ðə dʒˈʌstɪsᵻz hˌuː sˈɜːvd ˌɔn ðɪs kˈoːɹt "wɪðˌaʊt ɛksˈɛpʃən, wɜː bˈɪɾɚ pˈɑːɹɾɪsənz" hˈuː "hæd ˈɔːl bˌɪn jˈuːniən mˈɛn, ænd... tˈʊk ðə pˈɑːɹɾɪsən vjˈuː ʌv ˈɔːl kwˈɛstʃənz ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ˌaʊɾəv ðə wˈɔːɹ".
The justices who served on this court "without exception, were bitter partisans" who "had all been Union men, and... took the partisan view of all questions growing out of the war".