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(Webinar) Threats to Judicial Independence: A Panel Discussion
May 3, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
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Threats to Judicial Independence: A Panel Discussion
May 3, 2021 | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School, will be joined by Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht, Judge Allyson K. Duncan, Suzanne Spalding, and Rodney Acker to discuss threats to judicial independence. Their conversation will cover topics such as threats at the state and federal level, as well as threats to international judiciaries and disinformation attacks on the judiciary through digital media. They will also discuss how members of the bar can and should support the judiciary during such attacks.
Moderator:
David F. Levi, Director, Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School; formerly Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Panelists:
Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht, Supreme Court of Texas; President, Conference of Chief Justices
Judge Allyson K. Duncan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (ret.)
Suzanne Spalding, Senior Adviser, Homeland Security, International Security Program
Rodney Acker, President, American College of Trial Lawyers