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What makes a great judge? How are reputations forged? Why do some reputations endure, while others crumble? And how can we know whether a reputation is fairly deserved? In this ambitious book, Richard Posner confronts these questions in the case of Benjamin Cardozo. The result is both a revealing portrait of one of the most influential legal minds of our century and a model for a new kind of study—a balanced, objective, critical assessment of a judicial career.

"The present compact and unflaggingly interesting volume . . . is a full-bodied scholarly biography. . . .It is illuminating in itself, and will serve as a significant contribution."—Paul A. Freund, New York Times Book Review

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Legal scholar and judge Posner (Seventh Circuit, US Court of Appeals) provides a portrait of famed jurist Benjamin Cardozo, a reading of Cardoza's influence on American common law, an assessment of his opinions, and a look at the making and unmaking of judicial reputation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Introduction
1. The Life, the Person, the Reputation
2. Cardozo's Judicial Philosophy
3. Cardozo's Judicial Technique
4. Reputation in General
5. Cardozo's Reputation: Measures of Magnitude
6. Cardozo's Judicial Contribution
7. A Summary with Comparisons Epilogue: Vistas in Research Index