LAWS 8838 Judicial Process - Trial
The seminar will guide discussion regarding various issues such as the judges role, judicial decision making and discretion, judicial ethics, the role of the jury, settlement and alternative dispute resolution, and sentencing. This seminar will also provide an opportunity to reflect on your experience as a judicial extern.
Course overview
- Department
- Law
- School
- LAW
- Credits
- 1
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Permission of Department
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.84 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.33 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 8
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Sarah Ellis | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 7 of 10 |
| Fall 2025 | John Lu | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 4 of 4 |
| Spring 2025 | Sarah Ellis | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 7 of 7 |
| Spring 2024 | Sarah Ellis | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 7 of 7 |
| Fall 2023 | Catherine Byrne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 of 7 |
| Spring 2023 | Sarah Ellis | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 6 of 6 |
| Fall 2022 | Erin Macgowan | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 6 of 8 |
| Fall 2021 | Catherine Byrne | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 13 |
| Fall 2021 | John Cratsley | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 13 |