The Making of a Justice
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The Making of a Justice is the memoir of U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, recounting his life, legal career, and decades on the nation’s highest court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Making of a Justice canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Making of a Justice Context triple: [The Making of a Justice: Reflections on My First 94 Years, hasTitle, The Making of a Justice]
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Frontiers of Justice
Frontiers of Justice is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that extends theories of justice to address the rights and moral standing of people with disabilities, non-human animals, and citizens of other nations.
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B.
The Triumph of Justice
The Triumph of Justice is a Baroque-era religious and allegorical painting by French artist Jean Jouvenet, exemplifying his dramatic composition and expressive style.
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C.
The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor
The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor is a young readers’ adaptation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s memoir, recounting her life from a Bronx childhood to the federal bench in an accessible, inspirational form.
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D.
Contemplation of Justice
Contemplation of Justice is a prominent allegorical marble statue symbolizing justice that stands at the entrance of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
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E.
The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice
*The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice* is a memoir and collection of essays by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor that explores the history, principles, and role of the American legal system through her personal experiences and reflections.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Making of a Justice Target entity description: The Making of a Justice is the memoir of U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, recounting his life, legal career, and decades on the nation’s highest court.
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A.
Frontiers of Justice
Frontiers of Justice is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that extends theories of justice to address the rights and moral standing of people with disabilities, non-human animals, and citizens of other nations.
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B.
The Triumph of Justice
The Triumph of Justice is a Baroque-era religious and allegorical painting by French artist Jean Jouvenet, exemplifying his dramatic composition and expressive style.
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C.
The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor
The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor is a young readers’ adaptation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s memoir, recounting her life from a Bronx childhood to the federal bench in an accessible, inspirational form.
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D.
Contemplation of Justice
Contemplation of Justice is a prominent allegorical marble statue symbolizing justice that stands at the entrance of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
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E.
The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice
*The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice* is a memoir and collection of essays by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor that explores the history, principles, and role of the American legal system through her personal experiences and reflections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
legal career of John Paul Stevens
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life of John Paul Stevens ⓘ service on the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
20th century United States legal history
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early 21st century United States legal history ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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legal memoir ⓘ |
| hasNotableTheme |
Supreme Court decision-making
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evolution of constitutional interpretation ⓘ judicial philosophy ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0316489670 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| mentionsPositionHeld | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| notablePersonMentioned |
Antonin Scalia
NERFINISHED
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurgood Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 560 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| subject |
American law
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John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | from John Paul Stevens’s childhood to his retirement from the Supreme Court ⓘ |
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