The Making of a Justice

The Making of a Justice

By Justice John Paul Stevens, and John Paul Stevens
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“Stevens delivers…on a handful of timely and hugely important themes, starting with the shape of American democracy…Stevens gives us a taste of his explanatory talents when he highlights the majority opinion he calls his ‘most unpopular.’ (It involved eminent domain.)…Whatever you make of the merits of his position, his defense crackles with spirit.”

New York Times

A New York Times Pick of This Week's Best New Books

A "timely and hugely important" memoir of Justice John Paul Stevens's life on the Supreme Court (New York Times).

When Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court of the United States in 2010, he left a legacy of service unequaled in the history of the Court. During his thirty-four-year tenure, Justice Stevens was a prolific writer, authoring more than 1000 opinions. In The Making of a Justice, he recounts his extraordinary life, offering an intimate and illuminating account of his service on the nation's highest court.

Appointed by President Gerald Ford and eventually retiring during President Obama's first term, Justice Stevens has been witness to, and an integral part of, landmark changes in American society during some of the most important Supreme Court decisions over the last four decades. With stories of growing up in Chicago, his work as a naval traffic analyst at Pearl Harbor during World War II, and his early days in private practice, The Making of a Justice is a warm and fascinating account of Justice Stevens's unique and transformative American life.