Judge John Noonan’s commitment to justice and the rule of law shaped his life as a judge and a legal scholar. His scholarship and judicial decisions span more than six decades and cover an amazing range of ethical and legal issues that defined in his view the Western legal tradition. This conference will explore Judge Noonan’s intellectual legacy through a variety of themes and explore the coherence of his legal thought, the richness of his scholarship, and the features of his distinctive contribution to the…