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Michigan Supreme Court historical reference guide / David Chardovoyne, Paul Moreno ; book design by Walton Harris ; foreword by Wallace D. Riley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chardovoyne, David, author.
- Riley, Wallace D., author of introduction, etc.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Courts--Michigan.
- Courts.
- Michigan. Supreme Court.
- Michigan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (327 p.)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This second edition of the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Reference Guide contains the biographies of Michigan Supreme Court's justices from its territorial beginnings in 1803 through 2015. It includes summaries of twenty top cases of the Michigan Supreme Court, which contextualize the eras in which the justices were on the bench, giving a greater depth of understanding to both who the justices were and the historical significance of the cases they decided. A rich reference for historians and attorneys, this book also includes valuable charts detailing election dates and candidates as well
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword by Wallace D. Riley; Introduction by David G. Chardavoyne; Structural Evolution of the Michigan Supreme Court; Chief and Presiding Judges and Justice; The Ten Longest and Ten Shortest Tenures on the Michigan Supreme Court; Justice Biographies; Verdict of History; Michigan Supreme Court Elections; Factual Chart of Courts by Year; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-60917-441-0
- OCLC:
- 904519208
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