Though Judge Hand served more than 50 years on the federal bench and is considered one of the very finest jurists in American history,<ref>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1064953</ref> he was never nominated to serve on the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. | Though Judge Hand served more than 50 years on the federal bench and is considered one of the very finest jurists in American history,<ref>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1064953</ref> he was never nominated to serve on the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. |