Supreme Ambitions: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (720 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00NHRY9LO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 132 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Lat knows the story he wants to tell, and hetells it well. A sprightly, gripping novel with a serious message about therewards and dangers of unbridled ambition."-- Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, U.S. He makes no secret of the themes he wants to convey, andhe conveys them effectively. Kopf, Hercules and the Umpire (book review)"Supreme Ambitions is a legitimate page-turner. Overall, it's a smashing success."-- Steve Klepper, Maryland Appellate Blog"I absolutely loved this book. "This fine novel by a leading Internet commentator and analyst of the courts provides disquieting insight into thesecretive world of federal judges and their brilliant anxious young lawclerks."-- Judge Richard A. It was funny, fascinating and taught meabout a world that outsiders would never know, or have reason toknow. Court of Appea
Supreme Ambitions is his first novel.. Prior to starting Above the Law in the summer of 2006, David founded Underneath Their Robes, a blog about federal judges. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post, among other publications. David lives in New York City. David Lat is the founder and managing editor of Above the Law, an award-winning legal website that reaches more than 1 million unique visitors a month
Toss in some headlinemaking cases, a little romance, and a pesky judicial gossip blog, and you have a legal novel with the inside scoop you’d expect from the founder of Above the Law, one of the nation’s most widely read and influential legal websites.. While working for the powerful and driven Judge Stinson, Audrey discovers that high ambitions come with a high price. Supreme Court someday. Supreme Ambitions details the rise of Audrey Coyne, a recent Yale Law School graduate who dreams of clerking for the U.S. Audrey moves to California to clerk for Judge Christina Wong Stinson, a highly regarded appealscourt judge who is Audrey’s ticket to a Supreme Court clerkship
"Loved this book" according to Lori. Loved this book, written by a clerk for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, rather thinly disguised characters, interesting take on the inner workings of the court. I'm an attorney so I found this fascinating. For a lay person, maybe not so much.. Four Stars GatorFan Attractive pumps that fit well.. Five Stars Kevin & Ryan Just as described.