Judge Taylor from To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) and the Judicial Process
Final Paper for Judicial Process
Select a work of fiction with a judge as a major character (this could be a movie, a television show, a novel, a play, a short story, etc.). Discuss the role (in other words, describe what it is that this judge does during the course of the work of fiction) this judge plays in the work of fiction you have selected. Using at least three examples from your text or our lectures as a reference, describe how closely the characterization of this fictional judge (or of the judicial process generally as it is portrayed in this work of fiction) conforms to what you understand to be the actual requirements or constraints faced by judges (or the judicial process itself) in the real world.
Your submission must be 8-10 pages in length, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, with standard margins.
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Judge Taylor from To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) and the Judicial Process
To kill a Mockingbird (1962) is an American courtroom drama by Robert Mulligan with a screenplay on Harper Lee’s novel on the same title. Both works of fiction are essential tools for reflecting on the judicial process. The film features Judge Taylor, lawyer Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson (suspect) accused of raping a young white girl Mayella Ewell and an all-white jury. The suspect was an African American, and although Judge Taylor considered him innocent, he knew he would not survive the all-white discriminatory male jury. The Judge plays a crucial role in convincing lawyer Atticus Finch to represent Robinson…
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