Books

20+ results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The myth of the imperial judiciary The myth of the imperial judiciary Mark Kozlowski "The Myth of the Imperial Judiciary explores the anti-judicial ideological trend of the American right, refuting these claims and taking a realistic look at the role of courts in our democracy to sho… OL12489623W
Le Bestiaire de Jean Julien, ou, Les Inimitiés d'un juge sous le Directoire et le Consulat présenta… Le Bestiaire de Jean Julien, ou, Les Inimitiés d'un juge sous le Directoire et le Consulat présenta… Léonce Peyrègne Histoire, biographies. OL13277004W
Blind Justice (Sir John Fielding #1) Blind Justice (Sir John Fielding #1) Bruce Alexander Falsely charged of theft in 1768 London, thirteen-year-old orphaned printer's apprentice Jeremy Proctor finds his only hope in the legendary Sir John Fielding. Fielding, founder of the Bow Street Run… OL14136W
Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall James Haskins Examines the life and accomplishments of the first black judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court. OL14865468W
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
Ice fire Ice fire David Lyons,David Lyons "The first in a gripping and timely new series featuring Jock Boucher"-- OL16643870W
Contemporary Biographies in Law, Criminal Justice & Emergency Services Contemporary Biographies in Law, Criminal Justice & Emergency Services Salem Press Contemporary Biographies in Law, Criminal Justice & Emergency Services is a collection of biographies of "living leaders" in the field of law and criminology. A companion to Careers in Law, Criminal … OL17333866W
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
Biography today Biography today Cherie D. Abbey Contains alphabetically arranged biographical sketches of well-known personalities. "Contains current biographical sketches of athletes, authors, business leaders, entertainers, musicians, politicia… OL17933445W
Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas David R. Collins A brief biography of Clarence Thomas and his rise to the position of Supreme Court justice. OL18838850W
Supreme courtship Supreme courtship Christopher Buckley President of the United States Donald Vanderdamp is having a hell of a time getting his nominees appointed to the Supreme Court. After one nominee is rejected for insufficiently appreciating To Kill … OL1950315W
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
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Mary Virginia Fox A biography of the attorney who on September 25, 1981 became the first woman justice on the United States Supreme Court. OL1951933W
Sisters in Law Sisters in Law Linda R. Hirshman An account of the intertwined lives of the first two women to be appointed to the Supreme Court examines their respective religious and political beliefs while sharing insights into how they have inf… OL19664162W
Blood Game Blood Game David Lyons The president asks Jock Boucher to follow a trail of illegal cop killer bullets to discover who is shipping arms to Mexican criminal insurgents, which is blocking the development of one of the world'… OL19967935W
Showdown Showdown Wil Haygood "The author of The Butler presents a revelatory biography of the first African-American Supreme Court justice--one of the giants of the civil rights movement, and one of the most transforming Supreme… OL20006438W
A fine line A fine line Gianrico Carofiglio The fifth in the best-selling Guido Guerrieri series. When Judge Larocca is accused of corruption, Guerrieri goes against his better instincts and takes the case. Helped by Annapaola Doria, a motorbi… OL20030247W
Disqualifying the high court Disqualifying the high court Virelli, Louis J. III Since at least the time of Justinian--under statutes, codes of judicial ethics, and the common law--judges have been expected to recuse themselves from cases in which they might have a stake. The sam… OL20042517W
Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Sotomayor Sylvia Mendoza Describes the life and accomplishments of the United States Supreme Court justice. OL20056836W
American law yearbook 2009 American law yearbook 2009 Jeffrey Wilson Annual supplement to West's Encyclopedia of American Law that updates and expands the content with new topics, updates, biographies of prominent figures and government appointees, and other features.… OL24247903W
Next page