James Pfander, author of dozens of articles and books, has served as the Owen L. Coon Professor of Law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law for more than a decade. Pfander's scholarship explores the nature of federal judicial power, the law of government accountability in modern America, and the history of the federal judicial system. A member of the American Law Institute, Pfander recently concluded his work as reporter/consultant to the Federal-State Jurisdiction Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. He has served as chair of both the federal courts and civil procedure sections of the Association of American Law Schools.
Overall, Jim Pfander's book is legal history at its finest. He has done thorough research, drawn reasonable conclusions from the primary sources, fairly acknowledged possible competing interpretations, and explained complex legal and historical ideas clearly. No one has a better understanding of the historical meaning of Article III. * Robert Pushaw, Balkinization Symposium *