Volume 19 • Issue 2
Stereoscope
The Journal of the Historical Society is published seasonally by the Society, recounting the proceedings of the Society, and often features in-depth articles about the Court's colorful past. Persons interested in submitting articles are invited to contact David Gass (616) 831-1717.
Volume 19 • Issue 1
Jerry, the Judges, and a Magic Day on the Fairy Isle (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Hugh W. Brenneman, Jr.
Volume 18 • Issue 3
A Couple of Days on Mackinac Island (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Hugh W. Brenneman, Jr.
Volume 18 • Issue 2
The Gentleman Judge: Remembering the Hon. Benjamin F. Gibson (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Hugh W. Brenneman, Jr.
Volume 18 • Issue 1
A Lincoln Legacy: The History of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan (PDF, opens in new tab)
By David Gardner Chardavoyne with Hugh W. Brenneman, Jr.
Volume 17 • Issue 1
Courts & Lawyers in Grand Rapids - A Look at the Early Years (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Thomas R. Dilley
Volume 16 • Issue 1
Solomon Withey's March 29, 1871 Commencement Address to the University of Michigan Law School (PDF, opens in new tab)
By David J. Gass
Volume 15 • Issue 2
The First Federal Court in Michigan, 1787 to 1836 (PDF, opens in new tab)
By David G. Chardavoyne
Volume 15 • Issue 1
Claiming Their Place: Pioneering Women of the Law in the Western District of Michigan (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Ruth S. Stevens
Volume 14 • Issue 1
The Western District of Michigan, 1863 to 1900 (PDF, opens in new tab)
Volume 13 • Issue 1
U.S. District Judge Richard Alan Enslen, 1931-2015 (PDF, opens in new tab)
Volume 12 • Issue 2
The District of Michigan 1837-1863 (PDF, opens in new tab)
Volume 12 • Issue 1
The Eastland Tragedy and The Western District of Michigan (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Bill Jack
Volume 11 • Issue 4
In Memoriam: Judge Wendell A. Miles (PDF, opens in new tab)
(April 17, 1916 - July 31, 2013)
Volume 11 • Issue 3
In Memoriam: Judge Albert J. Engel (PDF, opens in new tab)
(March 21, 1924 - April 5, 2013)
Volume 11 • Issue 1
A Brief and Shining Moment: Abraham Lincoln and Latin America (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Patrick E. Mears
Volume 10 • Issue 1
Of American Labor Rights, Labor Relations and Labor Unions (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Patrick E. Mears
Volume 8 • Issue 2
Letters to the Editor Issue (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Patrick E. Mears
— Journal Editor
Volume 8 • Issue 1
From the Palmer Raids to the Bridgman Raid: The Trials of the Nascent American Communist Movement (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Patrick E. Mears
Volume 7 • Issue 1
To Err is Human, To Moo Bovine: The Rose of Aberlone Story (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Norman Otto Stockmeyer
Volume 6 • Issue 2
"The Greatest of All Lincoln Club Days" (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Michael A. MacDonald
Volume 6 • Issue 1
Reflections at the Service and Celebration for the Hon. Stephen W. Karr (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Hon. Hugh W. Brenneman, Jr.
Volume 5 • Issue 4
Our First District Judge and the Civil War (PDF, opens in new tab)
By David J. Gass
Volume 5 • Issue 1
Honorable Wendell A. Miles: Soldier, Prosecutor, Professor, Court Historian, and Judge Extraordinaire (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Patrick E. Mears
Volume 4 • Issue 2
Of Congressional Witch-Hunts in Academia: The Case of "United States of America v Horae Chandler Davis" (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Patrick E. Mears
Volume 3 • Issue 2
Diamond Reo's Legacy (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Mark Alan Latterman
Memorial Issue: In Memory of Trustee Mark Latterman (1941-2004)
Volume 3 • Issue 1
History and the Practice of Law: a Review of the Past to Look at the Future (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Stephen C. Bransdorfer
Volume 2 • Issue 2
On the Road to Watergate: The Criminal Prosecution of Senator Truman H. Newberry (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Patrick E. Mears
Volume 2 • Issue 1
The Taxing Journey of the Daniel Ball (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Michael W. Puerner
Volume 1 • Issue 3
A "Flakey" Patent Case (PDF, opens in new tab)
Volume 1 • Issue 2
Remembering The Bankruptcy Judges (PDF, opens in new tab)
By James D. Gregg, Chief Judge
— United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan
Volume 1 • Issue 1
The Catcher, "The Quick Lunch King" and Baseball's Reserve Clause: Major League Litigation in Grand Rapids (PDF, opens in new tab)
By Patrick E. Mears