The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues

The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues


Blindfolds Off: How Judges Decide

December 01, 2014

Judge John E. Jones III ’77, U.S. Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

A conversation with Judge Jones, U.S. District judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and a Dickinson trustee, about the nature of judging and the role that judges play in American political, social, cultural, and economic life. Gary Gildin, interim dean and professor of law, The Dickinson School of Law of Penn State University, and Harry Pohlman, professor of political science, Dickinson College, will participate in the discussion.

The event is sponsored by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues, Student Senate and Penn State Dickinson School of Law and co-sponsored by the Churchill Fund. It is also part of the Clarke Forum’s Leadership in an Age of Uncertainty Series.