On Tuesday, September 16 the John Marshall Law School is putting on an impressive conference looking at the legacy of the Federal Circuit’s Chief Judge Markey. For those that never had the opportunity to know or experience Judge Markey, here is part of Judge Michel’s tribute to Judge Markey in the Legal Times after he passed in 2006:
Leadership for Howard Markey began with setting a vigorous example. He simply heard more appeals, wrote more opinions, gave more speeches, drafted more articles, taught more law school classes, and judged more moot courts than any other member of the court. And he did so despite all his administrative duties. Meanwhile, he chaired both the board of directors of the American Inns of Court and the Committee on Codes of Conduct of the Judicial Conference of the United States. He traveled constantly and sat with every regional circuit court, the first and only judge to do so.
Despite a life in overdrive, he was the happiest and funniest man I ever met, routinely reeling off five or six successive jokes without pausing to recollect, or even to breathe. Family members report that he had a perfect memory, an asset especially helpful to a tireless storyteller, which he was.
(Click here for a link to the article and more on Judge Markey). If Judge Michel’s description of Markey is not enough to get you to the event, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be giving the keynote address. I have had the privilege of hearing Justice Scalia speak a couple of times. He is an excellent speaker and should not be missed.
Click here for John Marshall’s conference brochure and here for Patent Docs’ description of the event, they are a seminar sponsor. The registration deadline is this Friday, September 12. I hope to see you there.
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