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The View From The Trenches: Report On The Breakout Sessions At The 2005 National Conference On Appellate Justice, Arthur D. Hellman

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In November 2005, four prominent legal organizations sponsored the second National Conference on Appellate Justice. One purpose was to take a fresh look at the operation of appellate courts 30 years after the first National Conference. As part of the 2005 Conference, small groups of judges and lawyers gathered in breakout sessions to discuss specific issues about the operation of the appellate system. This article summarizes and synthesizes the participants' comments. The article is organized around three major topics, each of which builds on a different contrast with the 1975 conference.

First, the participants in the earlier conference apparently assumed …

The Office Of Chief Judge Of A Federal Court Of Appeals, Wilfred Feinberg

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Article by Wilfred Feinberg, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1980–1988), regarding the history and duties of a chief judge of a court of appeals. Document includes handwritten notes and was originally published in the Fordham Law Review.

Intelligence Gathering And The Law: Conflict Or Compatibility?, Benjamin R. Civiletti

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Article by Benjamin R. Civiletti, Attorney General of the United States (1979-1981), regarding the sensitivity and complexity of intelligence gathering. Document includes handwritten notes and was originally published in the Fordham Law Review.

The Attorney General: The Federal Government's Chief Lawyer And Chief Litigator, Or One Among Many?, Griffin B. Bell

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Article by U.S. Attorney General Griffin B. Bell (1977-1979) and United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1961-1976) discussing the shifting responsibilities of the government lawyer in order improve the government's ability to respond to the needs of the people. Document includes handwritten notes and was originally published in the Fordham Law Review.

The Most Lustrous Branch: Watergate And The Judiciary, Leon Jaworski

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Article by Leon Jaworski of Fulbright and Jaworski, former President of the American Bar Association (1971-72) and Watergate Special Prosecutor, regarding the duty of a lawyer in a publicly scrutinized trial. Document includes handwritten notes and was originally published in the Fordham Law Review.

The Future Of Michigan's Law School, Henry M. Bates

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An article penned by Dean Bates in anticipation of the opening of the Law School's Lawyers' Club buildings in the following year. Bates does not mention by name the "distinguished alumnus of the University" whose "vision has developed the best-conceived and most effective plan in the history of the legal profession and the interests which it serves." A general narrative "travelogue" of the Law School in 1924.