HLS in the World | A Conversation with Federal Judges About Federal Courts

During a bicentennial session titled “A Conversation with Federal Judges About Federal Court,” co-hosted by Harvard Law School Professor Richard H. Fallon Jr. and Harvard Law School Dean John Manning ‘85, with three judges currently serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia: Hon. Brett Kavanaugh, Hon. Cornelia Pillard ’87, and Hon. Robert Wilkins ’89. The judges explored the complex, urgent, and changing challenges that confront the federal judiciary, and discussed how federal judges think about their role, including in interpreting the Constitution, interpreting statutes, and checking Congress and the Executive Branch? Their talk was part of the HLS in the World bicentennial summit which took place at Harvard Law School on Friday, October 27, 2017. Read more: