The Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law at High Point University was well represented at this year’s Appellate Judges Education Institute (AJEI) Summit, the premier appellate judges’ conference of the year.
AJEI hosted its annual summit in Washington, D.C. on November 2-5, 2023. There, judges and attorneys from across the country came to obtain “practical, cutting-edge, educational programming.” This year, HPU Law full-time and extended faculty members had the honor of contributing towards the exceptional programming.
Founding Dean and Professor of Law Mark Martin and extended faculty member Judge Bernice Donald (retired from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit) participated in a panel regarding the Ethics of Recusal/Disqualification for Lawyers and Judges. Other contributions at the summit from the extended faculty of HPU Law included:
- Judge Michelle Childs (U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit) conducted a fireside chat with a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
- Chief Judge Albert Diaz (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit) led a breakout session on Making Non-Argument Sections of a Brief Persuasive.
- North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Robert H. Edmunds, Jr. (ret.) is the President of AJEI and co-moderated a question-and-answer session with Solicitor General of the United States Elizabeth Prelogar.
Reflecting on HPU Law’s representation at the AJEI Summit, Dean Martin said:
“It was incredibly encouraging to see such participation at the summit from HPU Law extended faculty. And to think that the group at the summit represents just a subset of the over thirty judges who are helping HPU Law—that robust involvement points to the potential of HPU Law to be able to provide our students with strong connections to the judiciary, including potential employment opportunities.”