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From its inception in 1816 until 2010, one woman and 105 men have been members of the Indiana Supreme Court. In this multiauthor volume, edited by Linda C. Gugin and James E. St. Clair and featuring an introduction by Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, authors explore the lives of each justice, unearthing not only standard biographical information but also personal stories that offer additional insight into their lives and times. The book was published by the IHS Press in cooperation with the Indiana Supreme Court. In the early days of Indiana statehood, the men who served on the Court often learned their profession by studying in the office of a trained lawyer and began their career as judges by riding the circuit. Over the years, the Court has been home to an eclectic group of justices, including a novelist who attempted to have copies of his work destroyed because the morals of the book were not suitable for the minds of young people, a judge whose collection of court cases became known worldwide, two men who served on the Nuremberg proceedings trying Nazi war criminals, and a jurist whose hobbies included photographing the Indianapolis 500. Today s Court is qui
- Author
- Linda C. Gugin (editor), James E. St. Clair (editor)
- Publisher
- Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press in cooperation with the Indiana Supreme Court
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780871953391
- Subjects
- Law, Memoir, History
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