Panel discussion

Panel discussion at Ninth Circuit Court Judicial Conference

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Host
Each year at our conference, we eagerly eagerly look forward to the opportunity to hear from the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Who is the circuit justice for the Ninth Circuit Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
We are delighted that Justice O’Connor and her husband John have joined us again this year. Also joining us are three distinguished lawyer representatives of our circuit, who will engage Justice O’Connor in a conversation. It is my pleasure to introduce them to you. First, Ms. Lorraine Akiba. Ms. Akiba received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and her law degree from Hastings College of Law. She is in private practice in Honolulu. Ms. Akiba is a lawyer representative to the Ninth Circuit, traditional conference and chairs the Hawaii lawyer delegate delegation.

Host
Ms. Nicole Dillingham. Ms. Dillingham did her undergraduate work at the University of Illinois and received her law degree from Northwestern University where she was on the Law Review. She practices law in San Francisco and as a member of the American arbitration Association and as on the executive committee of the California State Bar Association. Ms. Dillingham chairs the lawyer representatives Coordinating Committee and as a member of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Executive Committee.

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And Mr. Les Weatherhead. Mr. Weatherhead graduated from the University of Oregon, received his law degree from the University of Washington. He is in private

Speech

Recorded remarks for the Eighth Annual Brigham Kanner Property Rights Conference in Beijing, China

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Greetings. Let me begin by saying how much I regret that I’m not able to be with you to join you in attending the eighth annual Brigham can or property rights conference. It’s jointly sponsored by Ching Hua University School of Law, and William and Mary law school. And I’m very honored to have been chosen to receive the Bingham Kanner property rights prize at this special conference. It’s wonderful that this year’s conference and the property rights prize are being held in collaboration between these two wonderful law schools. Shanghai University, one of the oldest universities in Asia, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Now that’s even a little bit older than I am. And that’s saying quite a bit.

Now, one of China’s preeminent universities shame law has produced many prominent legal scholars, judges and lawyers, who are playing very important roles and the development of economic and social policy. William and Mary law school was the very first law school in the United States. It was founded in 1779. At the request of then Virginia Governor Thomas Jefferson, he wanted it for the purpose of training leaders for our new nation. The law school’s first professor was George Wythe. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and he was one of the most distinguished lawyers in 18th century America. William and Mary has a tradition of encouraging discussion about property rights, and other fundamental constitutional principles.

Interview, Radio appearance

Interview with Patt Morrison and Student Audience

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Interview

Interview with Soledad O’Brien at Chicago Ideas Week

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Soledad O’Brien My name is Soledad O’Brien. And during my day job I am the anchor and special correspondent for CNN and on behalf of Chicago ideas week, I want to welcome you to our discussion, which focuses on education this afternoon. You can join the discussion by the way on twitter at hashtag CIW. edu. I will not feel offended at anytime if you whip out your blackberries or your iPhones or whatever you need to do, and tweet to your friends. We welcome it. This afternoon, we’re going to explore some of the biggest challenges some of the biggest problems that face our educational system in this country also want to talk about how we can identify them and maybe most importantly, is talk about how we can change them and define academic success. So we will begin right away with our very first speaker, Sandra Day O’Connor. I’m sure it’s someone you all know she is retired Associate Justice was the first female member of the United States Supreme Court nominated by President Reagan. She served as an Associate Justice from 1981 until her retirement from the court in 2006. Before her appointment, she was an elected official in Arizona. Recently, Justice O’Connor launched the I civics initiative, which was created to offer free civics lessons plans, and interactive video games for middle and high school educators. So please join me in welcoming our first speaker, Justice O’Connor. Sandra Day O’Connor Greetings, and thanks for the introduction. So Doug, I became interested in how