Former Chief Judge to Present Hughes Lecture at New York County Lawyers’ Association
What: The New York County Lawyers’ Association (NYCLA) presents the 49th Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Lecture given by the Hon. Judith S. Kaye, of Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Former Chief Judge, State of New York. Judge Kaye will lecture on Interbranch Tangling: Separating Our Constitutional Powers, at the event sponsored by Hughes Hubbard, centering on the separate powers of the three independent branches of the United States government as they come up against one another.
The Hughes Lecture Series, in its 49th year, was instituted by NYCLA in 1948 to pay tribute to the Hon. Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948). Hughes served as NYCLA’s eighth president (1919-1921), was Governor of New York (1907-1910), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1910-1916), U.S. Secretary of State (1921-1925) and Chief Justice of the United States (1930-1941). In 1916, he resigned from the Supreme Court to run as the Republican U.S. presidential candidate, losing one of the closest presidential elections in history to Woodrow Wilson. The historic clashes during Chief Justice Hughes's tenure provide a timely backdrop for the lecture.
When: Thursday, April 26, 20126 p.m.Cocktail reception to follow
Where: New York County Lawyers’ Association 14 Vesey Street Between Broadway and Church Street New York, New York 10007
Who: Judith S. Kaye joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as Of Counsel in February 2009, focusing largely on arbitration and litigation. Before joining the firm, for more than 25 years she served in the New York State Judiciary, appointed in 1983 by Governor Mario Cuomo as an Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals and then in 1993 appointed by Governor Cuomo as Chief Judge of the State of New York. She was the first woman appointed to the Court, and served as Chief Judge for 15 years.
About the New York County Lawyers’ Association
The New York County Lawyers' Association was founded in 1908 as the first major bar association in the country that admitted members without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or gender. Since its inception, it has pioneered some of the most far‐reaching and tangible reforms in American jurisprudence and has continuously played an active role in legal developments and public policy.
About Hughes Hubbard
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP is an international law firm ranked No. 1 in the U.S. on The American Lawyer’s A-List of what the magazine calls “the top firms among the nation’s legal elite.” The firm was founded in 1888 by the renowned jurist and statesman Charles Evans Hughes.
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