OLLI Talks: Independence Corrupted: How America’s Judges Really Make Their Decisions

OLLI @ CSU is pleased to welcome Judge Charles Benjamin Schudson, a former state and federal prosecutor, trial and appellate judge, law professor and Fulbright Scholar, as a spring term guest lecturer.  

With scholarship, engaging candor, and impassioned accounts of compelling cases, Judge Schudson will bring us behind the bench and into chambers to see judges analyzing actual trials and sentencings;  to hear judges debating life and death, multimillion-dollar damages, and priceless civil rights.  

Judge Schudson's book, Independence Corrupted: How America's Judges Make Their Decisions (University of Wisconsin Press, 2018)  examines the mounting pressures on very human judges and explores the new and powerful political corrosion of America's judicial independence.  His lecture provides a fascinating perspective for students and scholars, lawyers and judges, and all citizens concerned about the survival of judicial independence.    

Join Judge Schudson for a stimulating lecture as he explores  the real  personal, professional, and political pressures threatening judicial integrity like never before.  To learn more:  www.keynoteseminars.net   

Charles Benjamin Schudson is a Wisconsin Reserve Judge Emeritus and a guest professor at law schools throughout the world.  He has served as a state and federal prosecutor, a trial and appellate judge, a law professor, and Fulbright Scholar.  He has been a featured guest on NPR, PBS, and “Oprah.”  He is the author of many published works including:  On Trial / America’s Courts and Their Treatment of Sexually Abused Children (Beacon Press); and Independence Corrupted / How America’s Judges Make Their Decisions (University of Wisconsin Press).

Notes

• A current OLLI membership is required to register for all courses and lectures.
• If you do not have a current Spring 2021 membership, one will be added to your cart at check-out.
• OLLI membership fees and course tuition are critical to the Institute’s sustainability and are non-refundable.

Testimonials

SP '20 OLLI at University of the Pacific:

Judge Charlie was extremely interesting as well as very engaging. I already had a fair knowledge of the subject, but his lecture advanced me four levels!"

"Mr. Schudson is an outstanding, dynamic speaker, who is one of  the best I’ve ever seen on Zoom."