Preserving an Independent Judiciary

March 13 – 14, 2024
Boston, Mass.

Opening Reception, March 13: 6:30 – 8 p.m. at the John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Way, Boston, MA 02210
Symposium, March 14: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at The Westin Boston Seaport, 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA, 02210

SESSION TOPICS INCLUDE:

The Essential Role of a Free and Independent Media
Artificial Intelligence: Resource or Threat to Democracy?
The Judiciary and the Bar: Reviving the Bar’s Critical Role in Preserving the Independence of the Judiciary
Championing the Rule of Law: The Role of State Constitutions

PARTICIPATING SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Prof. Akhil Reed Amar, Yale Law School
Karen C. Burgess, Esq., Burgess Law PC, President-Elect, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Rachelle G. Cohen, Assistant Editorial Page Editor, The Boston Globe
Jack Cushman, Esq., Director, Harvard Library Innovation Lab
Anthony A. Froio, Esq., Regional Managing Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP
Hon. Mark V. Green, Chief Justice, Massachusetts Appeals Court
Hon. Michael G. Heavican, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Nebraska
Hon. Geraldine Hines (Ret.), Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Anna Mercado Clark, Esq., Phillips Lytle, LLP, President, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Makalika D. Naholowa’a, Executive Director, Native Hawaiian Legal Corp and President, National Native American Bar Association
Hon. Edwina G. Richardson, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, New York State Unified Court System
Hon. Paul L. Reiber, Chief Justice, Vermont Supreme Court
Hon. Fredric D. Rutberg (Ret.), President, Massachusetts Newspapers Publishers Association and President/Publisher, The Berkshire Eagle
Hon. Leigh I. Saufley, Dean, University of Maine School of Law
Hon. Jeffrey S. Sutton, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
Hon. Robert J. Torres, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Guam
Hon. David N. Wecht, Associate Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Hon. Thomas A. Zonay, Chief Judge, Vermont Superior Court

WITH REMARKS BY:

Hon. Benes Aldana (Ret.), President & CEO, The National Judicial College
Elizabeth “Betsy” Andersen, Executive Director of the World Justice Project
Hon. J. Michelle Childs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, President, Federal Judges Association
Roman Silberfeld, Esq., Robins Kaplan LLP

This symposium is a collaborative venture in the public interest by the organizers and sponsors below. All registration fees and donations will be used exclusively for this event and future symposia by the organizers of this series.