10.2.2: Chief Justice and Associate Justices

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This subseries contains three kinds of correspondence with and about Powell's fellow justices: correspondence with the Chief Justice; correspondence with the other Associate Justices; and correspondence about William O. Douglas' retirement. The correspondence with Chief Justice Burger is extensive, filling half-a-foot of shelf space. These letters cover a range of topics from the Court Christmas Party to the assignment of cases. The origins of the "cert pool," a distributive way of reviewing cases for potential hearing, are treated here. Other topics include the selection of clerks; Justices' salaries and benefits; and an array of personal and administrative matters.

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