Charles Benjamin Schudson (born 1950) is a retired American lawyer, jurist, and author from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Schudson worked as a state and federal prosecutor from 1975 until 1982, when he was appointed to the Wisconsin Circuit Court by Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus.

Schudson has presented keynotes and seminars at approximately three hundred judicial and professional conferences throughout the world.

For his work in the investigation and prosecution of Medicaid fraud and nursing home crimes, Schudson received the U.S. Justice Department’s Award for Superior Performance.

Schudson has authored hundreds of published appellate decisions and other works, including: On Trial / America’s Courts and Their Treatment of Sexually Abused Children ( Beacon Press 1989; 2d ed., 1991); and Independence Corrupted / How America’s Judges Make Their Decisions (University of Wisconsin Press, 2018; Amazon Kindle 2022), winner of the Figure Foundation grant, and a nominee for the ABA Silver Gavel Award, the Chautauqua Prize, and the National Book Award.