Bancroft Prize
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Morton J. Horwitz
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Morton J. Horwitz
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York (education / early life) → Cambridge, Massachusetts (affiliated with Harvard)
Career
- Occupations
- legal historian, law professor
- Active Years
- 1964-
- Affiliations
- Harvard Law School
- Influenced By
- Legal realism, Clifford Geertz (influence regarding 'thick description')
- Influenced
- Subsequent generations of American legal historians
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City College of New York | — | — | A.B. | 在籍期間不明 | United States |
| Harvard University | — | — | A.M., Ph.D. | 1960年代初頭 | United States |
| Harvard Law School | — | — | LL.B. | 1960年代中盤 | United States |
City College of New York
Degree:
A.B.
Period:
在籍期間不明
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
United States
Harvard University
Degree:
A.M., Ph.D.
Period:
1960年代初頭
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
United States
Received A.M. (1962) and Ph.D. (1964)
Harvard Law School
Degree:
LL.B.
Period:
1960年代中盤
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bancroft Prize | The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860 | — | Columbia University (awarder of the Bancroft Prize) | 受賞 |
Bancroft Prize
Work:
The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860
Organization:
Columbia University (awarder of the Bancroft Prize)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860
1977 legal historyA detailed study of changes in American law from the late 18th century to the mid-19th century. Horwitz argues that judges consciously allied with a rising mercantile capitalist class and promoted legal rules favoring those interests. The book is a critical reappraisal of the 'Consensus School' of legal history.
legal historyclasscourts and capital
The Transformation of American Law, 1870-1960: The Crisis of Legal Orthodoxy
1992 legal historyFocusing on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this sequel examines critics of the legal order—such as Holmes, Pound, and Llewellyn—and frames the period as a debate between legal formalism and legal realism.
legal formalismlegal realismcritique of legal theory
The Warren Court and the Pursuit of Justice
1998 legal history / court historyAn encomium on the Warren Court that surveys major decisions and analyzes the Court's pursuit of justice and its social impact from a historical perspective.
Supreme Court historylaw and society
Bibliography
- The Transformation of American Law, 1780–1860
- The Transformation of American Law, 1870–1960: The Crisis of Legal Orthodoxy
- The Warren Court and the Pursuit of Justice
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and analytical prosedetailed, source-based 'thick description'
- Recurring Motifs
- relationship between class and lawrole of courts and power structures
Legacy
Morton Horwitz has had a major influence on American legal history scholarship since the late 20th century. His 'The Transformation of American Law' is regarded as a foundational work that prompted a reassessment of legal history by highlighting class relations in law and society.
Academic Societies
- American Society for Legal History (associated)
Archives
- Harvard University-related archives (likely holdings)
Quotes
-
Students often nicknamed him 'Mort the Tort.'
Source: Elena Kagan (recollection from law school days)
Trivia
- He was nicknamed 'Mort the Tort' by students.
- His early landmark work won the Bancroft Prize.