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O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930-
Subjects
United States. Supreme Court -- History.
United States. Supreme Court -- Anecdotes.
United States. Supreme Court -- Biography.
United States. Constitution
Courts of last resort -- United States -- History.
Courts of last resort -- United States -- Anecdotes.
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O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930-
United States. Supreme Court -- History.
United States. Supreme Court -- Anecdotes.
United States. Supreme Court -- Biography.
United States. Constitution
Courts of last resort -- United States -- History.
Courts of last resort -- United States -- Anecdotes.
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Out of order : stories from the history of the Supreme Court / Sandra Day O'Connor.
by
O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930-
Random House, c2013.
Call #:
347.732609 O18o
Subjects
United
States
. Supreme Court
--
History.
United
States
. Supreme Court
--
Anecdotes
.
United
States
. Supreme Court
--
Biography.
United
States
. Constitution
Courts
of
last
resort
--
United
States
--
History.
Courts
of
last
resort
--
United
States
--
Anecdotes
.
ISBN:
9780812993929 (hc.)
0812993926 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
233 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-215) and index.
Contents:
Looming large: historic intersections of the president and the Supreme Court
--
The call to serve: judicial appointments
--
A house is not a home : the journey to one First Street
--
Humble beginnings: the first decade of the
United
States
Supreme Court
--
Itinerant justice: riding circuit
--
The Supreme Court's changing jurisdiction
--
Golden tongues : oral advocacy before the court
--
Customs and traditions of the court
--
Some laughs on the bench
--
Larger than life justices
--
Gone but not forgotten: judicial retirement
--
Supreme Court "firsts".
Summary:
The former Supreme Court justice shares stories about the history and evolution of the Supreme Court that traces the roles of key contributors while sharing the events behind important transformations.
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