In Chambers: Stories of Supreme Court Law Clerks and Their Justices

Book Overview

Written by former law clerks, legal scholars, biographers, historians, and political scientists, the essays in In Chambers tell the fascinating story of clerking at the Supreme Court. In addition to reflecting the personal experiences of the law clerks with their justices, the essays reveal how clerks are chosen, what tasks are assigned to them, and how the institution of clerking has evolved over time, from the first clerks in the late...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813932653
• ISBN13: 9780813932651
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher