Robert H. Jackson : a life in judgment /
"Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954) was a unique figure in American legal history. He was the last justice of the Supreme Court who did not attend college and whose law school experience consisted of only one year. Robert H. Jackson: A Life in Judgment is based on Jackson's own narrative...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2025]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954) was a unique figure in American legal history. He was the last justice of the Supreme Court who did not attend college and whose law school experience consisted of only one year. Robert H. Jackson: A Life in Judgment is based on Jackson's own narratives of his life and career. Jackson's recollections of incidents in his life often contain arguments for why he chose to act as he did in controversial situations. He was also absorbed in his immediate family, which consisted of his wife Irene, son William, and daughter Mary, and concerned with recounting much of his family history, which stretched back to the arrival of his ancestors in Spring Creek in the late eighteenth century. This recounting of the life of Jackson will acquaint readers to his myriad accomplishments and the complexities and contradictions of his personality"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 391 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197778456 0197778453 9780197778463 0197778461 9780197778449 0197778445 |