Good afternoon. The u. S. F judge of court of appeals for the Second Circuit. With his today along with the judges of the court of appeals are three distinguished justices of the Supreme Court. Justiceished circuit ruth bader ginsburg, our beloved colleague, former colleague, formce Sonia Sotomayor who many years was a member of this court. And, Justice Elena kagan a great friend of the Second Circuit who participated in our 125th Anniversary Program on Thurgood Marshall. Judicial colleagues, staff, members of the board, and friends of the Second Circuit it is an honor to welcome you here this afternoon to this special session of court as we bring to a close our courts your long retrospective marking 125 years of the u. S. Court of appeals the Second Circuit. Us, it is exciting to soin this historic room were many noteworthy cases have been adjudicated. Itchief judge, i serve first. All are committed to the Effective Administration of justice. We have been fortunate to have the great a
Judge katzmann good afternoon. I am chief judge of the u. S. Court of appeals for the Second Circuit. With us today along with the judges of the court of appeals are three distinguished justices of the Supreme Court. Our cherished circuit Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg, our beloved colleague, former colleague, Justice Sonia sotomayor who for many years was a member of this court. Last year she graciously launched our 125th Anniversary Program from the bench. Justice elena kagan a great friend of the Second Circuit who participated in our 125th Anniversary Program on Thurgood Marshall. Judicial colleagues, staff, members of the bar, and friends of the Second Circuit it is an honor to welcome you here this afternoon to this special session of court as we bring to a close our courts year long retrospective marking 125 years of the u. S. Court of appeals the Second Circuit. For all of us, it has been special always to be in this historic courtroom where so many noteworthy cases have been adju
And, Justice Elena kagan a great friend of the Second Circuit who participated in our 125th Anniversary Program on Thurgood Marshall. Judicial colleagues, staff, members of the board, and friends of the Second Circuit it is an honor to welcome you here this afternoon to this special session of court as we bring to a close our courts your long retrospective marking 125 years of the u. S. Court of appeals the Second Circuit. To all of us, it is exciting to be in this historic room were so many noteworthy cases have been adjudicated. As chief judge, i serve it first. All are committed to the Effective Administration of justice. We have been fortunate to have the great advocacy of those who have argued in this courtroom. When i proposed a project for 125 Year Anniversary of our court, i did so not for selfcelebration but because any institution, if it is to do its work well should from time to time reflect on its past to better resolve the present in to meet the challenges of the future. T
Thurgood marshall. This is dedicated in this courthouse where he served on the Second Circuit. We welcome our cspan audience to our proceedings as well. Our gathering is at the intersection of two initiatives which have engaged the courts of the Second Circuit the last two years. Initiatives, which i had the privilege of proposing which have taken life because of the creative and dedicated work of remarkable colleagues of the bench bar and our court staff. But first, the 125th Anniversary Commemoration of the second court of appeals chaired by Richard Wesley has several components, including scholarly values and Public Events as we take stock of our past to better understand how our work has evolved. So as to better meet the challenges of the present and the future. The second initiative, justice for all, courts and the community is a project of all the courts of the Second Circuit. A project which, through a wide range of Civic Education ongoing activities seeks to bring courts and co
Courtrooms of the Thurgood Marshall u. S. Courthouse to celebrate an american hero. Thurgood marshall to whose memory this magnificent courthouse is dedicated to this courthouse where he served on the Second Circuit. We welcome our cspan audience to our proceedings, as well. Our gathering is at the intersection of two initiatives which engaged in the courts of the Second Circuit, and initiatives which i had the privilege of proposing which have taken life because of the creative and dedicated work of remarkable colleagues of the bench, bar and our court staff. The first, the 125th Anniversary Commemoration of the Second Circuit court of appeals wonderfully chaired by richard c. Wesley has several components including scholarly volumes and Public Events as we take stock of our past to better understand how our work has evolved so as to better meet the challenges of the present and the future. The second initiative, justice for all, courts and the community is a project of all of the cou