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Brookhiser Richard - John Marshall The Man Who Made The Supreme Court - Hardcover
Brookhiser Richard - John Marshall The Man Who Made The Supreme Court - Hardcover
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Description: In 1801, a 45 - year - old Revolutionary War veteran and politician slovenly genial brilliant and persuasive became the fourth chief justice of the United States a post he would hold for a record thirty - four years. Before John Marshall joined the Court the judicial branch was viewed as the poor sister of the federal government lacking in dignity and clout. After his passing the Supreme Court of the United States would never be ignored again. John Marshall is award - winning and bestselling author Richard Brookhiser's definitive biography of America's longest - serving Chief Justice. Marshall (1755 - 1835) was born in Northern Virginia and served as a captain during the Revolutionary War and then as a delegate to the Virginia state convention. He was a friend and admirer of George Washington and a cousin and enemy of Thomas Jefferson. His appointment to the Supreme Court came almost by chance - Adams saw him as the last viable option after previous appointees declined the nomination. Yet he took to the court immediately turning his sharp mind toward strengthening America's fragile legal order. Americans had inherited from their colonial past a deep distrust of judges as creatures of arbitrary royal power; in reaction newly independent states made them pawns of legislative whim. The result was legal caprice sometimes amounting to chaos. Marshall wanted a strong federal judiciary led by the Supreme Court to define laws protect rights and balance the power of the legislative and executive branches. However America's legal system he believed was threatened by specific individuals - namely Thomas Jefferson and the early Republican Party - who were intent on undermining the Constitution and respect for law in order to empower themselves. As a Federalist and a follower of Washington and Hamilton he also wanted a strong national government favorable to business. In his three decades on the court Marshall accomplished just that. As Brookhiser vividly relates in a string of often - colorful cases involving businessmen educators inventors scoundrels Native Americans and slaves Marshall clipped the power of the states vis - - vis the federal government established the Supreme Court's power to correct or rebuke Congress or the president and bolstered commerce and contracts. John Marshall's modus operandi was charm and wit frequently uniting his fellow justices around unanimous decisions in even the most controversial cases. For better and for worse he made the Supreme Court a central part of American life. John Marshall is the definitive biography of America's greatest judge and most important early Chief Justice.
Title: John Marshall The Man Who Made The Supreme Court
Author(s): Brookhiser Richard
Publisher: Basic Books
Barcode: 9780465096220
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 11/13/2018
Category: Courts & Procedure
Description: In 1801, a 45 - year - old Revolutionary War veteran and politician slovenly genial brilliant and persuasive became the fourth chief justice of the United States a post he would hold for a record thirty - four years. Before John Marshall joined the Court the judicial branch was viewed as the poor sister of the federal government lacking in dignity and clout. After his passing the Supreme Court of the United States would never be ignored again. John Marshall is award - winning and bestselling author Richard Brookhiser's definitive biography of America's longest - serving Chief Justice. Marshall (1755 - 1835) was born in Northern Virginia and served as a captain during the Revolutionary War and then as a delegate to the Virginia state convention. He was a friend and admirer of George Washington and a cousin and enemy of Thomas Jefferson. His appointment to the Supreme Court came almost by chance - Adams saw him as the last viable option after previous appointees declined the nomination. Yet he took to the court immediately turning his sharp mind toward strengthening America's fragile legal order. Americans had inherited from their colonial past a deep distrust of judges as creatures of arbitrary royal power; in reaction newly independent states made them pawns of legislative whim. The result was legal caprice sometimes amounting to chaos. Marshall wanted a strong federal judiciary led by the Supreme Court to define laws protect rights and balance the power of the legislative and executive branches. However America's legal system he believed was threatened by specific individuals - namely Thomas Jefferson and the early Republican Party - who were intent on undermining the Constitution and respect for law in order to empower themselves. As a Federalist and a follower of Washington and Hamilton he also wanted a strong national government favorable to business. In his three decades on the court Marshall accomplished just that. As Brookhiser vividly relates in a string of often - colorful cases involving businessmen educators inventors scoundrels Native Americans and slaves Marshall clipped the power of the states vis - - vis the federal government established the Supreme Court's power to correct or rebuke Congress or the president and bolstered commerce and contracts. John Marshall's modus operandi was charm and wit frequently uniting his fellow justices around unanimous decisions in even the most controversial cases. For better and for worse he made the Supreme Court a central part of American life. John Marshall is the definitive biography of America's greatest judge and most important early Chief Justice.
Title: John Marshall The Man Who Made The Supreme Court
Author(s): Brookhiser Richard
Publisher: Basic Books
Barcode: 9780465096220
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 11/13/2018
Category: Courts & Procedure
