Of law and men : papers and addresses of Felix Frankfurter, 1939-1956 / edited by Philip Elman.

New York : Harcourt, Brace, 1956.

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Frankfurter, Felix -- 1882-1965.

Legal essays -- United States.

Legal speeches -- United States.

United States -- Politics and government.

Felix Frankfurter was a justice on the United States Supreme Court between 1939 and 1962. Frankfurter was regarded as an outspoken advocate of judicial restraint the Court should not interpret the fundamental law (being the constitution) in such a way as to impose sharp limits upon the authority of the legislative and executive branches. As the title suggests, it is a collection of papers and addresses delivered by Felix Frankfurter during his period as a judge. It is an interesting collection. One is a letter from Mr Justice Frankfurter to a 12 year old boy who had written to the judge stating that he was interested in going into law as a career and requested advice as to how to start preparing himself while in junior high. The reply from Justice Frankfurter is a delightful insight into Frankfurter, the man, of the importance of reading for children and its role in cultivating their imagination. There are a number of biographical sketches of judges such as Holmes, Cardozo and Learned Hand as well as a number of tributes to various legal luminaries of the time.

xiii, 364 p. ; 23 cm