Ethics and the United States Supreme Court: A Conversation with Judicial Ethicist Jeremy Fogel

On Friday, October 27, 2023 the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and the Santa Clara University School of Law co-sponsored a conversation with Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute at Berkeley Law and former United States Federal Judge Jeremy Fogel, and Professor Brad Joondeph, the Jerry A. Kasner Professor of Law at the Santa Clara University School of Law. In this hour-long conversation they discussed the topic of ethical considerations of both professional conduct and recent court decisions by the United States Supreme Court.
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About Judge Jeremy Fogel
Judge Fogel is Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute at Berkeley Law at the University of California, Berkeley whose mission is to build bridges between judges and academics and to promote an ethical, resilient and independent judiciary. Prior to his appointment at Berkeley, he served as Director of the Federal Judicial Center in Washington, DC (2011-2018), as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of California (1998-2011), and as a judge of the Santa Clara County Superior (1986-1998) and Municipal (1981-1986) Courts. He was the founding Directing Attorney of the Mental Health Advocacy Project from 1978 to 1981.
Judge Fogel has received numerous accolades, most recently, the Samuel E. Gates Litigation Award from the American College of Trial Lawyers, which is given from time to time to recognize “a lawyer who epitomizes ethical conduct, integrity, collegiality, and professionalism.”
Among his major areas of interest are judicial ethics, judicial administration, judicial decision making (including effective ways to teach judges about unconscious bias and the impact of emotion), and judicial wellness.
About Professor Brad Joondeph
Professor Joondeph, the Jerry A. Kasner Professor of Law at the Santa Clara University School of Law, is a well regarded author on the topics of federalism, judicial behavior, and American constitutional development. He has had extensive experience with the Supreme Court, having served as judicial clerk to the Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor. He also served as clerk for the Honorable Deanell Reece Tacha of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.