Description With the Constitutional Convention in 1787, America was set on a course to develop a unique system of law with roots in the English common law tradition.
This new system, its foundations in Article III of the Constitution, called for a national judiciary headed by a supreme court--which first met in 1790.
This book serves as a history of America's national law with a look at those--such as John Jay (the first Chief), James Iredell, Bushrod Washington and James .
Mcfarland & Company The creation of american law: john jay, oliver ellsworth and the 1790s supreme court, paperback/jude m. pfister
