The Tenth Justice (1997) is Brad Meltzer's first novel. Brad wrote the book when he was 26, a recent graduate of Columbia Law School. It centers on a Supreme Court clerk who leaks the Court's ruling to another lawyer. The lawyer is a fraud who blackmails the clerk. The lawyer and his friends come up with a plan to save themselves and stop the blackmailer. According to WorldCat, the book is in 1901 libraries [1]
Plot
Ben Addison, a new Supreme Court clerk, accidentally reveals an upcoming decision to another lawyer. That lawyer is a fraud though and he makes millions off the announcement. The lawyer also blackmails Ben. To save himself, Ben shares his secret with Lisa, a fellow clerk, and his three roommates: a State Department worker, a Washington Daily reporter and a Senator's assistant. The team uses their resources to uncover the blackmailer and save their friend, but their abuse of power comes at a cost. Someone within their circle is leaking information, so they must battle internal and external forces to secure their once-bright futures.
Proposed film adaptation
On April 8, 2003, Justin Lin was set to direct the feature film adaptation of the novel, and co-write the screenplay with Fabian Marquez and Ernesto Foronda, and Fox 2000 set to distribute the movie.[2]
^Snyder, Gabriel (April 8, 2003). "Universal, Ross bet 'Zero'". Variety. Retrieved October 1, 2024. "The only other film rights sold by Meltzer are to Fox 2000 for "The Tenth Justice." Writer-director Justin Lin is attached and has recently completed a script, Meltzer said. Fabian Marquez and Ernesto Foronda are Lin's writing partners on the project."
