Sandra Day O'ConnorThe Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice

I enjoyed this when I first bought it. Reading it a decade later is like reading a travel guide for a foreign country.

Indeed that there are very few books like this one for which you feel that every minute you spend reading is well spent.She writes in plain and simple English and every sentence has content, logic and weight. She also writes in a tight and balanced structure, so you can always unfailingly find each of her opinion illustrated and evidenced fully and succinctly. Therefore, even just by the writing style, it is an enjoyable book. Much more than that, it is an inspiring book for anyone interested in the impact of institutions, because it points out many interesting aspects about the government institution that worth attention and deliberation. Just to give an example, she notes in her book that many countries have something similar to Constitution or Bill of Rights that intends to uphold liberty and democracy, but many fail to enforce it nearly as well as United States, a country that enshrines "the right of its unelected Supreme Court to use the Bill of Rights to declare illegal the actions of the democratically elected legislature or executive". The book does not attempt to give a theory about how institutions influence development or how institutions itself evolve, but it shows that these are very interesting and potentially very important questions to answer.For someone out of the legal profession, this book also provides the very necessary basic knowledge in balanced width and depth. (However, I can understand if a person well acquainted with law may find it too elementary.)

The Majesty of the Law is a book that brings out the thinking of the first women Justice of the Supreme Court but also it is a clear description of "gender discrimination". Even this distinguished lawyer was offered just secretary jobs once she applied to practice her profession. Fortunately, women are imposing themselves in the juridical world which men monopolized for so long. Women have shown that they are as good and maybe even better than the males in our juridical system. O'Connor describes the American Juridical system without omitting its weakenesses and at the same time, stating its capability of being just. She did not bring up decisions such as the horrible idea that a corporation is a person. Never -the-less, after reading it, I have faith in the future of the American Supreme Court. She is missed quite appropriately to temeper the conservative judges as I hope Sotomayor shall do.Congratulations. .

The textbook about the Supreme Court I never had in high school. Day O’Connor presents the historical context and her views of the importance of the Supreme Court in maintaining democracy. I wonder if the optimistic view she had in 2004 remains so in 2019! A dry but educational read. I loved the history.

Justice O'Connor appeared at the Wyoming State Bar Association at the Jackson Lake Lodge on September 18th, 2012 at the invitation of Chief Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court Marilyn Kite. Justice O'Connor's 2 books were mentioned by C.J. Kite. After Justice O'Connor's address, which convinced me that Justice O'Connor is the "Best of the Best," I decided to get the book from Amazon for my Kindle. Each chapter stands on it's own as an applause to her contributions to this country. Anyone who wants to learn why she refers to it as "The Majesty of the Law" should read this book.

This is a wondeul book. It should be required reading in all our law schools. It should also be read by anyone at all interested in learning about the importance of the rule of law and an independent judiciary in a free and democratic society. Justice O'Connor was one of our finest Supreme Court Justices whose no-nonsense common sense cut through ideological differences to deliver simple fairness and justice. This book demonstrates that she always saw the bigger picture, the importance of the law in protecting individual freedom in even the most difficult times.

I found Justice O'Connor's views on the law, the constitution, legal and Supreme Court history and the evolution of civil and women's rights to be entertaining, enlightening and engaging. The writing style is easy to read, the insights thought provoking, and the book a great read for anyone interested in the Supreme Court.

The depth and insights in this book is impressive. It is well written, easy and interesting to read. I am creating a course: Feminism and the Supreme Court: The work of Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg and this book gives me the information I need about Justice O'Connor.