Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 3
6. Why Study Judges? 19
7. Social Origins of the Bar 36
8. At the Bar 62
9. Politics 96
10. Becoming Prominent 126
11. The Appointment Process 159
12. Why Lawyers Do Not Go to the Bench 184
13. On the Bench 226
14. Conclusion 233
15. Appendix: Brief Biographies of Judges of the Queen’s Bench, 1870–1950 238
16. Notes 247
17. Bibliography 270
18. Index 285
19. Law and Society 297