A Principled Life: An Unconventional Path to Judging

November 10, 2011 • 12:30 PM • Law School 3041

The Honorable Nancy Gertner, recently retired U.S. District Judge and current Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School, will discuss unconventional paths to success, focusing on her path to a federal judgeship, which involved advocacy about principles, causes, people and issues. Her autobiography, In Defense of Women: Memoirs of an Unrepentant Advocate, released on April 26, 2011, will be available for sale. An author signing will follow the lecture. For more information, contact Dana Norvell at norvell@law.duke.edu.