Normal view
MARC view
Learned Hand : the man and the judge / Gerald Gunther ; [foreword by Ruth Bader Ginsburg].
Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xx, 704 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780195377774 :
- 019537777X :
- KF373.H29 G76 2011
Contents:
The early years -- Learned Hand and Frances Fincke -- From Wall Street lawyer to Federal District Judge -- The marriage and its tensions -- The peak of political enthusiasm : Herbert Croly, Theodore Roosevelt, and the progressive years -- Promotion to the Second Circuit -- The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the 1920s and 1930s : Hand as first among equals -- Achieving national renown during the nation's complacent years, 1919-1928 -- The Hoover years and Hand's missed chance for promotion to the Supreme Court -- The New Deal -- The road to war and the break with Lippmann -- The chief judgeship and World War II -- The last chance for a Supreme Court appointment : the 1942 vacancy -- The postwar years, the Cold War, and Mccarthyism -- Active retirement from "regular active service".
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | KF 373 .H29 G76 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5026937 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [587]-685) and index.
The early years -- Learned Hand and Frances Fincke -- From Wall Street lawyer to Federal District Judge -- The marriage and its tensions -- The peak of political enthusiasm : Herbert Croly, Theodore Roosevelt, and the progressive years -- Promotion to the Second Circuit -- The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the 1920s and 1930s : Hand as first among equals -- Achieving national renown during the nation's complacent years, 1919-1928 -- The Hoover years and Hand's missed chance for promotion to the Supreme Court -- The New Deal -- The road to war and the break with Lippmann -- The chief judgeship and World War II -- The last chance for a Supreme Court appointment : the 1942 vacancy -- The postwar years, the Cold War, and Mccarthyism -- Active retirement from "regular active service".
There are no comments on this title.
Log in to your account to post a comment.