The Appellate Judges Education Institute (AJEI) is holding its twelfth annual nationwide appellate Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. on November 12 through 15, 2015. The summit is co-sponsored by the Appellate Judges Conference of the ABA and its constituent organizations, the Council of Appellate Lawyers and the Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys.
This year, as in previous years, the four day gathering will offer attendees some of the best appellate practice-oriented CLE available anywhere. The Summit will begin with a conversation with Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer, followed by programs on such topics such as appellate writing, oral argument, amicus briefing, and statutory interpretation, as well as a 50 year retrospective on the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In addition, attendees can look forward to Dean Erwin Chemerinsky’s engaging review of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions and programs on a host of other subjects of great interest to appellate lawyers, judges, and staff attorneys. Check out the Summit’s program for a complete overview of the available appellate CLE opportunities and registration information.
In addition to excellent speakers and programs, there will be numerous social events, including a can’t-miss cocktail reception at the Great Hall of the Supreme Court and off-site tours of the nation’s capital, as well as breakfasts, lunches, cocktail mixers, a Summit dinner, and dine-arounds. These events will provide plentiful opportunities to meet appellate judges and lawyers from around the country. In past years, approximately 100 appellate judges, 100 appellate attorneys, and 75 appellate staff attorneys have attended the Summit. Given its location in the nation’s capital, this year’s summit is expected to be exceedingly well attended. So register early. (Full disclosure: Horvitz & Levy partner Brad Pauley is Chair of the ABA’s Council of Appellate Lawyers.)
