Albert P. Blaustein and Roy M. Mersky, The First One Hundred Justices: Statistical Studies on the Supreme Court of the United States (Archon Books 1978).

As demonstrated earlier in this paper, Lee Epstein’s The Supreme Court Compendium contains a wide variety of statistics about the Supreme Court. Epstein organizes the chapters into broad topical headings covering the Supreme Court and its Justices. The first chapters examine the workings of the Supreme Court and are grouped under the following headings: (a) an institutional perspective; (b) review process, caseload, and cases; and (c) opinion, decision, and outcome trends. [119] Epstein divides the chapters on the Justices into three categories: (a) backgrounds, nominations, and confirmations; (b) post-confirmation activities and departures from the Supreme Court; and (c) voting behavior and opinions. [120] Finally, Epstein addresses the Supreme Court’s place in society with the following chapters: (a) the political and legal environments; (b) public opinion; and (c) the impact of the Supreme Court. [121] Generally, The Supreme Court Compendium provides a wide variety of statistical data in an easy-to-read table format. The Supreme Court Compendium is a quality ready reference source for anyone interested in Supreme Court research.

Although dated, Blaustein and Mersky’s The First One Hundred Justices contains statistics on the first one hundred Justices and their Supreme Court opinions. The appendices include biographical information about the Justices in table formats. The opinions section is particularly interesting as the opinion tables examine the opinions by volume number of the U.S. Reports, by Court Term, and by individual Justice. [122] The First One Hundred Justices also includes a selected bibliography as well as narratives about rating the Justices, selection of capable Justices, and candidates who were nominated for the Supreme Court but did not serve on the Supreme Court. [123]