The Mother Court: Tales of Cases That Mattered in America's Greatest Trial Court
Monday, November 24, 2014 6:30pm- 8:30pm
City Bar Member: $15
Non-Member: $30
Two weeks older than the Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, is America's most prominent trial court. Some of the most important cases in history have been heard there and some of the most prominent trial judges have sat there. Talk by the author; wine and cheese reception to follow.
Moderator: Hon. Jed S. Rakoff, United States District Judge, Southern District of New York.
Speaker: James Zirin, Author The Mother Court: Tales of Cases That Mattered in America's Greatest Trial Court; former A.U.S.A. in the Southern District; senior counsel, Sidley Austin; host of the show, "The Digital Age."
Sponsored by: Committee on Legal History, Mark Platt, Chair; Committee on Federal Courts, Ira M. Feinberg, Chair; Committee on Books at the Bar, Thomas M. Ross, Chair
New York, NY 10036