Oliver Wendell Holmes

The Common Law (Annotated) Oliver Wendell Holmes

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The Common Law by Oliver Wendell HolmesOliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (March 8, 1841 - March 6, 1935) was an American jurist who served as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932, and as President of the Acting Supreme Court of the United States in January. February 1930. Noted for his long service, his concise and concise opinions, and his deference to the decisions of elected legislatures, he is one of the most widely cited judges of the United States Supreme Court in history, particularly for his "clear and present danger" opinion. for a unanimous court in the case of Schenck v. United States of 1919, and is one of the most influential American common law judges, honored throughout his life in Britain and in the United States. Holmes retired from court at the age of 90, making him the longest serving judge in Supreme Court history. He also served as Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and was a Soldier Professor of Law at his alma mater, Harvard Law School. Deeply influenced by his experience fighting in the American Civil War, Holmes helped move American legal thinking toward legal realism.