A Place of Recourse. A History of the U.S. District Court for the..

2005. Alexander, Roberta Sue. A Place of Recourse. A History of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 1803-2003. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2005. xviii, 417 pp. A new copy, in a new dust jacket. $62. * "A place of recourse traces how the functions and mission of federal district courts have evolved over time. Roberta Sue Alexander details the ways in which the U.S District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has grown from an obsure institution to one that plays a central role in the political, economic, and social lives of the citizens in its region" (Publisher's description).