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Oct. 17, 2019
Bridging two centuries of developing American law
A fresh, new biography of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) gives good reason to visit the life of this celebrated jurist whose legal scholarship and judicial career bridged two centuries of developing American law. While there are many books and articles about Holmes, this well-written one is worth reading.
Michael L. Stern
Judge (ret.)
Harvard Law, Boalt Hall
Judge Stern worked at the CRLA Santa Maria office from 1972 to 1975. He is chair of the Los Angeles County Superior Court Historical Committee.
A fresh, new biography of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) gives good reason to visit the life of this celebrated jurist whose legal scholarship and judicial career bridged two centuries of developing American law. While there are many books and articles about Holmes, this well-written one is worth reading.
Holmes was born into a long-standing Boston family. His father, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., wa...
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