Our overworked Supreme Court
Subject(s): Blatchford, Samuel, 1820-1893, Bradley, Joseph P., 1813-1892, Field, Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson), 1816-1899, Gray, Horace, 1828-1902, Harlan, John Marshall, 1833-1911, Judges--Workload, Judicial process, Matthews, Stanley, 1824-1889, Miller, Samuel Freeman, 1816-1890, United States. Supreme Court, Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888, Woods, William B. (William Burnham), 1824-1887
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Supreme Court justices “Woods, Blatchford, Harlan, Gray, Miller, Field, Waite, Bradley [and] Matthews” sit around a table, struggling to keep up with an overload of cases piling up on the floor, delivered “From the Lower Courts” by mail clerks entering on the left, as well as “Cases Unadjudicated 1880-1882” and “Cases Unadjudicated 1883-,” and a cabinet labeled “1885” along the wall in the background. Caption: It is unequal to the ever-increasing labor thrust upon it. Will Congress take prompt measures for the relief of the people?
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-12-09
Creator(s)
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Our overworked Supreme Court. [December 9, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287872. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. Our overworked Supreme Court. [9 Dec. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287872.
APA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894., [1885, December 9]. Our overworked Supreme Court.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287872.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
