Sorcerers' Apprentices : : 100 Years of Law Clerks at the United States Supreme Court / / Artemus Ward, David L Weiden.
Law clerks have been a permanent fixture in the halls of the United States Supreme Court from its founding, but the relationship between clerks and their justices has generally been cloaked in secrecy. While the role of the justice is both public and formal, particularly in terms of the decisions a...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface: Awesome Responsibility and Complete Subservience -- 1. Introduction: The Institutionalization of the Supreme Court Law Clerk -- 2. A Great Ordeal: Selecting Supreme Court Law Clerks -- 3. The Junior Court: Deciding to Decide -- 4. Decision Making: Mission-Inspired Crusaders? -- 5. Opinion Writing: From Research Assistants to Junior Justices -- 6. Conclusion: Sorcerers’ Apprentices -- Appendix A. “Memorandum for the Law Clerks” from the Chambers of Chief Justice Earl Warren -- Appendix B. Letter from Stephen G. Breyer to Earl Warren, October 6, 1963 -- Appendix C. Letter from John Minor Wisdom to Hugo Black, October 15, 1965 -- Appendix D. Justice Harry A. Blackmun’s Talking Points for Interviewing Prospective Law Clerks -- Appendix E. Memorandum from Molly McUsic to Harry A. Blackmun, re: Certiorari Petition, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, January 4, 1992 -- Appendix F. Memorandum from Stephanie A. Dangel to Harry A. Blackmun, June 26, 1992 -- Appendix G. United States Supreme Court Law Clerk Questionnaire -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors |
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