This Tuesday, November 15, from 12 pm to 2 pm, the Administrative Law and Agency Practice Section of the D.C. Bar will host the Annual Harold Leventhal Lecture. Our speaker will be the Honorable Thomas B. Griffith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Judge Griffith will speak on “Congress in the D.C. Circuit.”
Judge Griffith brings a unique perspective to this topic. As we have discussed, relatively few federal judges have had prior legislative experience. Judge Griffith, however, is certainly the only federal judge to have served as the chief legal officer of either chamber of Congress. From 1995 to 1999, he served as Senate Legal Counsel, during which he advised the Senate on numerous legal matters of great significance, including the impeachment trial of President William J. Clinton.
I will be introducing Judge Griffith on behalf of the Administrative Law Section. Further details and registration information may be found here.