Judge Lohier Visits Nebraska Law

From my colleague, Professor Wittlin, who clerked for Judge Lohier"

I write to encourage you to attend two events this week. 

Judge Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, is coming to the Law College as the Cline Williams Jurist in Residence. I clerked for Judge Lohier from 2012-2013. He's a wonderful person and an excellent judge, and I think you'll get a lot out of hearing him speak.

The two events are:

Lunch Talk with Judge Bataillon

Monday, October 29, 12:00 - 1:00, Auditorium

Judge Lohier and Judge Joseph Bataillon (D. Neb.) will discuss the administration of the federal courts.

Cline Williams Jurist-in-Residence Lecture

"The Roles of Judges and Lawyers in Doing Justice: A Conversation"

Tuesday, October 30, 12:00 - 1:00, Auditorium

Judge Lohier and I will discuss the function of appellate courts, the powers of prosecutors, and how courts aim to ensure adequate representation for indigent criminal defendants, among other exciting topics. (I'll ask questions, he'll do most of the talking.)

Some background on Judge Lohier: For ten years, Judge Lohier was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he led both the Narcotics and the Securities and Commodities Fraud units. (He oversaw the prosecutions of Bernie Madoff and Marc Dreier.) He also worked as a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and litigated in private practice at a large national firm. President Obama nominated him to the Second Circuit (for the seat vacated by Justice Sotomayor's elevation) in 2010. I believe he is the first Haitian-American Article III judge.

I hope you'll consider attending the talks!

Have a good rest of the weekend,

Maggie Wittlin