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Speaker: Randall T. Shepard, Visiting Professor, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and Former Chief Justice, Indiana Supreme Court
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Wynne Courtroom and atrium, Inlow Hall, 530 W. New York Street, Indianapolis, IN
Contact: Beth Young at oea@iu.edu or 317-274-8036
The James P. White Lecture Series on Legal Education presents The Problem of Law School Discounting: How Do We Sustain Equal Opportunity in the Legal Profession? with Randall T. Shepard, Visiting Professor, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and Former Chief Justice, Indiana Supreme Court.
Lecture: 5:00 pm, Wynne Courtroom (Room 100)
Reception: 6:00 pm, Atrium
CLE: 1.0 hour of Indiana CLE credit
Registration is closed, but walk-in CLE credit is still available.
Speaker Bio:
Randall T. Shepard became Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court in 1987 at age 40, then the youngest chief justice in the United States. Shepard retired from the Supreme Court in March 2012. He also practiced law, served as a trial judge, was Executive Assistant to the Mayor of Evansville, Indiana, and served as Special Assistant to the U.S. Under Secretary of Transportation in Washington, D.C. He served as President of the Conference of Chief Justices and Chair of the National Center for State Courts. He is past chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, which oversees accreditation of America’s 180 law schools. He formerly chaired the ABA Appellate Judges Conference, representing 700 federal and state judges. In 2006, Chief Justice John Roberts appointed Justice Shepard to serve on the U.S. Judicial Conference Advisory Committee of Civil Rules. In July 2007, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels named Justice Shepard and former Governor Joseph E. Kernan as co-chairs of the Local Government Reform Commission. He received the 2009 Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial Excellence from the American Judicature Society. Shepard authored over 900 majority opinions for his court and 65 law review articles. He chaired the ABA Task Force on the Future of Legal Education and presently serves as a Senior Judge in the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Parking:
Parking is available for a nominal fee at the campus Gateway Garage, located on the corner of Michigan and California Streets (Address is 525 Blackford Street). Parking is also available for a nominal fee at the Natatorium Garage two blocks west of the law school.
Please note that New York Street is a two-way street as of January 2016.
Special Accommodations:
Individuals with disabilities who need special assistance should call (317) 274-8036 no later than one week prior to the event. Special arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs.
