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This program not only outlines the order of events for the Judicial Independence and Accountability Symposium but it also provides copies of associated papers and a RealMedia video archive of the live activities. To view the video you will need the RealPlayer available free of charge from RealNetworks. |
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Friday, November 20: |
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| Welcome: | Scott H. Bice; Dean and Carl Mason Franklin Professor of Law, The Law School, University of Southern California |
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SESSION ONE What is Judicial Independence and Does it Matter? |
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| Moderator: | Hon. Dorothy W. Nelson; Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
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What is Judicial Independence and How is it Defined and Assessed? |
| Speakers: | Stephen B. Burbank; David Berger Professor for the Administration of Justice, University of Pennsylvania Law School; Vice President, American Judicature Society |
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John A. Ferejohn; Visiting Professor of Law and Politics, New York University School of Law; Carolyn S.G. Monroe Professor of Political Science, Stanford University |
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What Has Been the History of Judicial Independence? |
| Speaker: | Ronald R. Garet; Carolyn Craig Franklin Professor of Law and Religion, The Law School, University of Southern California |
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What are the Perspectives of Critical Theory on the Issue of Judicial Independence? |
| Speaker: | Richard Delgado; Jean Lindsley Professor of Law, University of Colorado School of Law |
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| Commentators: | Jody David Armour; Professor of Law, The Law School, University of Southern California |
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Hon. Joyce L. Kennard; Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California |
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Andrea Sheridan Ordin; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP; Special Commission on Separation of Powers and Judicial Independence, American Bar Association |
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Daniel M. Klerman; Associate Professor of Law, The Law School, University of Southern California |
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Questions and Answers
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LUNCHEON |
| luncheon Speaker: | Anthony Lewis; Columnist, New York Times |
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SESSION TWO What are the Contemporary Threats to Judicial Independence? |
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| Moderator: | Susan Estrich; Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science, The Law School, University of Southern California |
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Does Electoral Review Affect Judges' Independence in Deciding Death Penalty Cases? |
| Speakers: | Theodore Eisenberg; Henry Allen Mark Professor of Law, Cornell Law School |
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John H. Blume; Visiting Professor and Director of the Cornell Death Penalty Project, Cornell Law School; Former Director, Center for Capital Litigation |
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Is the Financing of Judicial Elections a Threat to Judicial Independence? |
| Speaker: | Kathryn Abrams; Acting Director of Women's Studies and Professor of Law, Cornell Law School |
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Are There Structural Threats to Judicial Independence? |
| Speaker: | Pamela S. Karlan; Professor of Law, Stanford Law School |
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| Commentators: | Hon. Terry J. Hatter, Jr.; Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California |
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Hon. Robert S. Thompson; Former Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second District; Legion Lex Emeritus, Professor of Law, The Law School, University of Southern California |
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John Choon Yoo; Acting Professor of Law, John M. Olin Foundation Faculty Fellow, University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law |
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Erwin Chemerinsky; Sydney M. Irmas Chair in Public Interest Law and Legal Ethics, The Law School, University of Southern California |
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Questions and Answers
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ROTH LECTURE |
| Roth Lecture: | The Honorable Anthony M. Kennedy; Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States |
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Saturday, November 21: |
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SESSION THREE What are the Alternative Models for Judicial Independence? |
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| Moderator: | Richard Chernick; Arbitrator and Mediator, Private Dispute Resolution; Founder, Coalition for Justice |
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What Lessons Can Be Learned from Other Countries? |
| Speakers: | J. Mark Ramseyer; The Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies, Harvard Law School |
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Dr. Eric B. Rasmusen; Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University |
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Robert Stevens; Master, Pembroke College, United Kingdom |
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What Can Be Learned from Political Theory? |
| Speakers: | Matthew L. Spitzer; William T. Dalessi Professor of Law, The Law School, University of Southern California; Professor of Law and Social Science, California Institute of Technology |
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Eric L. Talley; Associate Professor of Law, The Law School, University of Southern California
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| Commentators: | Jean-Pierre Benoit; Associate Professor, Department of Economics and School of Law, New York University |
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Edith Z. Friedler; Professor of Law, Loyola Law School |
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Questions and Answers
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SESSION FOUR How is the Need for Judicial Accountability to be Balanced with the Need for Judicial Independence? |
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| Moderator: | Erwin Chemerinsky; Sydney M. Irmas Chair in Public Interest Law and Legal Ethics, The Law School, University of Southern California |
| Speaker: | Dr. Frances Kahn Zemans; Justice System Consultant; Former Executive Vice President and Director, American Judicature Society |
| Commentators: | Judith Resnik; Arthur Liman Professor of Law, Yale Law School |
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Hon. Nancy Gertner; Judge, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
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luncheon |
| Speaker: | Martin H. Redish; Louis and Harriet Ancel Professor of Law and Public Policy, Northwestern University School of Law |
| Commentators: | Scott H. Bice; Dean and Carl Mason Franklin Professor of Law, The Law School, University of Southern California |
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Hon. Cruz Reynoso; Professor of Law, University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law; Former Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California |
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Questions and Answers
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SESSION FIVE What is a Research Agenda for Issues of Judicial Independence for the Future? |
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| Moderator: | Hon. Judith C. Chirlin; Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Chair, Board of Directors, American Judicature Society |
| Speaker: | Deborah R. Hensler; Judge John W. Ford Professor in Dispute Resolution, Stanford Law School |
| Commentators: | Charles G. Geyh; Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington; Visiting Associate Professor of Law, Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law |
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Russell R. Wheeler; Deputy Director, Federal Judicial Center |
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Questions and Answers
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CLOSING REMARKS |
| Closing: | Karen A. Lash; Associate Dean, The Law School, University of Southern California |