The 43rd Annual William J. Brennan, Jr. Award Reception was held on Wednesday, June 12, 2019.
This year, we recognized the contributions of:
The Honorable Stanley R. Chesler, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey
and
Joseph P. LaSala, Partner, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP.
We also present three New Jersey law students with the John J. Barry Memorial Scholarship. President  Edward T. Kole was sworn in and we welcomed our new officers and trustees.

The 43rd Annual United States District Court Judicial Conference was held on Thursday, March 28, 2019  at Mayfair Farms, West Orange, NJ.

PROGRAM:
8:30 AM Conference Registration and AFBNJ Member Photo
Identification Cards

9:30 AM Welcome Remarks and Update from the Historical Society
• William T. Reilly, President, AFBNJ and Partner, McCarter & English, LLP
• Keith J. Miller, President, United States District Court Historical Society and Partner, Robinson Miller LLC

9:45 -10:50 AM The Immigration Debate: The Constitution, Federal Powers, and Current Litigation Update
Explore the current law and policy debate over immigration in the United States and the status of relevant litigation, including DACA and the Executive Order limiting travel to the U.S. from certain countries.

Moderator: Lawrence S. Lustberg
Co-Chair, Commercial & Criminal Litigation, Gibbons P.C.
Panelists:
• Hon. Michael A. Chagares, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• August E. Flentje, Special Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
• Lee Gelernt, Deputy Director, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project
• Amy Gottlieb, Associate Regional Director, American Friends Service Committee

10:50-11:10 AM Break

11:10 AM State of the Judiciary
• Honorable Jose L. Linares, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

11:30 AM – 12:35 PM The First Amendment Right of Access to the Courts: Promoting Openness and Protecting Privacy
Topics will include confidentiality orders, proprietary information, sealing orders, courtroom closure, secrecy involving uncharged individuals, and the District Court’s protocol for the disclosure of sentencing material.

Moderator: Professor Alexis Karteron
Director of the Constitutional Rights Clinic at Rutgers Law School
Panelists:
• Hon. Stanley R. Chesler, U.S. District Judge
• Hon. Leda Dunn Wettre, U.S. Magistrate Judge
• John M. Fietkiewicz, Senior Counsel, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
• Jeanne LoCicero, Legal Director, ACLU of New Jersey
12:35 PM Closing Remarks
• William T. Reilly, President, AFBNJ

2019 Judicial Conference Coordinators: Jennifer C. Critchley and Zahid N. Quraishi

SECOND CHANCE NEW JERSEY – The Attorney’s Role in the Reentry Movement Era

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24th
NEW JERSEY LAW CENTER
5:30–6:30 p.m. Networking Reception
6:30–7 p.m. Awards Ceremony
7–8 p.m. CLE programming
$20/person

Join the New Jersey State Bar Assocation as they celebrate the outstanding contributions of the 2018 Pro Bono Award recipients. Then, stay for a presentation led by former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey to discuss the many ways in which attorneys can assist in the ongoing efforts to facilitate prisoner reentry. This CLE program will include information about the successes and struggles since the passage of the Second Chance Act, as well as federal court initiatives designed to implement and sustain effective prisoner reentry programs. Learn more about the integral role you can play to have a direct impact on the lives of prisoners, their families and society as a whole.

Moderator: Governor James E. McGreevey, Executive Director, Jersey City Employment & Training Program

Speakers:

Honorable Madeline Cox Arleo, U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey
Honorable Michael A. Hammer, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey                                                                                                       Victor A. Afanador, Co-Chair of the Re-Entry Volunteer Committee for the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey

Sponsors:
Law Office of Catherine Finnerty
Lowenstein Sandler, LLP
McCarter & English
Merck
USI Affinity

Co-Sponsors:
Association of the Federal Bar of NJ
NJSBA Young Lawyers Division
Rutgers Law School
Seton Hall Law School

NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 1.2 credits

NY CLE (transitional & non-transitional): 1.0 professional practice credit

PA CLE: 1.0 substantive credit pending ($4 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)