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2008 Annual Meeting of the Membership
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AJS Annual Meeting of the Membership
Summary
Below is information about the AJS Annual
Meeting of the Membership, business meeting of the Board of
Directors and programs AJS
is co-sponsoring . If you have any questions about the
information found below, please contact Krista Maeder at kmaeder@ajs.org
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To register for the
Annual Meeting, click here,
and return the completed Registration Form by July 24, 2009.
Friday,
July 31
Annual Meeting of the Membership and Board of Directors Business
Meeting will be held at
The Drake, 140 East Walton Place, Chicago IL.
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9:00am-12:00pm |
Board
Meeting – AM Session |
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12:00pm- 1:30pm |
AJS Meeting
of the Membership including election of
officers
Cost is $50 to attend. |
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1:30pm- 5:00pm |
Board
Meeting – PM Session |
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10:00am- 11:30am
Primary Sponsor: ABA-Standing Committee
on Federal Judicial Improvements |
Judging Aging
Explores the specific cognitive functions involved in the task of judging,
as well as the effect of both "normal" and "abnormal" age-related changes. |
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2:00pm-
5:00 pm
Primary Sponsor: ABA-NCSTJ |
An Afternoon with Clarence
Darrow
Gary Anderson, who is nationally lauded and renown, will portray
Clarence Darrow with an emphasis on the interaction between Darrow and the
judges in four of his cases. The four Darrow cases that will be
presented are Leopold and Loeb - Judge John Caverly; Big Bill
Haywood Murder Trial - Judge Fremont; The Sweet Murder Trials -
Judge Frank Murphy; and Scopes "Monkey" Trial - Judge John Raulston.
Special guest Judith Besser, the great granddaughter of Clarence Darrow,
will read authentic letters written by Darrow. |
Saturday,
August 1
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10:00am-
12:00pm
Primary Sponsor: ABA Commission on Fair and Impartial
Courts |
Justice is the Business
of Government - The Summit and Beyond
Addresses issues raised at the ABA Summit on Fair and Impartial Courts held
in May, 2009. |
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2:00pm- 5:00 pm
Primary Sponsor:
ABA-NCSTJ |
The Trials of Darryl
Hunt
An inspirational program on the trials of Darryl Hunt; a young man who spent
19 years in jail for a crime he did not commit. Mr. Hunt and his
lawyer will share their personal prospective on his case and trials, and the
impact the legal system has had on their lives, Mr. Hunt's in particular.
Thereafter, we will have a panel of judges and lawyers discussing what we
can do to minimize and/or avoid such travesties in the future.
Speakers include Darryl Hunt and Mark Rabil, attorney. |
ROOM BLOCK
AJS does not have a room block at
any hotel. Contact
Krista Maeder if you need assistance securing lodging during this meeting.
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| Law Firm Benefactors |
View the current Benefactor Firms
click here |
| AJS Video |
This five-minute video conveys the history and essence of the mission & work of AJS.
View video. |
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