Upcoming Events
If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in this event, please contact Nathalie Coletta at natcoletta@berkeley.edu or 510-643-5518 with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7 business days in advance of the event.
Interested in attending? More program information is available here.
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Public Outreach Efforts in the Courts
June 24
9:00 AM PT
60 mins.
Virtual
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Join BJI and faculty Judges Zia Faruqui and Sandra Klein to consider the role judges play in public outreach. What are judges doing? And why?
We’ll consider:
what judges are doing
what does the public get out of judges participating in public outreach
what does the judge get out of participating in public outreach
If you have experience, please share it with us. If you are looking for a new public outreach project, come looking for ideas.
2022 – 2023 Law and Literature
6 Sessions, individual registration for each
12:00 P.M. Pacific
90 minutes
Virtual
The registration links, program dates and the background readings are listed below. (As these are intended as discussion sessions, the events will NOT be recorded.)
Berkeley Judicial Institute’s 2021-22 virtual law and literature series was smart, engaging and fun; consider joining us as we introduce our virtual 2022-23 law and literature series.
Using great works as text, these programs provide participants the opportunity to reflect on how literature provides insight into contemporary issues. All are welcome to register to participate; we ask those participating to be prepared to discuss the readings during out time together.
No promises, but we anticipate a lively, honest, and respectful exchange of views!
Professor Julie Empric of Eckerd College, whose facilitation of similar programs has been met with rave reviews, will lead the sessions.
Think of a vibrant book club discussion, and you will have a sense of what we are trying to achieve.
Registration for each session is limited, and you must register separately for each session of interest. Should your plans change, please cancel your registration to provide an opportunity for someone else.
We hope you will join us.
Session 1 | Friday, July 15, 2022 | Miller’s The Crucible (play) | REGISTER
Session 2 | Friday, September 16, 2022 | Melville, “Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Tale of Wall Street” (novella) | REGISTER
Session 3 | November 18, 2022 | Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” and Mérimée’s “Mateo Falcone” (short stories) | REGISTER
Session 4 | Friday, January 13, 2023 | Shakespeare’s Hamlet (play) | REGISTER
Session 5 | March 17, 2023 | Colm Tóibín | The Heather Blazing (novel) | REGISTER
Session 6 | May 26, 2023 | Morrison’s Beloved (novel) | REGISTER
Starting Law School? Some Considerations
July 22
9:00 AM PT
Virtual
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Join Berkeley Judicial Institute, Professor Laurie Levenson, and Bankruptcy Judge Sandra Klein as we discuss things we wish we had known starting law school. Ethical advocacy, your personal and professional reputation, seeking experiences and people that expand your life, classmates as colleagues (not competitors) are all topics on the agenda. Your thoughts and questions welcome!
If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in this event, please contact Nathalie Coletta at natcoletta@berkeley.edu or 510-643-5518 with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7 business days in advance of the event.