A distinct judicial power [electronic resource] : the origins of an independent judiciary, 1606-1787 / Scott Douglas Gerber. Gerber, Scott Douglas, 1961- Judicial independence United States History. Judges United States. Judicial power United States. PS3607.E73 347.7312 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This title provides a comprehensive critical analysis of the origins of judicial independence in the United States. The book examines the political theory of an independent judiciary and chronicles how each of the original 13 states and their colonial antecedents treated their respective judiciaries. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xxii, 413 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199765874.001.0001 eng United States United States. United States.