On July 1, 2020, Senior Judge Curtis L. Collier participated in a book reading recording at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center in Chattanooga for the Center’s new series titled “Bessie’s Front Porch.” The series will be posted on the Center’s Facebook page to reach children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Judge Collier read Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., written by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Bryan Collier (no relation).”
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Book Reading Recording at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center
Law Day 2020, The Courts Adapt to the Crisis
The first day of May is Law Day. We set aside May 1 of each year to celebrate the rule of law and the role of law in our society. The American Bar Association, our nation’s largest legal organization, describes it in these words: “Law Day provides an opportunity to understand how law and the legal process protect our liberty, strive to achieve justice, and contribute to the freedoms that all Americans share.”
Law Day is May 1, 2020
Law Day May 1 is an annual celebration of the rule of law in a free society. Throughout May, judges and lawyers reach out to their communities across the nation to stimulate critical thinking about the founding fundamentals that are so easily taken for granted.
Online Tools Make Civics Accessible to Teachers, Parents, and Teens
In communities forced to quarantine because of the coronavirus (COVID-19), social studies teachers are venturing into the distance learning space and parents are seeking ways to keep homebound teenagers constructively occupied.
Lincoln Memorial University School of Law
Chief Judge Reeves hosted the Criminal Practice Class and professor, Melanie Reid, at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Federal Courthouse for Moot Court on February 13, 2020. The students presented a change of plea, an argument of a motion for judgment of acquittal, a 924 (c) motion argument, and argument of a Rule 29 motion in a drug conspiracy trial.
President's Day Message 2020
Monday, February 17, is President's Day. The holiday was originally designed to honor our first president, George Washington, and was celebrated on his birthday, February 12.
Knox County Principal for the Day
On November 12, 2019, Judge Suzanne Bauknight served as Principal for a Day in an area Knox County School. Powell Middle School was the school where Judge Bauknight served which happens to be the school system where her children have attended. Judge Bauknight was one of approximately 100 people who participate in this Knox County Schools event.
Teachers Law School Chattanooga
A total of 14 teachers around the area participated in the Teacher Law School program on November 14, 2019. Judge Curtis L. Collier spoke to the group about Federal Courts. The teachers observed several sentencing hearings before Judge Travis McDonough.
Lincoln Memorial Duncan School of Law
Students from Professor Thomas Dickenson’s Bankruptcy class presented oral arguments before Bankruptcy Judge Suzanne Bauknight. The students had filed a brief regarding the scenario they were given and presented oral arguments representing either the Chapter 13 Trustee or the debtor.
Dayton Judges Meet with Dayton Public School students
This October and November, Judge Newman and his chambers staff are speaking to Dayton Public School students from all six DPS high schools.
Here, Magistrate Judge Michael Newman pose with students from Thurgood Marshall School.