Henry friendly greatest judge of his era describes the inner workings of friendlys chambers and his craftsmanship in writing opinions his articles on habeas corpus the fourth amendment self incrimination and the reach of the state are still cited by the supreme court. Henry friendly greatest judge of his era describes the inner workings of friendlys chambers and his craftsmanship in writing opinions his articles on habeas corpus the fourth amendment self incrimination and the reach of the state are still cited by the supreme court. Henry friendly greatest judge of his era describes the inner workings of friendlys chambers and his craftsmanship in writing opinions his articles on habeas corpus the fourth amendment self incrimination and the reach of the state are still cited by the supreme court. Phenry friendly is frequently grouped with oliver wendell holmes louis brandeis benjamin cardozo and learned hand as the best american jurists of the twentieth century in this first comprehensive biography of friendly david m dorsen opens a unique window onto how a judge of this caliber thinks and decides cases and how friendly lived his life p pduring his time on the court of