Servants of the Law

Judicial Politics on the California Frontier 1849-89 : an Interpretive Exploration of the Field-Terry Controversy

• Author(s): Donald R. Burrill,
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Pages: 294
• ISBN_10: 0761848916
  ISBN_13: 9780761848912
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / United States / State & Local / General , Law / Government / State, Provincial & Municipal , Law / Government / General , Law / Judicial Power , Political Science / American Government / Judicial Branch ,

Description:... This book examines the lives of two famous California judges, David S. Terry and Stephen J. Field, who created a lasting influence on the politics and judicial history of California's Supreme Court during the court's formative years of 1855 to 1865.