Events for April 2024

BJI’s July 15 presentation on judicial temperament introduced Professor Terry Maroney’s groundbreaking analysis of the elements of judicial temperament, the constellation of psychological traits that predict how judges will respond to the challenges of their work. Professor Maroney explained that while a person’s temperament is largely stable by adulthood, every judge has an “envelope of possibility” in […]

Courts, lawyers and judges are accustomed to moving deliberately. The pandemic has challenged courts to do things in ways that are unfamiliar and the effects of which often are uncertain. Judge Jeremy Fogel will moderate a discussion about those challenges with leading alumni judges of both state and federal courts. Participants: Moderator: Hon. Jeremy Fogel, […]

With the COVID-19 pandemic and racial unrest surging across America, three Berkeley Law professors describe how race could profoundly impact the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Participants: Moderator: Assistant Professor Asad Rahim, Assistant Professor of Law Professor Taeku Lee, Associate Dean, JSP Program, Professor of Law, Professor of Political Science Professor Ian Haney López, Chief Justice […]

At this annual SCOTUS review, Berkeley Law constitutional scholars will discuss trends from the 2019-20 term and look ahead to the new term. Participants: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law Easha Anand ’14, Managing Associate, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Hon. Goodwin Liu, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California […]