The Public Defender's Justice Summit attracted a large audience to the Koret Auditorium at Civic Center library in 2009. This year's summit is scheduled for May 18, from 9am to 3pm, same venue.
From the Office of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi
May 16, 2011
On the heels of major change in San Francisco’s law enforcement leadership, the 2011 Public Defender’s Justice Summit: Justice By The Book promises a fascinating discussion about the city’s most challenging and controversial criminal justice issues.
Public Defender Jeff Adachi, Police Chief Greg Suhr and DA George Gascón will join bestselling authors, law professors, prominent defense attorneys and civil rights experts on Wednesday, May 18 for the free forum, which is open to the public. The 2011 Justice Summit will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Koret Auditorium in San Francisco Main Library. Seating is limited and all attendees must register at sfpublicdefender.org.
Adachi, who is co-hosting the summit, said this year’s event represents the most diverse group of panelists in the forum’s seven-year history.
“When it comes to crime and punishment, these panelists represent every side of the most pressing issues,” Adachi said. “It’s a chance to have a frank discussion about when justice works, when it doesn’t, and what to do about it.”
Public Defender Jeff Adachi
The day will kick off with the panel By the Book: Authors on Criminal Justice, moderated by Adachi. The discussion will feature John J. Osborn, author of The Paper Chase, crime novelist and attorney Sheldon Siegel, author of Perfect Alibi and numerous other titles; Mary McDonagh Murphy (via Skype), author of To Kill a Mockingbird retrospective Scout, Atticus and Boo, Paulette Frankl, author of Lust for Justice; and the subject of Frankl’s biography, legendary defense attorney Tony Serra.
The Ethics of Law Enforcement: Preventing the Abuse of Power will be moderated by Judge Lee Baxter (retired) and feature newly-sworn-in San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr; civil rights attorney John Burris, who had handled some the most notorious police misconduct cases in recent history; former Tiburon Police Chief Pete Herley, now a consultant dedicated to improving police departments; and defense attorney Stuart Hanlon, whose high-profile career has spanned 36 years.
Matt Gonzalez, chief attorney of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, will moderate the forum’s final panel, From San Francisco to the High Court: The Future of the Death Penalty. The discussion includes San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón; Jeanne Woodford, executive director of California Death Penalty Focus and former warden of San Quentin State Prison; and Natasha Minsker, death penalty policy director for the ACLU.
The Justice Summit is co-sponsored by the Bar Association of San Francisco, Criminal Trial Lawyers Association of Northern California, and Farella, Braun + Martel, LLP. Attorneys attending the conference will earn 4 MCLE units.
To register to attend this free event and for information on additional speakers, please go to sfpublicdefender.org.
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Schedule:
9:00 am: Registration
9:30 am: Panel I: By the Book: Authors on Criminal Justice
11:15 am: Panel II: The Ethics of Law Enforcement: Prevent Abuse of Power
12:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 pm: Panel III: From San Francisco to the High Court: The Future of the Death Penalty
Speaker/Panelist:
Jeff Adachi, San Francisco Public Defender
Hon. Lee Baxter, Retired Superior Court Judge
George Gascon, San Francisco District Attorney
Matt Gonzalez, Chief Attorney, SF Public Defender
Greg Suhr, chief, San Francisco Police Department
John J. Osborn, author, The Paper Chase
Mary McDonagh Murphy (via Skype), author, Scout, Atticus and Boo
Sheldon Siegel, attorney & mystery novelist, Perfect Alibi
Paulette Frankl, author, Lust for Justice
Tony Serra, renowned defense attorney
John Burris, civil rights attorney
Stuart Hanlon, defense attorney and board member, Bar Association of San Francisco
Pete Herley, former chief, Tiburon Police Department
Anne Irwin, Deputy Public Defender
JT Thompson, exonerated Death Row inmate
Jeanne Woodford, executive director of California Death Penalty Focus & former warden, San Quentin Prison
Sharon Woo, Chief of Criminal Division, SF District Attorney
Natasha Minsker, death penalty policy director, ACLU
Performance:
Julian Lopez-Morillas, actor, To Kill a Mockingbird
This event is free, but seating is limited, but registration is necessary. Sponsored by the Bar Association of San Francisco, Criminal Trial Lawyers Association of Northern California, and Farella, Braun + Martel, LLP.
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