Judges

by David Pannick

Book Overview

Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter once observed that the ideal judge must possess three qualities--all of which are disinterestedness. But as David Pannick points out in this irreverent, informative, and highly entertaining volume, not all judges live up to Justice Frankfurter's standard. One American judge, when asked by a lawyer of Japanese descent for more time to prepare a case, shot back, "How much time did you give us at Pearl Harbor?"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192159569
• ISBN13: 9780192159564
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.8"