November 08, 2006
November 8, 2006 – Eastern District Judge Joseph F. Bianco, one
of the newest and youngest members of the federal bench, visited
St. John's last night as the November Visiting Jurist. In a
spirited, wide-ranging, and entertaining conversation, Judge Bianco
regaled students with stories about what it is like to be a “new
judge.” He also described his approach to judging, answered
questions about his experiences as a terrorism prosecutor, and
spoke fondly about teaching National Security and the Law.
Judge Bianco’s talk was part of the School of Law’s Visiting Jurist
Program, which brings a different judge to campus each month for an
informal presentation to the student body on a topic of the judge's
choosing. Following the presentation, the judge stays for
dinner with a small group of faculty and students.
In the past five years, the Visiting Jurist Program has brought
over thirty federal judges to St. John’s. The next Visiting
Jurist will be Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the State of New
York, who will visit the law school on January 29, 2007, as the
Judge Joseph W. Bellacosa Distinguished Jurist in Residence.
Visiting Jurists (2001-2006)
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Peter W. Hall
John M. Walker, Jr. (C.J.)
Robert A. Katzmann
Barrington D. Parker
Reena Raggi
Sonia Sotomayor
Chester J. Straub
Richard C. Wesley
United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York
Deborah A. Batts
Richard M. Berman
Robert L. Carter
Richard Conway Casey
P. Kevin Castel
George B. Daniels
Kevin Thomas Duffy
Kenneth M. Karas
John G. Koeltl
John S. Martin (former)
William H. Pauley
Loretta A. Preska
Stephen C. Robinson
Lisa M. Smith (M.J.)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New
York
Joan M. Azrack (M.J.)
Sandra J. Feuerstein
Nicholas G. Garaufis
Nina Gershon
John Gleeson
Edward R. Korman (C.J.)
Dora L. Irizarry
Joanna Seybert
Eric Nicholas Vitaliano
Denis R. Hurley
Sterling Johnson, Jr
Arthur D. Spatt
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Richard J. Leon