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“..be prudent but be optimistic..”
June 10, 2025
Berkeley Judicial Institute’s Judge Jeremy Fogel (ret.) responded to Canadian Chief Justice’s Richard Wagner’s remarks about global threats on the judiciary.
Justice Wagner said Tuesday, June 10, “the rule of law and judicial independence is under attack” around the world.
Judge Fogel’s reaction: “be prudent but be optimistic.”
Judges in the Community
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High School Law Day - Judge Michelle M. Harner and Elizabeth Corinne Wiggins
Judge Michelle M. Harner (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, D. Md.) and Elizabeth Wiggins (Research Division Director, Federal Judicial Center) share their work in creating a High School Law Day, allowing high school students to visit a Washington D.C. courthouse and interact with a moot court competition for law students, in an effort to encourage the “young up and coming moot court competitors to-be.”
You can learn more about their inspiring work and details of the program here:
High School Law Day Description and Note of Gratitude