Sorcerers' apprentices : 100 years of law clerks at the United States Supreme Court
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0814794203
ISBN 13
9780814794203
DDC
347.73
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
2006
Publisher
New York University Press, United States
Pages
xiv, 337 pages
Subject
American Supreme Court
Abstract
"Based on Supreme Court archives, the personal papers of justices and other figures at the Supreme Court, and interviews and written surveys with 150 former clerks, Sorcerers' Apprentices is a rare behind-the-scenes look at the life of a law clerk, and how it has evolved since its nineteenth-century beginnings."--Jacket.
Description
Content:
The institutionalization of the Supreme Court law clerk -- A great ordeal : selecting Supreme Court law clerks -- The junior court : deciding to decide -- Decision making : mission-inspired crusaders? -- Opinion writing : from research assistants to junior justices -- Conclusion : sorcerers' apprentices.
The institutionalization of the Supreme Court law clerk -- A great ordeal : selecting Supreme Court law clerks -- The junior court : deciding to decide -- Decision making : mission-inspired crusaders? -- Opinion writing : from research assistants to junior justices -- Conclusion : sorcerers' apprentices.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-320) and index.
Number of Copies
1
