Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-238) and index.
Contents
Why do they leave or stay? -- The antebellum Court, 1789-1864 -- Civil War to century's end, 1865-1899 -- The Court in prosperity and depression, 1900-1936 -- From Roosevelt to Warren, 1937-1968 -- The contemporary period, 1969-1998 -- When should justices leave?
