The Supreme Court Compendium: Data, Decisions, and Developments

by Lee J. Epstein, Thomas G. Walker, Harold J. Spaeth

The Supreme Court Compendium is the only reference that presents historical and statistical information on every important aspect of the U.S. Supreme Court, including its history, development as an institution, the justices backgrounds, nominations and confirmations, and the Court s relationship with the public and other governmental and judicial bodies. Readers will also find:

An institutional overview of the Court s history, including a chronology of important events dating back to 1787

Detailed background information on all of the justices

741 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1993

Reviews

[B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tables.

Lots of tables. It's interesting. There is a lot of subjectivity -- even objecive facts that should be easily ascertainable like counting children is somewhat muddled.

But it's interesting almost to see what Epstein thought was interesting.