September 14, 2009
State Judicial Independence - A National Concern
7:30 a.m.
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5:30 p.m.
Location: Pigott Auditorium
A discussion of the symptoms of a serious national problem: the financial and political threats to state judicial impartiality and independence
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Keynote Speaker & Participant
The conference will consist of three panel sessions and a "town hall" discussion - featuring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, distinguished state court judges and legislators, prominent academic scholars, and leading political and legal activists - to examine the tensions between judicial electioneering and justice "for sale."