinating story of clerking at the Supreme Court. In addition to reflecting the personal experiences of the law clerks with their justices, the essays reveal how clerks are chosen, what tasks are assigned to them, and how the institution of clerking has evolved over time, from the first clerks in the late 1800s to the clerks of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
"In Chambers", offers a variety of perspectives on the unique experience of Supreme Court clerks. Former law clerks―including Alan M. Dershowitz, Charles A. Reich, and J. Harvie Wilkinson III―write about their own clerkships, painting vivid and detailed pictures of their relationships with the justices, while other authors write about the various clerkships for a single justice, putting a justice's practice into a broader context. The book also includes essays about the first African American and first woman to hold clerkships. Sharing their insights, anecdotes, and experiences in a clear, accessible style, the contributors provide readers with a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the Supreme Court." - from Amazon 

Content:
Birth of an institution : Horace Gray and the lost law clerks / Todd C. Peppers -- The judge as mentor : Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and his law clerks / I. Scott Messinger -- Isaiah and his young disciples : Justice Louis Brandeis and his law clerks / Todd C. Peppers -- Benjamin Cardozo and his law clerks / Andrew L. Kaufman -- The family of Stone law clerks / Bennett Boskey -- A passion for justice : living with and clerking for Justice Hugo Black / Charles A. Reich -- Clerking for Justice Hugo Black / Daniel J. Meador -- Half clerk, half son : Justice Felix Frankfurter and his law clerks / Todd C. Peppers and Beth See Driver -- William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. : breaking the color barrier at the United States Supreme Court / Todd C. Peppers -- Fifty-two weeks of boot camp / Bruce Allen Murphy -- Lucile Lomen : the first female United States Supreme Court law clerk / Jennie Berry Chandra -- Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. and his law clerks / John M. Ferren -- Strained relations : Justice Charles Evans Whittaker and his law clerks / Craig Alan Smith -- Clerking for Chief Justice Earl Warren / Jesse H. Choper -- Charting civil liberties and protecting free expression : learning from and working with Justice William J. Brennan / Robert M. O'Neil -- Justice Arthur Goldberg and his law clerks / Alan M. Dershowitz -- Shirt-tales : clerking for Byron White / Kevin J. Worthen -- Thurgood Marshall and his clerks / Deborah L. Rhode -- Good old number three : Harry Blackmun and his clerks / Randall P. Bezanson -- Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. : a personal view by a former clerk / J. Harvie Wilkinson III -- Making work for idle hands : William H. Rehnquist and his law clerks / Artemus Ward -- The modern clerkship : Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her law clerks / Todd C. Peppers. 

Includes bibliographical references (409) and index.
Donated by Graham Price.
Collection of Essays.
Item catalogued by editor (Peppers, Todd C.)