The Volokh Conspiracy - More on Grade Inflation:

The recent discussion reminded me of Justice Blackmun's law school transcript, which I saw in Linda Greenhouse's Becoming Justice Blackmun (p. 12). The grades of the future Supreme Court Justice, Harvard Law '32:

2 As.
4 Bs.
8 Cs.
3 Ds.

But before folks start up with the snide comments, note that this put him just shy of the top 25% of the class (120th out of 451).

	[Eugene Volokh, June 8, 2006 at 6:29pm] Trackbacks More on Grade Inflation: The recent discussion reminded me of Justice Blackmun's law school transcript, which I saw in Linda Greenhouse's Becoming Justice Blackmun (p. 12). The grades of the future Supreme Court Justice, Harvard Law '32: 2 As. 4 Bs. 8 Cs. 3 Ds. But before folks start up with the snide comments, note that this put him just shy of the top 25% of the class (120th out of 451). Related Posts (on one page): More on Grade Inflation: Why I Call Students Who Got A's and A+'s in My Class: Grading on a Curve: Law School Grade Inflation: Exams Graded!