Obiter Dicta Issue 9 - January 18, 2016 | Page 6

6  Obiter Dicta An Inquiry into Judge Robin Camp: NEWS Gender still influential in perceptions of “fair process” - shannon corregan Otto Preminger’s Anatomy of a Murder (1959) is fifty-seven years old. Nevertheless, it remains the finest trial drama ever put on film. It is impossible for me to put into words why my love affair with this film runs so deep. I first watched Anatomy of a Murder when I was a naïve twenty-year old. This was before I even thought about going to law school. Back then the film stood out to me for being tremendously entertaining with great performances, especially by James Stewart. Now, the film has a deeper meaning f