2009年7月29日 · One of the primary measures of greatness on the Supreme Court is the impact a justice’s decisions have on the society at large. John Marshall, Charles Evan Hughes and Earl Warren all sat on the bench during transformative periods in American history and the social and political consequences of their decisions reverberated for generations.

In this list, we will examine the most influential Supreme Court Justices in history. The selections are based on their judicial philosophy, their rulings in landmark cases, their influence over their respective courts and American history, and their overall contributions to the Court. Any statistics mentioned were sourced from Britannica.

2014年4月9日 · Last week at Bloomberg View, Harvard Law School professor Cass Sunstein endeavored to name the greatest U.S. Supreme Court justices among the 112 who have served. “It makes sense to consider two...

2022年1月9日 · Now, it takes a very brilliant and entertaining judge to turn a court case into entertainment and these 10 are the most entertaining ones that are currently or recently airing. Judy Sheindlin had a reputation as the toughest family court judge in Manhattan before she convinced CBS to set her a courtroom.

2024年3月25日 · From groundbreaking opinions that have expanded civil rights and liberties to controversial decisions that have shaped the nation’s legal landscape, these 20 supreme court justices have played a pivotal role in shaping the course of American history. 1. John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States.

2021年3月17日 · In the 232-year history of the Supreme Court, 115 people have served as justices. We’ve narrowed that list down to a field of 16 former justices who have credible claims to greatness, and we’ve seeded each member of this “Supreme 16” into an NCAA-style bracket.

We honor 60 judges, present and past, from courts in the United States and abroad, who have demonstrated courage in upholding the rule of law and providing justice for all. Honorees were selected from nominations by NJC alumni and staff. The …

2020年9月18日 · Werner Best was a German jurist and Nazi official who played key roles in the Gestapo and SS during World War II. He oversaw the registration of Jews in Germany and was responsible for organizing the SS-Einsatzgruppen, which carried out mass murders in …

2020年6月20日 · In ranking the current justices on the Supreme Court, I was struck by how irrelevant their political labels are. A group of scholars placed the judges on an ideological spectrum, where conservative justices receive scores from 0 to 1, and liberal justices from 0 to –1. Clarence Thomas is the most conservative and Sonia Sotomayor…

2020年9月18日 · Find out more about the greatest American Judges, including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Anthony Kennedy, Merrick Garland and Thurgood Marshall.