Justices, Presidents, and Senators

Henry J. Abraham, one of the country's most respected scholars of the U.S. Supreme Court, is James Hart Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs, Emeritus, at the University of Virginia and the author of numerous works. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

• Chapter 1 1. Introductory Reflections: Of Criteria, Evaluations, and JudgementsChapter 2 2. The Nixon Era: A Turbulent Case StudyChapter 3 3. How They Get There: Appointing Supreme Court JusticesChapter 4 4. Why They Get There: Qualifications and RationalizationsChapter 5 5. The First Forty Years: From George Washington to John Quincy Adams, 1789-1829Chapter 6 6. The Next Forty Years: From Andrew Jackson to Andrew Johnson, 1829-1869Chapter 7 7. The Balance of the Nineteenth Century: From Ulysses S. Grant to William McKinley, 1869-1901Chapter 8 8. Into the Twentieth Century: From Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Hoover, 1901-1933Chapter 9 9. The Court Alters Course: FDR and Truman, 1933-1953Chapter 10 10. The Warren Court: From Ike to LBJ, 1953-1969Chapter 11 11. The Burger Court: From Nixon to Reagan, 1969-1986Chapter 12 12. The Rehnquist Court: Reagan, Bush I, and Clinton, 1986-2005Chapter 13 13. The Roberts Court: 2005-Chapter 14 14. EpilogueChapter 15 Appendix A: Rating Supreme Court JusticesChapter 16 Appendix B: Rating PresidentsChapter 17 Appendix C: Statistical Data on Supreme Court Justices

Dr. Abraham's up-to-date classic is THE DEFINITIVE book on Supreme Court appointments. No wonder it graces the shelves of the justices' libraries! All Court observers will relish its eloquent, insightful, vivid descriptions of judicial politics and history.