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The Justice from Beacon Hill: The Life and Times of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
From: National Review
Date: 19910923
Author:Collins, Peter M.
HOW TO EXPLAIN the perennial fascination of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes? Other judges, it could be argued, have decided more law. Benjamin Cardozo, while a state court judge, had occasion to write more abiding opinions on basic questions of modern common law. Other Justices of the Supreme Court such as Hugo Black and William Brennan have probably had greater influence on constitutional doctrine. Yet Holmes remains the preeminent American jurist and legal philosopher because of the historical depth and sheer intellectual horsepower he brought to decision-making. His forceful ...
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