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Author:   Charles Benjamin Schudson
Publisher:   University of Wisconsin Press
Imprint:   University of Wisconsin Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.528kg
ISBN:  

9780299320300

ISBN 10:   0299320308
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   28 September 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface: Sacred Words/Crossover Time Introduction: Independence and Corruption Part One. Judges 1 Who’s the Judge? 2 Where Judges Are Born: The Prosecutor’s Perspective—from Battered Homes to Nursing Homes 3 The Decision-Making Ideal Part Two. In Chambers: How America’s Judges Really Make Their Decisions 4 The Trial Judge: Birth, Aborted State v. Monica Migliorino Miller 5 The Appellate Judge: Birth, Premature Peterman v. Midwestern National Insurance Company, Special Products, Inc., Frank A. Busalacchi, and Visuals Plus, Inc. 6 Standard of Review: Humility, and the Division of Labor 7 The Trial Judge: Life, and a Lost Teenager In the Interest of S.W., a child under eighteen years of age 8 The Appellate Judge: Life, and a Sex Predator State v. Shawn Schulpius 9 The Trial Judge: Death, and a Cherished Child State v. Anthony McClain 10 The Appellate Judge: Death, and Three Widows Wischer v. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America, Inc. 11 The Trial Judge: Religion, and White Supremacists State v. Hollin Lange and Patrick O’Malley 12 The Appellate Judge: Politics, “On the Point” State v. L. C. Clay 13 Indigestion (and Other Determinants) Part Three. America’s Judiciary in the New Age of Vanishing Independence 14 Judicial Campaigns: Declarations and Contributions 15 Begging the Question: Elective or Appointive Afterword Fathers and Grandfathers Notes Acknowledgments Index

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Provides a deep understanding of the call to public service. Judges are too often seen as distant, dispassionate rulers, but Schudson shows the difficult and often wrenching decision-making process that every judge must endure. A thoroughly readable book for every citizen who chooses to become better informed about this fascinating branch of government. --Aine Donovan, Dartmouth College Ethics Institute Judges decide based on the law and proven facts. Or do they? Judge Schudson answers in an unselfconscious recounting of his twenty-two years judging abortion protestors, delinquent children, skinheads, sexual predators, vicious rapists, and catastrophic accidents. He paints a vivid picture of judges, usually principled but far from perfect. --Frank Sullivan, Jr., Indiana Supreme Court Justice, retired Honest and enlightening. The dissecting of actual court cases brings the process of judicial decision making to life. Schudson takes an inside look at how beliefs, philosophies, and even food influence the most neutral of decision makers. His memoir shows that the judge really does matter. --Lee Ann Barnhardt, director of education, North Dakota Court System

Provides a deep understanding of the call to public service. Judges are too often seen as distant, dispassionate rulers, but Schudson shows the difficult and often wrenching decision-making process that every judge must endure. A thoroughly readable book for every citizen who chooses to become better informed about this fascinating branch of government. - Aine Donovan, Dartmouth College Ethics Institute Judges decide based on the law and proven facts. Or do they? Judge Schudson answers in an unselfconscious recounting of his twenty-two years judging abortion protestors, delinquent children, skinheads, sexual predators, vicious rapists, and catastrophic accidents. He paints a vivid picture of judges, usually principled but far from perfect. - Frank Sullivan, Jr., Indiana Supreme Court Justice, retired Honest and enlightening. The dissecting of actual court cases brings the process of judicial decision making to life. Schudson takes an inside look at how beliefs, philosophies, and even food influence the most neutral of decision makers. His memoir shows that the judge really does matter. - Lee Ann Barnhardt, director of education, North Dakota Court System

Author Information

Charles Benjamin Schudson is a former trial and appellate judge, law professor, and Fulbright scholar. As an expert on the American judicial system, he has appeared on PBS, NPR, and Oprah and before the National Association of State Judicial Educators, the United States Conference of Mayors, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and many law schools. He is the president of Keynote Seminars and the coauthor of the book On Trial: America's Courts and Their Treatment of Sexually Abused Children.

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