“Judicial Reputation: A Conference on Neglected Justices” opens at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the with a keynote address by , the David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law at the .
The lecture, to be held in the Law School’s Covington Room, is free and open to the public.
The aim of the conference, sponsored by ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ’s , is to investigate the question of judicial reputation by examining the lives and work of Supreme Court justices who were notable in their own time but who have since received scant attention from scholars, lawyers or judges.
White, a member of the UVA faculty since 1972, served a clerkship for Chief Justice Warren of the U.S. Supreme Court, has been a Guggenheim Fellow and has published 12 books. He is the recipient of numerous honors for his books and other publications, including becoming a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history.
The remainder of the conference schedule is listed below. The events on Friday will be held in the Law School’s Bartholomew Room and on Saturday in the Covington Room.
Friday, April 4
Early Supreme Court- 9:00-10:15 a.m.
- Samuel Chase – – – “Samuel Chase: In Defense of the Rule of Law and Against the Jeffersonians”
- James Iredell – – – “There Were Great Men Before Agamemnon”
- Commentator: – ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Law School
Marshall Court – 10:30-11:45 a.m.
- William Johnson – –
- Bushrod Washington – Herbert A. Johnson – , Emeritus – “Justice Bushrod Washington: Maybe John Marshall’s Twin. . . But Not Identical”
- Commentator: – ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Law School
Civil War Era – 1:15-2:30 p.m.
- John Catron – –
- John McLean – –
- Commentator: –
The Gilded Age 2:45-4:00 p.m.
- David J. Brewer –
- Rufus W. Peckham – – ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Law School – “Rufus W. Peckham and Economic Liberty”
- Commentator: –
Saturday, April 5
Early Twentieth Century – 9:00-10:45 a.m.
- George Sutherland – – – “Justice Sutherland Reconsidered”
- Pierce Butler – –
- Sherman Minton – – – “Sherman Minton: Restraint Against a Tide of Activism”
- Commentator: – ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Law School
Roundtable: – ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Law School – 11:15-11:45 a.m.
Here is a link to more information about the conference, including a conference schedule:
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