Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2006
ISSN
0006-8047
Publisher
Boston University School of Law
Language
en-US
Abstract
The contents of this special issue of the Boston University Law Review are the product of a symposium on "The Role of the Judge in the Twenty-First Century," held on April 21st and 22nd, 2006 at the Boston University School of Law. The symposium presented a rare opportunity for a distinguished group of federal judges and academics to exchange ideas about some of the most pressing and controversial subjects facing the courts. Over the course of two days, panelists explored a number of ongoing challenges to the judiciary, including threats to judicial independence, national security imperatives, exploding caseloads, increasing reliance on scientific and other expertise, and globalization. We were especially honored to have Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner deliver the keynote address and one of our BUSL alumni, First Circuit Judge Juan R. Torruella, deliver a luncheon address. I thank the editors of the Law Review for agreeing to publish the resulting papers and comments, and for their assistance with the many tasks that made the symposium a success.
Recommended Citation
Eva S. Nilsen,
Symposium: The Role of the Judge in the Twenty-First Century: Introduction
,
in
86
Boston University Law Review
1037
(2006).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/3935
