“[A] wonderful book . . . one of the most intimate and revealing portraits of the relationship between two justices ever achieved.” —Jeffrey Rosen, The New York Times

“A graceful account, filled with well-chosen quotations, apt observations and elegant legal summaries.” —The Washington Post Book World

“Reprises in rich, thoughtful, and more extensive detail the main emotional and interpretive threads of Blackmun's career.” —David J. Garrow, The New Republic

“Highly readable and interesting . . . Greenhouse has mined [Blackmun's private papers] brilliantly to create a moving narrative.” —Los Angeles Times

“A riveting account of [Blackmun's] life.” —Anna Quindlen, Newsweek

“[A] fascinating volume . . . Becoming Justice Blackmun is as welcome as it is interesting . . . informative and moving.” —The Washington Times

“Should inform anyone with an interest in the law and how the court operates . . . Blackmun, a precise writer and exacting editor, would approve.” —USA Today

“A model biography of a Supreme Court justice . . . Greenhouse delivers a crystal-clear, and sometimes painful, portrait of the way personality shapes history.” —The Courier-Journal (Louisville)

“Greenhouse sets a high standard in offering an intimate look both at the man and at the development of his judicial thought.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review