Long, long ago, in another life I rarely mention, I wanted to be a legal historian; to this day, I am the only person I know who had read the four volumes of the John Marshall biography and who is a fan of the 19th Century Justice Joseph Story. But you should read these memories for their telling details -the judge who stayed up late, who sat in a creased black leather chair, who didn’t mind being called a judge….
Katherine Lanpher is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist, host of "Upstairs at the Square," an interview series that can be found at bn.com/upstairs, host of TIME Financial Toolkit on Time.com, contributing editor to More magazine, and substitute host for “The Takeaway,” a collaboration of WNYC, PRI, the BBC and the New York Times. Springboard Press published her essay collection, Leap Days. Contact: leapdays@gmail.com.
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April 12, 2010
Memories of Justice John Paul Stevens From His Former Clerks - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
