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7 J. L. 9 (2017)
In-Chambers Opinions- History and Mysteries

handle is hein.journals/joolaw7 and id is 15 raw text is: INTRODUCTION IN-CHAMBERS OPINIONS - HISTORY AND MYSTERIES Ira Brad Matetskyt T he predecessor of this publication, first compiled by Cynthia Rapp and later led by Ross Davies, was entitled In Chambers Opinions by the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Today, in- chambers opinions by U.S. Supreme Court Justices are an endangered species. As I write this introduction in December 2017, it has been more than three and one-half years since any Justice wrote an in-chambers opin- ion (ICO), and there have been only three since October Term 2011.' Only the Justices know for sure why they write so few ICOs these days and whether they expect to write any more of them.2 In the meantime, we editors of the Journal of In-Chambers Practice continue our search for still- obscure old ICUs and the history of in-chambers practice at the Court. In this issue, John Q. Barrett, Professor of Law at St. John's University School of Law and the proprietor of the Jackson List blog,) retells the background to a series of bail applications made first to Judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and then to Supreme Court Jus- tices, culminating in ICOs by Justices Robert H. Jackson and Stanley Reed Partner, Ganfer & Shore, LLP, NewYork, N.Y The Court's website has a page listing all in-chambers opinions not yet found in bound volumes of the United States Reports. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers.aspx (last visited Dec. 20, 2017). Regarding possible reasons for the recent dearth of ICOs, and some recent changes in the Court's procedures relating to single-Justice applications, see Ira Brad Matetsky, Introduction: The Current State of In-Charnbers Practice, 6 J.L.: PERIODICAL J. OF LEG. SCHOLARSHIP (1 J. IN-CHAMBERS PRAC.) 9, 10-12 (2016). thejacksonlist.com (last visited Dec. 20, 2017). To join the Jackson List and receive periodic e- mails containing Professor Barrett's latest insight on Jackson, send a subscribe note to bar- rett@stjohns.edu. Highly recommended. 7 JOURNAL OF LAW (2 J. IN-CHAMBERS PRACTICE) 9