The Media’s Effect on Judicial Independence: A Kaleidoscopic View

February 6, 2007

Once the youngest member of the Tennessee Supreme Court, Penny White lost her seat in one of the most bitterly contested retention elections in state history — an election that turned on White’s participation in a Supreme Court decision overturning a death sentence.  White, now Interim Director of the Center for Advocacy and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee, joined us to discuss how the media tends to portray — and distort — the image of judges and their decisions.

A lecture by Penny White, Interim Director of the Center for Advocacy and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee. This event was co-sponsored by Syracuse University’s College of Law.

EVENT PARTICIPANTS

Penny White
Interim Director of the Center for Advocacy and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee