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Plenary 1 - Historical Facts: Past Present & Future
Plenary 2: Fireside Chat
Plenary 3: Supreme Court Preview
Break-out 1: McCulloch v. Maryland: One-Stop Shopping for Textual Interpretive Methods
Break-out 2: Other Side of the Lectern: Trading Places
Plenary 4: Why BOTher Writing?
Break-out 3: Fine Art of Rebuttal
Break-out 4: The Importance and Impact of U.S. Appellate Courts of Special Jurisdiction
Plenary 5 - DEI: Bench & Bar Pipeline
Plenary 6: Law, Justice, & the Holocaust
Plenary 7: Fireside Chat with U.S. Solicitor General
Break-out 5: The Supreme Court andthe American Constitutional System
Break-out 6: No Laughing Matter –Pop Culture References & Humor
Plenary 8: SCOTUS Update
Break-out 7: SCOTUS Criminal Update
Break-out 8: Building/Maintaining an Appellate Practice
Break-out 9: Lexicon is Not a Fortress – Law & Linguistics
Break-out 10: Changing Voir Dire Standards
Plenary 9: A Joinder of Inspiration and Greatness in Civil Rights Legislation: The Words of Lincoln and King on the Anniversaries of the Gettysburg Address and “I Have a Dream” Speech
Break-out 11: Making Non-Argument Sections of Brief Persuasive
Break-out 12: Victims’ Rights, Sentencing Reform, and a Civilian-Military Dialogue on the Implementation of Criminal Justice Initiatives
Plenary 10: Ethics of Recusal/Disqualification for Lawyers & Judges
Speaker Bios
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2023 Summit
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| THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2023 | |||
| Time | Session Name | Speaker(s) | Room |
| 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Check-in and registration | Foyer | |
| 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Welcome & Presentation of Colors | Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby Hon. J. Michelle Childs Hon. Sri Srinivasan | Salon I – III |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Plenary 1: Historical Facts: Past Present & Future | Laurie Webb Daniel Hon. Mark E. Salter Prof. Akhil Reed Amar Karen Precella* | Salon I – III |
| 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Plenary 2: Fireside Chat | Hon. Brett Kavanaugh Hon. J. Michelle Childs* | Salon I – III |
| 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Break | ||
| 3:45 – 4:45 p.m. | Plenary 3: Supreme Court Preview | Deepak Gupta Elaine J. Goldenberg John P. Elwood Jason Steed* | Salon I – III |
| 4:45 – 5:00 p.m. | Break | ||
| 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Break-out 1: McCulloch v. Maryland: One-Stop Shopping for Textual Interpretive Methods | Prof. Neil S. Siegel Hon. Laurie McKinnon Hon. J. Michelle Childs Cynthia Keely Timms* | Salon I – III |
| 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Break-out 2: Other Side of the Lectern: Trading Places | Hon. Eric Magnuson Hon. Thomas I. Vanaskie (Ret.) Hon. Toby J. Heytens Hon. Rachel Wainer Apter Hon. William Boyce* | Salon IV |
| 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Opening Reception at The Library of Congress AJEI name badges required for admission. | ||
| FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2023 | |||
| Time | Session Name | Speaker(s) | Room |
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | Capital Ballroom | |
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Plenary 4: Why BOTher Writing? | Mark Davies Prof. Joshua A.T. Fairfield Emily Colbert Hon. Herbert Dixon (Ret.)* | Salon I – III |
| 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Break | ||
| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Break-out 3: Fine Art of Rebuttal | Hon. Shirley Troutman Daniel Geyser Kannon Shanmugam Gaëtan Gerville-Réache* | Salon I – III |
| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Break-out 4: The Importance and Impact of U.S. Appellate Courts of Special Jurisdiction | Hon. Jennifer Choe-Groves Hon. John E. Sparks Hon. Scott L. Laurer Deanne E. Maynard* | Salon IV |
| 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Break | ||
| 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. | Plenary 5: DEI: Bench & Bar Pipeline | Hon. Amy St. Eve Juvaria Khan Nadeen Abou-Hossa, Esq. Jay Breakstone* | Salon I – III |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Break | ||
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Plenary 6: Law, Justice, & the Holocaust | Will Meinecke, Ph.D. | Salon I – III |
