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Maximum Bob Maximum Bob Elmore Leonard This is a book about a Florida Jurist who has been sentenced to death by a grudge bearing malefactor. OL111695W
Smuggler's Moon (Sir John Fielding #8) Smuggler's Moon (Sir John Fielding #8) Bruce Alexander Off the water that separates England from France, near the seaside town of Deal, the practice of "owling," a local term for the illegal cargo trade, thrives on the moonlit beaches. Blind judge Sir Jo… OL14135W
Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall James Haskins Examines the life and accomplishments of the first black judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court. OL14865468W
John Marshall John Marshall Stuart A. Kallen A biography of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court whose many decisions shaped American law and had lasting effects. OL15042067W
Advice and Consent Advice and Consent Lee Epstein From Louis Brandeis to Robert Bork to Clarence Thomas, the nomination of federal judges has generated intense political conflict. With the coming retirement of one or more Supreme Court Justices--and… OL15176956W
Les cadis d'Iraq et l'État Abbasside  (132/750-334/945) Les cadis d'Iraq et l'État Abbasside (132/750-334/945) Tillier, Mathieu En 132/750, les Abbassides s’emparèrent du pouvoir au terme d’un mouvement dénonçant l’injustice des Umayyades. La réforme de l’appareil judiciaire, contribuant à affermir leur légitimité, fut une de… OL15290733W
Injustice for All Injustice for All Scott Pratt Prosecutor Joe Dillard watched in shock as friend and fellow lawyer Ray Miller was pushed to the brink of suicide in the court of Judge Leonard Green. So when Joe arrives at a crime scene to see Gree… OL15304064W
Judicial Appointments and Democratic Controls Judicial Appointments and Democratic Controls Mitchel A. Sollenberger The Constitution provides that the president ''shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint'' federal judges, but that language is not precise and leaves much t… OL15662561W
Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall Juan Williams Presents a biography of the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court, from his crusade against segregation to his friendships with other famous Black figures. OL15845531W
Secret of the white rose Secret of the white rose Stefanie Pintoff "The murder of Judge Hugo Jackson is out of Detective Simon Ziele's jurisdiction in more ways than one. It's high profile enough to command the attention of the notorious new police commissioner, sin… OL16013916W
My grandfather's son My grandfather's son Clarence Thomas The Supreme Court justice recounts his life story, from his impoverished childhood in Jim Crow-era Georgia and his struggles to acquire an education, to his publicly contested confirmation to the nat… OL16026449W
Injustice for all Injustice for all Robin Caroll When a federal judge is murdered, a witness to the crime of betrayal must go on the run, and an ambitious FBI agent is compelled to figure out why. OL16604907W
My beloved world My beloved world Sonia Sotomayor An instant American icon, the third woman, and the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court, the author tells the story of her life before becoming a judge, in this personal memoir. Here the author r… OL17192923W
Marrying the mistress Marrying the mistress Joanna Trollope Simon Stockdale spells it out for his son Jack; your grandfather is proposing to leave your grandmother to whom he has been married for forty years and marry a woman with whom he has been having an a… OL17739619W
A darker justice A darker justice Sallie Bissell When a number of federal judges are murdered, Judge Irene Hannah refuses protection even though she's a potential victim, forcing the FBI to turn to her best friend, Atlanta prosecutor Mary Crow, for… OL17740364W
The federal courts The federal courts Robert A. Carp Introduces readers to the workings of the complex U.S. court system, from the selection and socialization of judges to the legal, political, and environmental elements of the decision-making process. OL1813309W
Equal justice Equal justice Harold Woods A biography of Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice, which includes her childhood, her early legal career, and her life since her appointment. OL19470416W
Sandra Day O'Connor Sandra Day O'Connor Beverly Gherman Follows Sandra Day O'Connor from her childhood on an Arizona ranch, through her days as a young lawyer, to her appointment as the first female named to the Supreme Court. OL1950711W
Sandra Day O'Connor Sandra Day O'Connor Norman L. Macht A biography of the first woman to be appointed as a justice of the United States Supreme Court, giving background on her earlier legal career. OL1991423W
The long reach of the Sixties The long reach of the Sixties Laura Kalman "Americans often hear that Presidential elections are about "who controls" the Supreme Court. In The Long Reach of the Sixties, eminent legal historian Laura Kalman focuses on the period between 1965… OL20054698W
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