This directory provides essential biographical information on all judges and justices who have ever served in any level of the federal court system. The Directory also includes extensive histories of current and past courts; information on official court records and Internet court opinion locators; and bibliographic information.

Provides a single-volume reference profiling every Supreme Court justice from John Jay through Elena Kagan. An original essay on each justice paints a vivid picture of his or her individuality as shaped by family, education, pre-Court career, and the times in which he or she lived. Each biographical essay also presents the major issues on which the justice presided. The volume includes an extensive bibliography and is indexed for easy research access.