Criminal Law and Policy News and Events for the University of Arizona Community

Ashley Adams, Equal Justice Initiative. "Our Nation's History and Criminal Justice Reform"

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021

12:00-1:00pm

(Event sponsored by the Program in Criminal Law & Policy (PCLP) and the Justice Advocates Coalition (JAC).)

Ashley Adams, staff attorney at the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) will take us through a history of racial injustice as it relates to criminal justice reform in the United States. She will also discuss EJI's work of ending mass incarceration, eliminating excessive punishment, and combating the practice of sentencing minors to adult prisons. Prior to joining EJI in 2017, Ms. Adams was an Assistant Public Defender and a District Court Supervisor for the Tuscaloosa County Office of Public Defender, represented indigent clients as a trial attorney with Jefferson County Public Defender’s Community Law Office in Birmingham, Alabama, and conducted civil litigation as an associate attorney at Gaines Gault Hendrix, P.C., in Birmingham.

For zoom link, REGISTER HERE
(required): http://bit.ly/JACPCLP  

 

**CLE EVENTS**

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.0 hour toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona. Request a CLE certificate from Christina Poletti ([email protected]) at the event; it will be emailed to you once attendance is confirmed. 

A Conversation with San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

12:00-1:00pm
(Event co-sponsored by PCLP, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), and the American Constitution Society (ACS)

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin will discuss his career and his plans to reform the San Francisco justice system while protecting public safety and treating root causes of crime, in conversation with Professor Chris Griffin.

For Zoom link, REGISTER HERE (required): http://bit.ly/PCLP217

*For practitioners - This event is not eligible for CLE credit, but we hope that you will join us regardless!*

Paul Charlton and Professor Hank Shea. "Prosecutorial Ethics & Decision-Making"

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021
12:00 - 1:15pm 

Paul Charlton, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, and Professor Hank Shea, a former AUSA, will explore the ethical obligations and challenges of being a federal prosecutor. Mr. Charlton will present on the history and evolution of prosecutorial ethics and the one rule that all prosecutors should live by. Professor Shea will conduct an interactive session where he presents ethical dilemmas that he faced as a young prosecutor and asks the audience what they would have done in his place. Scenarios for Professor Shea's session can be found in the attached PDF. Download Professional Responsibility for Prosecutors - Hank Shea_01212021

FOR ZOOM LINK, REGISTER HERE (required): http://bit.ly/PCLP210   

**CLE EVENTS**

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.0 hour toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona. Request a CLE certificate from Christina Poletti ([email protected]) at or after the event; it will be emailed to you once attendance is confirmed.