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<p><P>In 1994, President Bill Clinton called federal appellate court Judge and fellow Arkansan Richard Sheppard Arnold the most brilliant man on the federal bench. But for concerns about Arnold's poor health, Clinton would have nominated him to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the retirement of Justice Harry A. Blackmun. Indeed, when the Blackmun position on the court opened up, Arnold received the endorsement of more than 100 federal judges&#151;almost 20 percent of the entire federal judiciary. Clinton's concerns turned out to be well founded, for ten years later Judge Arnold succumbed to the lymphoma that he had battled for almost three decades. At his death, eight Supreme Court Justices published tributes to his fairness, judicial restraint, and eloquent and influential judicial opinions.<P>Who was Richard Arnold, and why did so many colleagues across the political spectrum hold him in such high esteem? In this carefully researched, insightful biography, law professor Polly J. Price, who served as Judge Arnold's law clerk, has created a compelling portrait of a man who, like Judge Learned Hand of an earlier era, is widely believed to be one of the best judges never

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Author

Polly J. Price; Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Publisher

Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781591027119

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Law, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

4.29 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13