{"product_id":"the-making-of-a-justice-reflections-on-my-first-94-years-paperback","title":"The Making of a Justice: Reflections on My First 94 Years - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Paul Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"timely and hugely important\" memoir of Justice John Paul Stevens's life on the Supreme Court (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Making of a Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, he recounts his extraordinary life, offering an intimate and illuminating account of his service on the nation's highest court. \u003cbr\u003eAppointed 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Making of a Justice\u003c\/i\u003e is a warm and fascinating account of Justice Stevens's unique and transformative American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustice John Paul Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e served on U.S. Supreme Court from 1975 until his retirement in 2010. He is the third-longest serving Justice in American history. Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1920, Stevens served in the United States Navy during World War II and graduated from Northwestern University School of Law. He was appointed to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in 1970 by President Richard Nixon and to the Supreme Court in 1975 by Gerald Ford. He was the author of two other books, \u003ci\u003eFive Chiefs \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSix Amendments\u003c\/i\u003e. Justice Stevens passed away in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67840819101848,"sku":"9780316489669","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/G1mz6UJp6i9780316489669.webp?v=1793317853","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/the-making-of-a-justice-reflections-on-my-first-94-years-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}