You won't want to miss this 7 hour CLE program (approved in OH, KY, and TN )!

Speakers include Chief Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton and eight other Sixth Circuit Judges.

Join us for a keynote lunch presentation by Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal, who serves as a Commissioner on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This program will feature a conversation about AI in legal arguments, a dialogue between circuit and district judges, discussion of new Supreme Court cases, and judicial tips on effective advocacy. The Clerk's Office will give a training on providing services under the Criminal Justice Act.

Topics include:

How a Judge Decides a Case
Artificial Intelligence in Advocacy and Judging
Eyes on the Supreme Court
Criminal Justice Act Training & Intro to the Clerk's Office
Dialogue between Circuit and District Judges
Judges’ Views on Effective Advocacy
Behind the Scenes at the Staff Attorney's Office

The detailed agenda is available at the link below.

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON OCTOBER 21 AT 5:00 P.M.

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If you are interested in being admitted to the Sixth Circuit, please apply for admission to the Sixth Circuit and pay the admission fee (which is in addition to registering to attend this program) before this event. Simply go to this link for additional information - http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/court-forms/Attorney%20Admissions

Agenda:

8:00 Young Lawyers Division Breakfast

8:15 Registration Opens

8:50 Welcome by Chief Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Introduction: Benjamin C. Glassman, Squire Patton Boggs

9:00 How a Judge Decides a Case

Hon. Joan L. Larsen, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Hon. Eric E. Murphy, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Hon. Jonathan J.C. Grey, United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan

Moderator: Amanda Stubblefield Burton, KMK Law

10:00 Artificial Intelligence in Advocacy and Judging

Hon. John K. Bush, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Adam G. Unikowsky, Jenner & Block LLP

Moderator: Beth Bryan, Taft Law

11:00 Morning Break

11:10 Eyes on the Supreme Court

Professor Steven F. Huefner; The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

Professor Christopher J. Walker, University of Michigan School of Law

Mary Beth Young, Appellate Chief, U.S. Attorneys’ Office Southern District of Ohio

Moderator: Michael Abate, Kaplan, Johnson, Abate & Bird

12:15 Keynote Luncheon

Kalpana Kotagal, Commissioner

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Introduction: Glen R. McMurry, National Federal Bar Association President 2024-2025

1:15 View from the Other Side: Dialogue Between Circuit and District Judges

Hon. Chad A. Readler, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Hon. Stephanie Dawkins Davis, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Hon. Matthew W. McFarland, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio

Hon. Benjamin Beaton, United States District Court Western District of Kentucky

Moderator: Lauren S. Kuley, Squire Patton Boggs

2:15 Introduction to the Sixth Circuit Clerk’s Office and Criminal Justice Act

Training

Kelly L. Stephens, Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Mandy Shoemaker, Chief Dep. Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Introduction & Training: Kevin Schad,

Asst. Federal Public Defender, Appellate Chief, Southern District of Ohio

3:15 Afternoon Break

3:30 Behind the Scenes at the Staff Attorney’s Office

Tom Amrine, Senior Staff Attorney, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Beth Long, Chief Dep. Staff Attorney, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Moderator: Benjamin C. Glassman, Squire Patton Boggs

4:30 Judges’ Views on Effective Advocacy

Hon. John B. Nalbandian, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Hon. Andre B. Mathis, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Hon. Rachel S. Bloomekatz, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Moderator: Shams Hirji, Elsberg Baker & Maruri

5:30 Swearing In

Cocktail Reception

FBA Sixth Circuit Practice Institute 2024