Now available in a newly revised and updated edition, this highly acclaimed volume presents a series of portraits of the most famous appellate judges in American history from John Marshall to the Burger court.

Now available in an expanded and updated second edition, this highly-acclaimed volume presents a series of portraits of the most famous appellate judges in American history from John Marshall to Warren Burger. G. Edward White traces the American judicial tradition through sketches of the careers and contributions of these renowned judges.