Courtiers of the Marble Palace : the rise and influence of the Supreme Court law clerk
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0804753822
ISBN 13
9780804753821
DDC
347.73
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
2006
Publisher
Pages
xvi, 310 pages
Subject
American Supreme Court
Abstract
"Courtiers of the Marble Palace is the first systematic examination of the "clerkship institution"--the web of formal and informal norms and rules surrounding the hiring and utilization of law clerks by the individual justices on the United States Supreme Court. Todd Peppers provides an unprecedented view into the work lives of and day-to-day relationships between justices and their clerks; relationships that in some cases have extended to daily breakfasts, games of competitive basketball and tennis, and occasional holiday celebrations. Through personal interviews with fifty-three former clerks and correspondence with an additional ninety, as well as personal interviews with a number of non-clerks, including Justice Antonin Scalia, Peppers has amassed a body of information that reveals the true inner-workings of the clerkship institution." - Voila
Description
Content:
In search of the elusive Supreme Court law clerk -- A portrait of the Supreme Court law clerk -- The law clerk as stenographer -- The law clerk as legal assistant -- The law clerk as law firm associate -- Courtiers of the Marble Palace.
In search of the elusive Supreme Court law clerk -- A portrait of the Supreme Court law clerk -- The law clerk as stenographer -- The law clerk as legal assistant -- The law clerk as law firm associate -- Courtiers of the Marble Palace.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-300) and index.
Number of Copies
1
