The Mother Court
The Mother Court: Tales of Cases That Mattered in America's Greatest Trial Court is a non-fiction book by James D. Zirin that was published by the American Bar Association in 2014.
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| Author | James D. Zirin |
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| Country | United States |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | American Bar Association |
Publication date | July 1, 2014 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 322 |
| ISBN | 978-1627223225 |
Content
The book contains a series of anecdotes about trials, courts, and judges within the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[1] The nickname for this court system is "The Mother Court".[2] The stories and anecdotes are focused on landmark decisions that helped to shape America's laws.[2] It was followed two years later by Zirin's second book, Supremely Partisan.
Reviews
The book received mixed reviews.[3][4][5][1] Mandy Twaddell with The Providence Journal stated, "[this book] bolsters confidence in our court system."[6] David J. Dickson in The Journal: of the Law Society of Scotland called it a "...readable and revealing book..."[3]
References
- Roberts, Sam (27 June 2014). "First If No Longer Foremost". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- Weiser, Benjamin (December 26, 2014). "Judges Playfully Dispute Whether New York's Federal Court Is the Oldest". The New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- Dickson, David J. (September 15, 2014). "Book reviews: The Journal Online". www.journalonline.co.uk.
- Rakoff, Jed S. (June 19, 2014). "The Court of Courts". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- "Courtly love". The Economist. June 28, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- Twaddell, Mandy (October 19, 2014). "Book review: An honest, compelling look at 'The Mother Court'". providencejournal.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
Further reading
- Zirin, James (2014). The mother court : tales of cases that mattered in America's greatest trial court. Chicago, Illinois: American Bar Association. ISBN 978-1-62722-322-5.