xiv, 467 pages ; 22 cm

This new edition of this classic history of the Supreme Court discusses the selection, nomination, and appointment of each of the Justices who have sat on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1789. Abraham provides a fascinating account of the presidential motivations behind each nomination, examining how each appointee's performance on the bench fulfilled, or disappointed, presidential expectations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-452) and index

Introductory reflections : of criteria, evaluations, and judgments -- The Nixon era : a turbulent case study -- How they get there : appointing Supreme Court justices -- Why they get there : qualifications and rationalizations -- The first forty years : from George Washington to John Quincy Adams, 1789-1829 -- The next forty years : from Andrew Jackson to Andrew Johnson, 1829-1869 -- The balance of the nineteenth century : from Ulysses S. Grant to William McKinley, 1869-1901 -- Into the twentieth century : from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Hoover, 1901-1933 -- The court alters course : FDR and Truman, 1933-1953 -- The Warren court : from Ike to LBJ, 1953-1969 -- The Burger court : from Nixon to Reagan, 1969-1986 -- The Rehnquist court : Reagan and Bush, 1986-

This new edition of this classic history of the Supreme Court discusses the selection, nomination, and appointment of each of the Justices who have sat on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1789. Abraham provides a fascinating account of the presidential motivations behind each nomination, examining how each appointee's performance on the bench fulfilled, or disappointed, presidential expectations

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