 |
| Felix Frankfurter (LC) |
Justice Felix Frankfurter and the Idea of Judicial Self-Restraint: Then and Now in Federal and State Courts
December 11 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST. A Hybrid Event [In-person at and livestreamed from the] New York City Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street, NYC. Presented by the Historical Society of the New York Courts; co-Sponsored by the New York State Writers Institute at SUNY Albany. NY CLE Credits Currently Pending by the Judicial Institute. Available only to current members of the Historical Society of the New York Courts, the New York State Writers Institute at SUNY Albany and the New York City Bar Association.
This program will delve into the judicial philosophy and legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, starting with his New York beginnings, with Frankfurter’s biographer. This will be followed by an engaging discussion with a distinguished panel about Frankfurter’s interpretation of judicial restraint and how it is relevant in the decision-making process of today’s federal and state judiciaries, with a focus on the U.S. Supreme Court and the New York Court of Appeals.
Welcome
Henry M. Greenberg, Esq.
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Vice Chair, Historical Society of the New York Courts
Introductions
Prof. John Q. Barrett
Benjamin N. Cardozo Professor, St. John’s University School of Law
Trustee Emeritus, Historical Society of the New York Courts
Presentation on the Live of Felix Frankfurter
Prof. Brad Snyder
Professor of Law & Anne Fleming Research Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Author of Democratic Justice: Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment (W.W. Norton & Co., 2022)
Panel Discussion on Judicial Restraint: Then and Now
Hon. Jonathan Lippman
Former Chief Judge of the State of New York
President, Historical Society of the New York Courts
Hon. Barbara D. Underwood
Solicitor General of the State of New York
Former Acting Solicitor General of the United States
Dean Troy A. McKenzie
Dean & Cecelia Goetz Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
Trustee, Historical Society of the New York Courts
Prof. Brad Snyder
Prof. John Q. Barrett
