What’s New
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Steve Pollak & Robin Biggins Tributes, Judge Bryant Redux, New Freeman Oral History, Tatel Portrait Added, From the Executive Director, and more in our latest newsletter.
The Society’s Latest Newsletter – October 2022
Steve Pollak & Robin Biggins Tributes, Judge Bryant Redux, New Freeman Oral History, Tatel Portrait Added, From the Executive Director, and more in our latest newsletter.
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Read about trailblazing criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor Carol Garfiel Freeman.
Oral History of Carol Garfiel Freeman Now Available on Society Website
Read about trailblazing criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor Carol Garfiel Freeman.
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High School Students & a Supreme Court Justice in Waiting, Judge Pat Wald stories, a Portrait Ceremony, a new Oral History, Trial Lawyers Reminisce, Watergate, Loving v. Virginia Precursor and more in our latest newsletter.
The Society’s Latest Newsletter – July 2022
High School Students & a Supreme Court Justice in Waiting, Judge Pat Wald stories, a Portrait Ceremony, a new Oral History, Trial Lawyers Reminisce, Watergate, Loving v. Virginia Precursor and more in our latest newsletter.
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Read the Judge Stephen F. Williams' views on standing, administrative law, business law, affirmative action, criminal law and sentencing.
Read the Oral History of the Honorable Stephen F. Williams
Read the Judge Stephen F. Williams' views on standing, administrative law, business law, affirmative action, criminal law and sentencing.
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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.
2022 Special Program with Judge (now Justice) Ketanji Brown Jackson
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.
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An untold Watergate story, Judge Wald's oral history, a trial lawyer's reminiscence, a new Timeline piece, a remembrance of the first female lawyer in the Solicitor General's Office, Harriet Shapiro and more in this new issue.
The Society’s Latest Newsletter – April 2022
An untold Watergate story, Judge Wald's oral history, a trial lawyer's reminiscence, a new Timeline piece, a remembrance of the first female lawyer in the Solicitor General's Office, Harriet Shapiro and more in this new issue.
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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.
Read the Oral History of the Honorable Patricia M. Wald
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.
17th Annual Mock Court Program
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.
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Read the latest newsletter from the Historical Society of the DC Circuit.
Read the Society’s Latest Newsletter – January 2022
Read the latest newsletter from the Historical Society of the DC Circuit.
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Stanley Sporkin was a director of enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission, general counsel for the Central Intelligence Agency and United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. His 40-year federal judicial career at times attracted both derision and admiration for his perceived judicial activism.
Read the Oral History of the Honorable Stanley Sporkin
Stanley Sporkin was a director of enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission, general counsel for the Central Intelligence Agency and United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. His 40-year federal judicial career at times attracted both derision and admiration for his perceived judicial activism.