| 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Free Time — Optional Organized or Self-Guided Tours | ||
| 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Council of Appellate Lawyers (CAL) Meet & Greet (All AJEI attendees invited) | Penn Avenue Terrace | |
| 7:30 – 10:00 p.m. | CAL Dine-Around for Lawyers & Judges (Optional – Self-pay) | Various Locations | |
| 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | CASA Dinner & T-Shirt Exchange (Registration and pre-pay required) | ||
| SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2023 | |||
| Time | Session Name | Speaker(s) | Room |
| 6:00 a.m. | Fun Run/Walk with Hon. Christopher Goff | ||
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast & Optional CAL Roundtable Discussions | Capital Ballroom | |
| 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Plenary 7: Fireside Chat with U.S. Solicitor General | Hon. Elizabeth Prelogar Hon. J. Michelle Childs* Hon. Robert Edmunds* | Salon I – III |
| 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. | Break | ||
| 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. | Break-out 5: The Supreme Court and the American Constitutional System | Prof. Eric J. Segall Prof. Stephanie Barclay Prof. Samuel Moyn Prof. Steven Vladeck Hon. Christopher J. McFadden* | Salon I – III |
| 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. | Break-out 6: No Laughing Matter – Pop Culture References & Humor | Hon. James C. Ho Hon. John B. Owens Chad Baruch Hon. Jacqueline H. Nguyen* | Salon IV |
| 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. | Break | ||
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Plenary 8: SCOTUS Update | Dean Erwin Chemerinsky | Salon I – III |
| 12:30 – 2:15 p.m. | Lunch | Capital Ballroom | |
| 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. | Break-out 7: SCOTUS Criminal Update | Dean Erwin Chemerinsky | Salon I – III |
| 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. | Break-out 8: Building/Maintaining an Appellate Practice | John P. O’Herron Elissa Haynes Matthew Friedlander Matt Leerberg* | Salon IV |
| 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Break | ||
| 3:45 – 4:45 p.m. | Break-out 9: Lexicon is Not a Fortress – Law & Linguistics | Hon. Samuel A. Thumma Kirsten Castañeda Prof. James Brudney Hon. Christopher J. McFadden* | Salon IV |
| 3:45 – 4:45 p.m. | Break-out 10: Changing Voir Dire Standards | Prof. Nina Chertoff Hon. Edwina Richardson-Mendelson Hon. Greg Mize Emily Coward Lucy Inman* | Salon I – III |
| 6:00 – 6:45 p.m. | Saturday Night Reception | Ballroom Foyer | |
| 6:45 – 9:00 p.m. | Dinner & Entertainment | Capital Ballroom | |
Daylight savings time ends Nov. 5. Fall back one hour before going to sleep Saturday night.
| SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2023 | |||
| Time | Session Name | Speaker(s) | Room |
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | Capital Ballroom | |
| 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Honoring Our Veterans | Gettysburg Foundation | Salon I – III |
| 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. | Plenary 9: A Joinder of Inspiration and Greatness in Civil Rights Legislation: The Words of Lincoln and King on the Anniversaries of the Gettysburg Address and “I Have a Dream” Speech | Prof. Bobby J. Donaldson Hon. Frank Williams (Ret.) Hon. Frank Sullivan, Jr.* | Salon I – III |
| 9:45 – 10:00 a.m. | Break | ||
| 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. | Break-out 11: Making Non-Argument Sections of Brief Persuasive | Harker Rhodes Samantha Chaifetz Hon. Albert Diaz Bennett Evan Cooper* | Salon I – III |
| 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. | Break-out 12: Victims’ Rights, Sentencing Reform, and a Civilian-Military Dialogue on the Implementation of Criminal Justice Initiatives | Jonathan Wroblewski Capt. Stephen Reyes Lt. Cmdr. Sara de Groot Lauren Britsch Slater Dwight Sullivan* | Salon IV |
| 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. | Break | ||
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Plenary 10: Ethics of Recusal/Disqualification for Lawyers & Judges | Prof. Marin Levy Prof. James Sample Hon. Mark Martin Hon. Bernice Donald (Ret.) Kip Nelson* | Salon I – III |
| 12:15 – 12:30 p.m. | Conclusion and Preview of 2024 Summit | Salon I – III | |