Sorcerers' Apprentices: 100 Years of Law Clerks at the United States Supreme Court

by Artemus Ward, David Weiden, David L. Weiden

Book Overview

Law clerks have been a permanent fixture in the halls of the United States Supreme Court from its founding, but the relationship between clerks and their justices has generally been cloaked in secrecy. While the role of the justice is both public and formal, particularly in terms of the decisions a justice makes and the power that he or she can wield in the American political system, the clerk has historically operated behind closed doors. Do clerks...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814794041
• ISBN13: 9780814794043
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"