Federal Judicial Center 40th Anniversary Event

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Lewis & Clark Law School to Host Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Justice Anthony Kennedy at Federal Judicial Center Conference

PORTLAND, Ore. (April 24, 2008)—Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Justice Anthony Kennedy are among the keynote speakers scheduled at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Federal Judicial Center, hosted by Lewis & Clark Law School in September. This event is co-sponsored by the Federal Judicial Center and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.

The conference—also featuring a keynote address by former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Walter Dellinger—will cover topics including the impact of science and technology on the law, balancing national security and individual liberties in a time of terrorism, and the public's perception of the federal courts.

"We are thrilled and honored to host such a momentous event and such an unparalleled array of jurists and scholars," Law School Dean Robert Klonoff said. "Our selection as the venue for the conference is a ringing endorsement of our leadership in legal education. We are looking forward to this opportunity to showcase our school."

Also scheduled to participate are FJC Director Barbara Rothstein and former directors Fern Smith, Rya Zobel, and William Schwarzer. Participating scholars will include, among others, Erwin Chemerinsky, founding dean of the University of California, Irvine, Law School; Drew Days III, Yale Law School and former U.S. Solicitor General; Henry Greely, Stanford Law School; Laurie Levenson, Loyola Law School Los Angeles; and Judith Resnik, Yale Law School. Dean Klonoff will chair the program and introduce all of the keynote speakers and panels. In addition, Lewis & Clark Law School professors Ed Brunet and Paula Abrams will moderate some of the panels.

Other topics to be covered at the conference include the history of the Federal Judicial Center, the costs of increasingly complex civil litigation, the changing role of the district judge in an era of alternative dispute resolution and guilty pleas, the growth of pro se litigation, the changing nature of criminal litigation, and appellate court issues and innovations.

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Registration cost: $350 includes conference, transportation, lunch and reception.

No on site parking available.