Sat, Nov 29, 2008
C-SPAN broadcast of interviews on the process of judging with U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and U.S. District Judge Jose Gonzalez by University of Florida law professors Sharon Rush and Michael Wolf and Florida Law Review Editor in Chief Larry Dougherty, conducted on stage at the University of Florida's Phillips Center on Nov. 17, 2008. In an intimate and very personal conversational setting, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens and his close friend and colleague U.S. District Court Judge Jose A. Gonzalez Jr. (JD 57), a judge in the Southern District of Florida, shared their judicial philosophies, insights and inside jokes with an audience of 700 UF law students and faculty.
The two old friends were on campus as part of the Inaugural Marshall M. Criser Distinguished Lecture at the University of Florida Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 17. The lecture series was established with a gift from Lewis Schott (LLB 46) as a tribute to former UF President Marshall Criser (LLB 51).
During the conversation, Stevens and Gonzalez interacted with Professor Sharon Rush, Professor Michael Wolf and Florida Law Review Editor in Chief Larry Dougherty, who posed questions previously submitted by students and faculty. The answers of the two jurists revealed a deep devotion to the law and offered unique perspectives on the finer points of legal advocacy that only judges can impart.
The two old friends were on campus as part of the Inaugural Marshall M. Criser Distinguished Lecture at the University of Florida Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 17. The lecture series was established with a gift from Lewis Schott (LLB 46) as a tribute to former UF President Marshall Criser (LLB 51).
During the conversation, Stevens and Gonzalez interacted with Professor Sharon Rush, Professor Michael Wolf and Florida Law Review Editor in Chief Larry Dougherty, who posed questions previously submitted by students and faculty. The answers of the two jurists revealed a deep devotion to the law and offered unique perspectives on the finer points of legal advocacy that only judges can impart.