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“Studded with cameos by boldface names…The new book lays out his philosophy through example, through cases and events that influenced his thinking.”
— Wall Street Journal
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“Has indisputable historical value.”
— Chicago Tribune
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“Stevens’ illumination of the court’s internal processes, accounts of cases, and often caustic opinions of its results form an important contribution to legal literature.”
— Booklist
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Stevens delivers...on a handful of timely and hugely important themes, starting with the shape of American democracy...his defense crackles with spirit.
— Emily Bazelon, New York Times
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Studded with cameos by boldface names...The new book lays out his philosophy through example, through cases and events that influenced his thinking.
— Jess Bravin, Wall Street Journal
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A compelling look back at a fascinating life and career.
— Mackenzie Dawson, New York Post
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Provides much food for thought for law students, lawyers and those interested in the legal underpinning of our present national mess.
— Neil Steinberg, Chicago Sun Times
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The inspiring legacy of Justice John Paul Stevens-including both the brilliance of his mind and the humaneness of his character-are well represented in his last book, The Making of a Justice." —New York Review of Books
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The memoir is a tale of a privileged childhood in Chicago, the ravages of the Great Depression and a family scandal, service as a wartime cryptologist and a charmed legal career as a Supreme Court clerk, appeals court judge and the third-longest-serving justice in the court's history.
— Robert Barnes, The Washington Post
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To be 99 years old and still writing, in itself, merits acclaim. And a memoir by Justice John Paul Stevens, whose almost 35-year tenure on the U.S Supreme Court helped spur vast changes in American society, has indisputable historical value.
— The Chicago Tribune
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Former Justice John Paul Stevens spent 35 years on the Supreme Court, writing some of its most important decisions. At age 99, he is still writing, including a new memoir, and weighing in on prominent U.S. issues today.
— PBS Newshour
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As featured in Bustle—Joseph D. Lyons, Bustle
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Stevens' illumination of the court's internal processes, accounts of cases, and often caustic opinions of its results form an important contribution to legal literature.
— Booklist
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The retired Supreme Court justice chronicles his impressive life story, including his 34-year tenure with the court...The author's consistently absorbing commentary on a wide variety of legal cases will require close attention by readers, but the payoff is worth it.
— Kirkus