Professor Rudstein teaches and writes in the fields of criminal law and criminal procedure. He holds a bachelor’s degree (with honors) from the University of Illinois, a law degree (cum laude) from Northwestern University, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif, and a master of laws degree from the University of Illinois. After graduation, he served as a teaching assistant at the University of Illinois, and then as a law clerk to Justice Walter V. Schaefer of the Supreme Court of Illinois during 1972-73. Professor Rudstein joined the faculty of Chicago-Kent in 1973. He spent a semester as a visiting professor at the University of Illinois in 1983, and returned to Chicago-Kent to serve as associate dean from 1983 to 1987. He is the co-author of a three-volume treatise entitled Criminal Constitutional Law and has written numerous articles in the field of criminal procedure. His latest book, Double Jeopardy: A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution, was published in late 2004.
