Law Review Symposium: “Judging and Administrative Law”

The Widener Commonwealth Law Review invites you to attend its upcoming symposium, “Judging and Administrative Law,” held virtually on April 15, 2024. The symposium will explore recent changes to administrative law, focusing specifically on the role of judges in the development and implementation of administrative law. The symposium will feature a variety of scholars and practitioners discussing developments and changes in the context of federal and state administrative law from both academic- and practice-focused perspectives. It will feature a keynote presentation from Judge J. Michelle Childs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

4 (substantive) and 1 (ethics) PA CLE credits available.

Cost:

$25 Regular (CLE credits)

$20 Alumni, Government Lawyers, Academics, and Human Service Providers (CLE credits)

Free for Non-CLE Attendees, General Public

Email questions to [email protected].

Attorneys may email [email protected] to request a scholarship for hardship reasons.

Agenda:

8:50 – 9:00 am

Opening Remarks

· Dean Michael Hussey, Widener Law Commonwealth

9:00 – 10:15 am

Panel 1: The Impact of Counsel in Administrative Adjudication

· Acting Assistant Professor Haiyun Damon-Feng, NYU School of Law

· Professor Ingrid Eagly, UCLA School of Law

· Hon. Tiffany Williams Brewer, Howard University School of Law

· Moderator: Adjunct Professor Dennis Whitaker, Widener Law Commonwealth

10:30 – 11:45 am

Panel 2: New Challenges in Adjudication and Judicial Review

· Professor Bridget Dooling, The Ohio State University Law School

· Professor Emily Bremer, Notre Dame Law

· Assistant Professor Adam Crews, Rutgers Law School

· Professor Ronald Levin, Washington University School of Law

· Moderator: Assistant Professor Sarah Everhart, Widener Law Commonwealth

12 Noon

Keynote Address by Judge J. Michelle Childs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

1:15 – 2:30 pm

Panel 3: Emerging Administrative Law Questions

· Professor Robert Glicksman, George Washington University School of Law

· Research Director Jeremy Graboyes, Administrative Conference of the United States

· Professor Christopher Walker, University of Michigan Law School

· Professor Linda Jellum, University of Idaho College of Law

· Professor Richard Frankel, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

· Moderator: Professor Michael Dimino, Widener Law Commonwealth

2:45 – 4:00 pm

Panel 4: The Independence of Administrative Law Adjudicators

· Honorable Mimi Tsankov, President, National Association of Immigration Judges

· Professor Jeffrey Lubbers, American University

· Associate Professor Nick Bednar, University of Minnesota Law School

· Chief Hearing Examiner Debra Rand, Pennsylvania Department of State

· Executive Director Jennifer Berrier, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

· Moderator: Adjunct Professor Joel Cheskis, Widener Law Commonwealth

4:00 pm

Closing Remarks

· Assistant Professor Quinn Yeargain, Widener Law Commonwealth