The making of a justice : reflections on my first 94 years / Justice John Paul Stevens.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.

1st edition

89393

Stevens, John Paul, -- 1920-2019.

United States. -- Supreme Court.

Judges -- United States -- Biography.

1. My ancestors

2. Grammar school

3. FDR and Babe Ruth

4. The armed robbery

5. The world's fair

6. Delavan, Wisconsin

7. The University of Chicago

8. Joining the Navy

9. Naval service on Oahu

10. Law school

11. Law clerk for Wiley Rutledge

12. The Poppenhusen firm

13. The 'Celler Committee'

14. The 1952 GOP Convention

15. Rothschild, Stevens & Barry

16. Pro bono work

17. Teaching antitrust law

18. People v. Isaacs

19. The Court of Appeals

20. Two scandals

21. Taking the oath of office

22. The Stevens Court

23. The O'Connor Court

24. The Scalia Court

25. The Kennedy Court

26. The Souter Court

27. The Thomas Court

28. The Ginsburg Court

29. The Breyer Court

30. The Roberts and Alito Courts

31. The Sotomayor Court

32. The Kagan Court.

When Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court of the United States in 2010, he left a legacy of service unequaled in the history of the Court. During his thirty-four-year tenure, Justice Stevens was a prolific writer, authoring more than 1000 opinions. In "The making of a justice", John Paul Stevens recounts his extraordinary life, offering an intimate and illuminating account of his service on the nation's highest court. Appointed by President Gerald Ford and eventually retiring during President Obama's first term, Justice Stevens has been witness to, and an integral part of, landmark changes in American society. With stories of growing up in Chicago, his work as a naval traffic analyst at Pearl Harbor during World War II, and his early days in private practice, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most important Supreme Court decisions over the last four decades, "The making of a justice" offers a warm and fascinating account of Justice Stevens' unique and transformative American life.This comprehensive memoir is a must read for those trying to better understand our country. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780316489645

ix, 549 p., 16 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm