Justice Felix Frankfurter and the Idea of Judicial Self-Restraint: Then and Now in Federal and State Courts

Hybrid Event • In-Person & Livestreamed

Location: New York City Bar Association — 42 West 44th Street, NYC

Presented by the Historical Society of the New York Courts

Sponsored by the New York State Writers Institute at SUNY Albany

Co-sponsored by the New York City Bar Association’s Federal Courts, State Courts and Legal History Committees

This program delved into the judicial philosophy and legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, starting with his New York beginnings, with Frankfurter’s biographer. This was followed by an engaging discussion with a distinguished panel about Frankfurter’s interpretation of judicial restraint and how it is relevant in the decision-making process of today’s federal and state judiciaries, with a focus on the U.S. Supreme Court and the New York Court of Appeals.

PROGRAM

WELCOME
Henry M. Greenberg, Esq.
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Vice Chair, Historical Society of the New York Courts

INTRODUCTIONS
Prof. John Q. Barrett
Benjamin N. Cardozo Professor, St. John’s University School of Law
Trustee Emeritus, Historical Society of the New York Courts

PRESENTATION ON THE LIFE OF FELIX FRANKFURTER
Prof. Brad Snyder
Professor of Law & Anne Fleming Research Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Author of Democratic Justice:
Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment
(W.W. Norton & Co., 2022)

PANEL DISCUSSION ON JUDICIAL RESTRAINT THEN & NOW
Hon. Jonathan Lippman
Former Chief Judge of the State of New York
President, Historical Society of the New York Courts

Hon. Barbara D. Underwood
Solicitor General of the State of New York
Former Acting Solicitor General of the United States

Dean Troy A. McKenzie
Dean & Cecelia Goetz Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
Trustee, Historical Society of the New York Courts

Prof. Brad Snyder

Prof. John Q. Barrett

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