1. There are several short sketches of Peckham"s life and judicial service;See James;the Fuller Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy,2003
2. Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr.
3. See also William F. Duker, Mr. Justice Rufus W. Peckham: The Police Power and the Individual in a Changing World;Megan W Benett;The Judges of the New York Court of Appeals: A Biographical History,1980