Calmly to Poise the Scales of Justice: A History of the Courts of the District of Columbia Circuit

by Chris Rohmann and Jeffrey Brandon Morris

Book Overview

This is the first full-scale history of two of the nation's most important courts: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (often called the nation's ''second most important court'') and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Court of Appeals has become the undisputed chief tribunal for administrative law in the United States and is the court to which Presidents often look when appointing Supreme Court justices...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890896453
• ISBN13: 9780890896457
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 6.0"