Necessary to Form a Lawyer: Law, History, and Political Thought in Thomas Jefferson’s Legal Commonplace Book, Princeton University, May 9–10, 2019
Thursday, May 9. McCormick 101
4:30–6:00pm: Keynote Address
Introduction: Stanley N. Katz, Princeton
Address: David Konig and Michael Zuckert
Friday, May 10. McCormick 101
Panel 1, 8:30–10:00am: Commonplacing: Jefferson’s Method and Purpose
Sarah Rivett, Princeton, chair
Earle Havens, Johns Hopkins
Tony Grafton, Princeton
Karin Wulf, Omohundro Institute
10:00–10:15am: Break
Panel 2, 10:15–11:45am: Underpinnings of the Law (I): Jefferson and the Whig Tradition
Dirk Hartog, Princeton, chair
Bernadette Meyler, Stanford
David Lieberman, Berkeley
Daniel Hulsebosch, NYU
11:45am–1:15pm: Lunch
Panel 3, 1:15–2:45pm: Underpinnings of the Law (II): History and Political Philosophy
Michael Zuckert, University of Notre Dame, chair
Hannah Spahn, Universität Potsdam
Frank Cogliano, University of Edinburgh
2:45–3:00pm: Break
Panel 4, 3:00–4:30pm: From Studying Law to Making Laws: The State in the Legal Commonplace Book
Stan Katz, Princeton, chair
Jessica Lowe, UVA
Christopher Michael Curtis, Georgia Southern-Armstrong
Ellen Holmes Pearson, UNC-Asheville
5:00–6:00pm: Closing Remarks McCormick 101
Introduction: Sean Wilentz, Princeton
Annette Gordon-Reed, Harvard Law
6:00–7:00pm: Reception
For registration and any questions, contact tjpapers@princeton.edu
