Seriatim : : The Supreme Court Before John Marshall / / ed. by Scott Douglas Gerber.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Casto, William R.,; Degnan, Daniel A.,; Gerber, Scott Douglas,; Hall, Mark D.,; Haw, James,; Holt, Wythe,; J., S.,; Presser, Stephen B.,; Stoner, James R.,; VanBurkleo, Sandra Frances,; Wbichard, Willis P.,
• HerausgeberIn: Gerber, Scott Douglas,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Seldom has American law seen a more towering figure than Chief Justice John Marshall. Indeed, Marshall is almost universally regarded as the "father of the Supreme Court" and "the jurist who started it all." Yet even while acknowledging the indelible stamp Marshall put on the Supreme Court, it is possible--in fact necessary--to examine the pre-Marshall Court, and its justices, to gain a true understanding of the origins of American constitutionalism. The ten essays in this tightly edited volume were especially commissioned for the book, each by the leading authority on his or her particular subject. They examine such influential justices as John Jay, John Rutledge, William Cushing, James Wilson, John Blair, James Iredell, William Paterson, Samuel Chase, Oliver Ellsworth, and Bushrod Washington. The result is a fascinating window onto the origins of the most powerful court in the world, and on American constitutionalism itself.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction: The Supreme Court before John Marshall -- Chapter 2. "Honour, Justice, and Interest55 John Jay's Republican Politics and Statesmanship on the Federal Bench -- Chapter 3. John Rutledge Distinction and Declension -- Chapter 4. Deconstructing William Cushing -- Chapter 5. James Wilson -- Chapter 6. John Blair -- Chapter 7. James Iredell -- Chapter 8. William Paterson -- Chapter 9. The Verdict on Samuel Chase and His "Apologist55 -- Chapter 10. Oliver Ellsworth -- Chapter 11. Heir Apparent -- Editor's Note -- Contributors -- Index -- About the Editor