WASHINGTON — They are some of the rarest bobblehead dolls ever produced. They’re released erratically. They’re given away for free, not sold. And if you get a certificate to claim one, you have to redeem it at a Washington, D.C., law office.
The limited-edition bobbleheads of U.S. Supreme Court justices are the work of law professor Ross Davies, who has been creating them the past 10 years. When finished, they arrive unannounced on the real justices’ desks, secreted there by unnamed confederates.
Some ultimately wobble their way onto eBay, where they reliably sell for hundreds of dollars.
Antonin Scalia once said he understands his is the most popular. Stephen Breyer had four of the figures of his colleagues on display in his chambers during a 2009 C-Span interview. His own is currently in the works. And former Chief Justice William Rehnquist sent a thank-you note for his, which was the first to come out in 2003.
