Charles Whitebread
Encyclopedia
Charles H. Whitebread (April 2, 1943-September 16, 2008 was the George T. Pfleger Professor of Law at the University of Southern California Law School
. He was an authority on criminal law and criminal procedure, writing and lecturing on those and other subjects throughout the United States.
. He attended Princeton University
(1965), where he was an honors graduate, and Yale Law School
(1968), where he was an editor for the Yale Law Journal
.
, he became a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law
, where he taught for 13 years, and then moved to the University of Southern California Law School
.
Whitebread was also a lecturer in criminal law
and criminal procedure
for BarBri
. He was very popular with BarBri students, who have started Facebook
groups in appreciation of his unique and humorous lectures.
It is believed that Whitebread taught more law students than any other professor in the country due to his long service and the nationwide publication of his criminal law and procedure lectures. It is also thought that Whitebread instructed more police officers than any other instructor in modern history through his long years as an instructor at the FBI school at Quantico.
Whitebread gave the keynote speech at the American Psychology and Law Society (APLS) Annual Conference in Jacksonville, Florida
on March 6, 2008.
articles, which includes Criminal Procedure, Children in the Legal System, and The Eight Secrets of Top Exam Performance in Law School.
University of Southern California Law School
The University of Southern California Law School , located in Los Angeles, California, is a law school within the University of Southern California...
. He was an authority on criminal law and criminal procedure, writing and lecturing on those and other subjects throughout the United States.
Early life
Whitebread was born on April 2, 1943, in Montgomery County, MarylandMontgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...
. He attended Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
(1965), where he was an honors graduate, and Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
(1968), where he was an editor for the Yale Law Journal
Yale Law Journal
The Yale Law Journal is a student-run law review affiliated with the Yale Law School. Published continuously since 1891, it is the most widely known of the eight law reviews published by students at Yale Law School...
.
Academic career
After briefly working at Wilmer Cutler & PickeringWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, which also goes by the shorter market name WilmerHale, is an American law firm with twelve offices across the USA, Europe and Asia. It was created in 2004 through the merger of the Boston-based firm Hale and Dorr and the Washington-based firm Wilmer Cutler...
, he became a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his "academical village," the University of Virginia. The law school maintains an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students in its initial degree program...
, where he taught for 13 years, and then moved to the University of Southern California Law School
University of Southern California Law School
The University of Southern California Law School , located in Los Angeles, California, is a law school within the University of Southern California...
.
Whitebread was also a lecturer in criminal law
Criminal law
Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on people who do not obey...
and criminal procedure
Criminal procedure
Criminal procedure refers to the legal process for adjudicating claims that someone has violated criminal law.-Basic rights:Currently, in many countries with a democratic system and the rule of law, criminal procedure puts the burden of proof on the prosecution – that is, it is up to the...
for BarBri
BarBri
BarBri is a company in the United States that offers a widely used bar exam preparation course. A majority of American recipients of a Juris Doctor degree attend a six-week BarBri course, which features lectures by law professors on the six major areas covered on the Multistate Bar Examination —...
. He was very popular with BarBri students, who have started Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
groups in appreciation of his unique and humorous lectures.
It is believed that Whitebread taught more law students than any other professor in the country due to his long service and the nationwide publication of his criminal law and procedure lectures. It is also thought that Whitebread instructed more police officers than any other instructor in modern history through his long years as an instructor at the FBI school at Quantico.
Whitebread gave the keynote speech at the American Psychology and Law Society (APLS) Annual Conference in Jacksonville, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
on March 6, 2008.
Writings
Whitebread was a prolific legal writer, who published a dozen books and over 30 law reviewLaw review
A law review is a scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, normally published by an organization of students at a law school or through a bar association...
articles, which includes Criminal Procedure, Children in the Legal System, and The Eight Secrets of Top Exam Performance in Law School.
External links
- Archive of Whitebread's USC homepage rcf.usc.edu
- Announcement of Whitebread's death from Above The LawAbove the Law (blog)AboveTheLaw.com is a law gossip blog which circulates rumors primarily about large commercial law firms . Above the Law publishes the rumored salaries and bonuses at many of these large firms...
- Eulogy for Charles Whitebread by Susan EstrichSusan EstrichSusan Estrich is an American lawyer, professor, author, political operative, feminist advocate, and political commentator for Fox News.-Early life:...