Cardozo
"Benjamin Nathan Cardozo, unarguably one of the most outstanding judges of the twentieth century, is a man whose name remains prominent and whose contributions to the law remain relevant. This first complete biography of the longtime member and chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals and justice of the Supreme Court of the United States during the turbulent years of the New Deal is a monumental achievement by a distinguished interpreter of constitutional law."--BOOK JACKET. "In this book, Kaufman interweaves the personal and professional lives of this man to yield a multidimensional whole. Cardozo's family ties to the Jewish community were a significant factor in shaping his life, as was his father's scandalous career - and ultimate disgrace - as a lawyer and judge. Kaufman concentrates, however, on Cardozo's own distinguished career, including twenty-three years in private practice as a tough-minded and skillful lawyer and his classic lectures and writings on the judicial process. From this biography emerges an estimable figure holding to concepts of duty and responsibility, but a person not without frailties and prejudice."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 1998
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1998
collective biographies
xii, 731 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780674096455, 0674096452
37341406
Acknowledgments Beginnings: 1870-1891 1. Cardozo's Heritage: The Sephardim and Tammany Hall 2. Young Cardozo 3. Columbia Law School Lawyer: 1891-1914 4. Apprenticeship 5. Developing a Practice 6. Lawyer's Lawyer Judge: 1914-1932 7. New York Supreme Court 8. The Job of a Judge 9. Private Life and Private Views 10. A Judge's Service 11. Chief Judge Doing the Law's Work: 1914-1932 12. The Nature of the Judicial Process 13. Equity, Individual Justice, and the Punctilio of Honor 14. The Law of Negligence: Duty to Strangers 15. Liability and Duty: MacPherson v. Buick 16. Fireworks and Foreseeability: Palsgraf 17. Contracts and Promises 18. Moral Obligation and Damages 19. Constitutional and International Law 20. Criminal Law 21. Property, Corporations, the Legal Profession, and Legislative Policy 22. A Puzzle, Candor, and Style The Supreme Court: 1932-1938 23. Appointment 24. Life in Washington 25. State Regulatory Power and the Constitution 26. National Regulatory Power and the Constitution 27. Civil Liberties, Race, and Other Supreme Court Issues 28. Legacy Notes Index of Cases General Index