Dec / Jan / Feb 2025
Vol. XXXII, No. 2

in this issue

Shawn Patrick Regan
Federal Bar Council President Shawn Patrick Regan, in his first column for the Federal Bar Council Quarterly, explains why it is a privilege to serve as the Council’s new president.
Bennette Kramer
Bennette D. Kramer reports on her conversation with Eastern District Judge Frederic Block, who recently published his fourth book.
Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave
Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave collected remembrances from friends and colleagues of former Magistrate Judge Lisa Margaret Smith, who passed away on October 9, 2024, and who was a long-time member of the Federal Bar Council Quarterly editorial board.
Travis J. Mock
Travis J. Mock discusses the Thanksgiving Luncheon, held at Cipriani on 42nd Street.
Marjorie Berman, Larry Krantz
Margie Berman and Larry Krantz explore the fascinating history of the women’s suffrage movement reenacted at the Fall Bench and Bar Retreat.
Adam K. Magid
In his regular column, Adam K. Magid examines recent copyright rulings in favor of creators by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Marutollo
Here, Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Marutollo reports on his conversation with Judge Jon O. Newman about Judge Newman’s new book, titled “‘Inferior Courts’ – The History of the Existing and Former Federal Trial and Appellate Courts of the United States, 1789-2024.”
Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave
Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave tells us about the newest magistrate judge in the Southern District of New York: Henry Ricardo.
Steven M. Edwards
The December/January/February 2020 issue of this publication featured the final article written for us by Steve Edwards (in this case, with the assistance of Elizabeth Slater). The first portion of that article, titled “Catching Up With… Loretta E. Lynch,” was republished in our September/October/November 2024 issue. Here, we republish the balance of this fascinating and informative article.
Pete Eikenberry
We are fortunate to have two articles in this issue by Pete Eikenberry. First is a piece titled, “Why I Became a Lawyer.” He follows with an article titled, “The Opportunities for Young Lawyers to Volunteer for Public Service.”
Pete Eikenberry
In the 1995 book, “Law Firm and the Public Good,” edited by Robert A. Katzmann, the late judge wrote that: The lawyer’s function is grounded in . . . morality, the idea that special obligations attach to certain roles – in this case, to render justice. . . . The state grants an effective monopoly, in exchange for lawyers, as officers of the court, discharging their duty to further equality before the law. . . .

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CONTRIBUTORS

Sharon L. Nelles

President

Bennette D. Kramer

Editor

Sherry N. Glover

Contributor

Brachah Goykadosh

Contributor

Adam K. Magid

Contributor

Joseph Marutollo

Contributor

Steven Edwards

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