The
Supreme Court Historical Society has just posted in its "Breaking History" series an interview by the Lincoln scholar T
homas Horrocks of
Raymond McKoski on his book,
David Davis, Abraham Lincoln's Favorite Judge (University of Illinois Press, 2025). Topic include "Davis’s long friendship with Abraham Lincoln, his role as a persuasive political strategist who helped mastermind Lincoln’s rise, and his independence during 14 years on the Supreme Court." Also: "how Davis remained impartial even when his rulings put him in conflict with Lincoln during wartime and why Davis ultimately left the Court for politics, becoming the only Supreme Court Justice to resign to become a U.S. Senator."
--Dan Ernst
