{"product_id":"judgment-and-mercy-the-turbulent-life-and-times-of-the-judge-who-condemned-the-rosenbergs-paperback-softback-9781501785016","title":"Judgment and Mercy; The Turbulent Life and Times of the Judge Who Condemned the Rosenbergs (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501785016","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJudgment and Mercy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Turbulent Life and Times of the Judge Who Condemned the Rosenbergs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartin J. Siegel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501785016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 September 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages, 15 b\u0026amp;w halftones - 15 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major judicial biography that earns a place of distinction alongside other notable recent works such as Tomiko Brown-Nagin's \u003ci\u003eCivil Rights Queen\u003c\/i\u003e and Brad Snyder's \u003ci\u003eDemocratic Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, Siegel's \u003ci\u003eJudgment and Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e gives its flawed, complex, and perhaps too-long-reviled subject the captivating, multi-dimensional chronicle his life and work deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e (New York Journal of Books) \u003cp\u003eThe trial and executions of the Rosenbergs remain controversial to this day, and they've spawned a vast historical and polemical literature. \u003ci\u003eJudgment and Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest contribution. It seeks to provide a complete portrait of Kaufman by distinguishing between the bad judge of the Rosenberg trial and the good jurist who championed a variety of causes dear to the hearts of progressives. These included broadening the insanity defense, defending civil liberties and the desegregation of neighborhood schools, prosecuting individuals accused of torture outside the United States, and encouraging prison reform.\u003c\/p\u003e (Jewish Book Council) \u003cp\u003eAttorney Martin J. Siegel's well-written biography of his former boss (he was Kaufman's final law clerk),\u003ci\u003e Judgment and Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e, is fascinating and scrupulously fair.\u003c\/p\u003e (Washington Independent Review of Books) \u003cp\u003eAn excellent biography. Succeeds masterfully in illuminating Kaufman's life.\u003c\/p\u003e (Washington Monthly) \u003cp\u003eA meticulous and unsentimental inquiry aimed at solving the mystery at the heart of Kaufman's career. There is much in this book to ponder about the responsibility of judges.\u003c\/p\u003e (Linda Greenhouse, The New York Review of Books) \u003cp\u003eFull of rich content, \u003ci\u003eJudgment and Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e presents an illuminating biography of Judge Irving Robert Kaufman...Siegel's account was historically and legally enlightening.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Florida Bar Journal)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJudgment and Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Martin J. Siegel examines the complex life and career of Irving Kaufman, the judge infamous for sentencing Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to death for atomic espionage in 1951.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile many saw the Rosenberg affair as a McCarthyite stain on American justice, Kaufman later became a leading progressive, issuing key rulings on school desegregation, prison reform, and free speech.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet the Rosenberg case haunted him. Decades later, revelations of judicial misconduct led to renewed protests and calls for impeachment. His Supreme Court ambitions faded, and family tragedy deepened his suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbsorbingly told, \u003ci\u003eJudgment and Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a judge both ambitious and tormented, exploring his influence on American history and the long shadow of a decision that shaped his legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue: The Funeral\u003cbr\u003e1. Isidore Mortem\u003cbr\u003e2. Demon Boy Prosecutor\u003cbr\u003e3. A Dream Come True\u003cbr\u003e4. At Home on the Bench and Park Avenue\u003cbr\u003e5. The Trial of the Century\u003cbr\u003e6. Worse Than Murder\u003cbr\u003e7. Immortality\u003cbr\u003e8. Beaten by the Harvards\u003cbr\u003e9. Apalachin and the Little Rock of the North\u003cbr\u003e10. Elevation and Descent\u003cbr\u003e11. The Forgotten Man\u003cbr\u003e12. Hippieland\u003cbr\u003e13. The Most Cherished Tenet\u003cbr\u003e14. Annus Horribilis\u003cbr\u003e15. Some Form of Justice\u003cbr\u003e16. Keep the Beacon Burning\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: \"I Can't Believe I'm Going to Die\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Three Hills","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685489307928,"sku":"9781501785016","price":18.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/judgment-and-mercy-the-turbulent-life-and-times-of-the-judge-who-condemned-the-rosenbergs-paperback-softback-9781501785016","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}