Oral History of Carol Garfiel Freeman Now Available on Society Website
Read about trailblazing criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor Carol Garfiel Freeman.
Read about trailblazing criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor Carol Garfiel Freeman.
Read the Judge Stephen F. Williams' views on standing, administrative law, business law, affirmative action, criminal law and sentencing.
The Society hosted a special program on May 11, 2022. Judge (now Justice) Ketanji B. Jackson, was joined in person by 21 juniors and seniors from an AP Government Class at School Without Walls in Washington, D.C.
Patricia M. Wald served 20 years on the D.C. Circuit Court (1979-1999), five of them as Chief Judge (1989-1994). She was the first woman to hold those positions. She wrote more than 800 judicial opinions.
On March 4, 2022, 166 local high school students from five different DC high schools participated in the Society’s Seventeenth Annual Mock Court Program.
Read the latest newsletter from the Historical Society of the DC Circuit.
“James L. Buckley may have come from a wider range of experience in the federal legislative and executive branches than any other federal judge in history, or at least recent history.” So writes Stuart Taylor...
Read the Society's latest newsletter to learn about Jim Rocap, the Society's new president, and read his thoughts on the Society's future.
Charles Horsky's oral history was taken for the Historical Society by Carol Elder Bruce. The summary was written by Carl Stern.
Judge Harris' oral history was taken for the Historical Society by William Ross. The summary was written by Carl Stern.