The Mother Court

The Mother Court: Tales of Cases That Mattered in America's Greatest Trial Court
Author James D. Zirin
Country United States
Genre Non-fiction
Publisher American Bar Association
Publication date
 July 1, 2014
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 322
ISBN 978-1627223225

The Mother Court: Tales of Cases That Mattered in America's Greatest Trial Court is a non-fiction book by James D. Zirin that was published by the American Bar Association in 2014.[1] This book contains a series of anecdotes about trials, courts, and judges within the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[2] The nickname for this court system is "The Mother Court".[3] The stories and anecdotes are mostly about landmark decisions that helped to shape America's laws.[3]

Reviews

  • Mandy Twaddell with The Providence Journal stated, "Why call this book rare and valuable? It bolsters confidence in our court system. Not withstanding the Rosenberg case, Zirin asserts: "It is generally acknowledged to be the best in the justice business.""[4]
  • Jonathan Mance with The Times titled his review, "A witty portrayal of a US court and the principled practice of law by a trial lawyer with talents beyond the courtroom". He further said, "James Zirin is a trial lawyer — on the evidence and in my experience a gifted one, with talents not confined to the courtroom."[5]
  • David J. Dickson in The Journal: of the Law Society of Scotland wrote, "In this readable and revealing book, James Zirin, a former assistant United States attorney at the court, recounts with wit and a sharp, shrewd eye, some of the most memorable cases heard before the court, before some of the United States' most celebrated judges."[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Zirin, James (2014). The mother court : tales of cases that mattered in America's greatest trial court. Chicago, Illinois: American Bar Association. ISBN 978-1-62722-322-5.
  2. ↑ Roberts, Sam (27 June 2014). "First If No Longer Foremost". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 Weiser, Benjamin (December 26, 2014). "Judges Playfully Dispute Whether New York's Federal Court Is the Oldest". The New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ Twaddell, Mandy (October 19, 2014). "Book review: An honest, compelling look at 'The Mother Court'". providencejournal.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ Mance, Jonathan (May 22, 2014). "The Mother Court by James D. Zirin". The Mother Court by James D. Zirin. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ David J. Dickson (December 1, 2014). "Book reviews: The Journal Online". Home of the members' magazine of the Law Society of Scotland. Retrieved January 13, 2018.

Further reading

  • Rakoff, Jed S. (19 June 2014). "The Court of Courts". The New York Review of Books.
  • "Courtly love". The Economist. 28 June 2014.
  • Kamine, Mark (16 July 2014). "Classic suits". The Times Literary Supplement.


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