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222.13 sec. 001 - Colloquium on the Courts and Judicial Process (Spring 2026)
Instructor: Tejas N Narechania (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
M 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Location: Law 134
From January 12, 2026
To April 28, 2026
Course End: April 28, 2026
Class Number: 34070
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 18
Waitlisted: 10
Enroll Limit: 18
As of: 12/08 08:45 AM
Many scholars write about the courts, about judicial process, and about the practice of judging. But what do judges think of this scholarship? Is it right? Is it helpful? This colloquium on courts and judicial process brings together judges, scholars, and students to discuss current research about courts, judging, and procedure. Over the course of the semester, we’ll discuss about six projects, taking one week to discuss the paper amongst ourselves, and then, in a following week, holding a workshop for the paper. At a typical workshop, an invited scholar will present a work-in-progress; and a judge of a federal, state, or foreign court will offer commentary on the research. Students (and faculty) will be invited to participate in the open discussion that follows. These interactions can lead (and have led!) to exciting clerkship and judicial field placement connections and opportunities for students.
There is no final paper for the course. Instead, students will be expected to prepare three short critiques and questions for the scholars and judges.
Our scholars and judges for Spring 2026 are still being finalized but previous guests have included Judge Diane Wood (7th Cir.), Judge Bernice Donald (6th Cir.), Justice Leondra Krueger (Cal. Sup. Ct.), Judge Amul Thapar (6th Cir.), Judge Stephanos Bibas (3d Cir.), Judge Charles Breyer (N.D. Cal.), and Judge Jon Tigar (N.D. Cal.), alongside Payvand Ahdout (Virginia), Melissa Wasserman (U. Texas), Bert Huang (Columbia), Tonja Jacobi (Northwestern), and Andrew Bradt (UC Berkeley), among others.
Exam Notes: (None) Series of papers or assignments throughout the semester
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Public Law and Policy
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Legal Theory
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