Book Review:
Thomas G. Krattenmaker, A Thinking Person’s Guide to the Judicial Hall of Fame (reviewing G. Edward White’s The American Judicial Tradition: Profiles of Leading American Judges (1976)), 55 TEXAS L. REV. 749 (1976).
 

Abstract:
Professor Krattenmaker praises Professor White for seeking, in less than 500 pages, to describe and analyze “the American judicial tradition” as it has evolved since 1800. According to Professor Krattenmaker, Professor White’s book, as a study of the American judicial tradition, cannot compete with Llewellyn. As a judicial biography, it replaces nothing. The book has, however, the distinct advantage of bringing the main outlines of much important biographical writing into compact perspective and thus making the material available to those without years to invest in the topic. It also provides a useful historical perspective on an important aspect of appellate jurisprudence.