Judgment and Mercy: The Turbulent Life and Time. Siegel, Siegel,**

Cornell University Press

Judgment and MercyThe Turbulent Life and Times of the Judge Who Condemned the Rosenbergs\nAuthor(s): Martin J. Siegel\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: Three Hills\nISBN-13: 9781501785016, 978-1501785016\nSynopsis\n2023 National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize Finalist\n\nIn Judgment and Mercy, Martin J. Siegel examines the complex life and career of Irving Kaufman, the judge infamous for sentencing Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to death for atomic espionage in 1951.\n\nWhile many saw the Rosenberg affair as a McCarthyite stain on American justice, Kaufman later became a leading progressive, issuing key rulings on school desegregation, prison reform, and free speech.\n\nYet the Rosenberg case haunted him. Decades later, revelations of judicial misconduct led to renewed protests and calls for impeachment. His Supreme Court ambitions faded, and family tragedy deepened his suffering.\n\nAbsorbingly told, Judgment and Mercy reveals a jud.