7:00 – 8:30 p.m. - Auditorium
Can our justice system be free from political influence when judges are elected by political majority or appointed by elected officials? Herbert M. Kritzer, Professor of Political Science and Law at the University of Wisconsin, thinks not. The real dilemma is choosing the kind of politics we want.
Herbert M. Kritzer, professor of political science and law at the University of Wisconsin, presents his thesis that no system exists for selecting judges that is free from political influence. Respondents include former Governor Al Quie, who leads hearings on whether Minnesota’s judiciary can remain impartial; Professor Sally Kenney, an expert on judicial selection at the Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs; and Judge Roger Warren, who is active in the effort to maintain fair and impartial courts.
University of Wisconsin Madison
Professor of Political Science and Law
Editor, Law & Society Review
Citizens Commission for the Preservation of an Impartial Judiciary
Former Governor of Minnesota, U.S. Congressional Representative, and State Senator
Director, Center on Women and Public Policy, and
Professor, Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Scholar-in-Residence to the California Judicial Council
Chair, Justice at Stake Board of Directors
Former California State Judge
Former President, National Center for State Courts