Judicial selection in the Reagan Administration topic of Stranahan Lecture Oct. 16
Sept. 17, 2012
Stephen J. Markman, Michigan Supreme Court Justice and former U.S. Attorney, will
address the Reagan Administration’s understanding of the judicial power and its impact
on federal judicial selection in the Stranahan Lecture at The University of Toledo
College of Law.
Justice Markman’s lecture, “Myths and Realities of the Judicial Power: Judicial Selection in the Reagan Administration,”will take place at noon, Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the recently renovated Richard & Jane McQuade Law Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.
“Justice Markman’s lecture will draw on his broad experience in federal and state, public and private service,” said Lee J. Strang, professor of law at Toledo Law. “His ‘insider’s perspective’ of how the Reagan Administration selected nominees for the federal bench will provide insight for ongoing debates about the proper role of federal judges and how we select them. Justice Markman’s lecture is sure to spark thought and conversation.”
Before joining the Michigan Supreme Court in 1999, Justice Markman served as U.S. Attorney, appointed by President George H. W. Bush, and as a U.S. Assistant Attorney General, appointed by President Ronald Reagan. In the latter position, he headed the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy, which served as the principal policy development office within the Department, and which coordinated the federal judicial selection process. Additionally, his legal career has included stints in private practice, as Chief Counsel of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, as Deputy Chief Counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and as a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Justice Markman has written an extensive body of scholarship, in some of the best journals in the nation, including the Stanford Law Review, University of Chicago Law Review, American Criminal Justice Law Review, and Washington & Lee Law Review. He has also served as a contributing editor of National Review magazine.
Stranahan National Issues Forum
The Stranahan National Issues Forum is a joint program of The University of Toledo College of Law and its chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. It is made possible by an endowment from the Stranahan Foundation. The Forum’s purpose is to address issues of national importance through the lens of the American legal system, and Justice Markman joins a long list of high-profile speakers who have delivered the Stranahan Lecture at Toledo Law.
Parking
Reserved parking for lecture attendees is available in Lot 25, which is adjacent to Rocket Hall. Visitors may access Lot 25 from Secor Road using College Drive.