Chief Justice
Leadership and the Supreme Court
Description:... Steamer analyzes the style and substance of the 15 U.S. Chief Justices who have managed the Supreme Court's business and directed the judicial machinery of the nation. Approaching the subject in a comparative rather than chronological manner, he groups the chiefs according to their leadership styles--their inspiration and conviction, their persuasion and example, and their political and extra-court activities. He also evaluates the justices' intellectual capabilities, social and political leadership, ability to manage adminstrative details, legal craftsmanship, and impact on constitutional interpretation and on the Supreme Court as an institution. ISBN 0-87249-482-9: $24.95.
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