The Making of a Justice, Justice John Paul Stevens
The Making of a Justice, Justice John Paul Stevens
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The Making of a Justice
Reflections on My First 94 Years

Author: Justice John Paul Stevens

Narrator: Justice John Paul Stevens, Robert Petkoff

Unabridged: 18 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/14/2019

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

A "timely and hugely important" memoir of Justice John Paul Stevens's life on the Supreme Court (New York Times).
When Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court of the United States in 2010, he left a legacy of service unequaled in the history of the Court. During his thirty-four-year tenure, Justice Stevens was a prolific writer, authoring more than 1000 opinions. In The Making of a Justice, he recounts his extraordinary life, offering an intimate and illuminating account of his service on the nation's highest court.
Appointed by President Gerald Ford and eventually retiring during President Obama's first term, Justice Stevens has been witness to, and an integral part of, landmark changes in American society during some of the most important Supreme Court decisions over the last four decades. With stories of growing up in Chicago, his work as a naval traffic analyst at Pearl Harbor during World War II, and his early days in private practice, The Making of a Justice is a warm and fascinating account of Justice Stevens's unique and transformative American life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Trish on July 03, 2019

Justice John Paul Stevens appears to me to be one of those old-timey conservatives, the kind whose judgment I may not agree with but whose opinions I can respect. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen such clear thinking on the part of anyone who calls themselves Republican. Stevens served on the Supreme......more

Goodreads review by Jean on July 07, 2019

John Paul Stevens (1920---) was appointed to the Supreme Court by Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) in 1975. In his many years on the Court, Justice Stevens transcended the party ideology to work on issues with all the Justices. Justice Stevens tells of his early life, but the majority of the book is about......more

Goodreads review by Ms.pegasus on July 28, 2019

The late Justice John Paul Stevens, for all his scholarly gravity, had a subtle wit. In Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, 2000 he rebutted the school district's claim that prayer preceding all of its football games “solemnized” the event. He noted: “Apart from the pre-game ceremony itsel......more

Goodreads review by Sue on August 21, 2019

This book has pluses and minuses. In no particular order of importance, my thoughts ..... 1) I was disappointed that he didn’t write more about his family. The first ~third of the book is autobiographical pre-USSC, and it was VERY interesting. But there’s scarce mention of his first wife (they were......more