Thursday, September 9
| 7:30 PM | Dinner at Ibby's (walk together from Knight Center) |
Friday, September 10
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Continental breakfast |
| 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Greetings from Kent Syverud, Dean of the School of Law Greetings from Andrew Martin, Director of CERL and Chair of the Political Science Department Greetings from Amanda Katz, Editor-in-Chief, Washington University Law Review Introductions |
| 10:00 AM - 12:10 PM |
Panel 1: The policymaking role of the Court Authors: Daniel Foote (the Court's policymaking in the criminal law area) Stephen Givens (judicial policymaking in the corporate law area) Shigenori Matsui (the Court's conservatism in constitutional cases) Discussants: Craig Martin Tokujin Matsudaira |
| 12:10 PM - 1:10 PM | Lunch at the Knight Center dining room (third floor, room 351) |
| 1:10 PM - 3:00 PM |
Panel 2: The politics of Supreme Court adjudication Authors: John Haley (Is the Supreme Court "conservative"?) David Law (What's wrong with conventional explanations of the Court's behavior?) Discussants: Justice Tokiyasu Fujita Frank Upham |
| 3:00 PM - 3:10 PM | Coffee/tea break |
| 3:10 PM - 5:00 PM |
Panel 3: The Court's decisionmaking practices Authors: Hiroshi Itoh (the role of precedent) Masako Kamiya (the chosakan system) Discussants: Shigenori Matsui Setsuo Miyazawa |
| 5:30 PM - 7:15 PM | Optional sightseeing |
| 7:15 PM | Meet at Knight Center lobby for shuttle to dinner at Acero |
Saturday, September 11
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Continental breakfast |
| 10:00 AM - 12:10 PM |
Panel 4: Judicial recruitment and promotion Authors: Mark Ramseyer (impact of background and productivity on judicial promotion) Larry Repeta (system for appointing former attorneys to the Court) Discussants: Daniel Foote Setsuo Miyazawa Shin-ichi Nishikawa |
| 12:10 PM - 1:15 PM | Lunch in conference room |
| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
Panel 5: Judicial elections and political accountability Speaker: Justice Tokuji Izumi (comments on the recall campaign against Justices Wakui and Nasu) |
| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Coffee/tea break |
| 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
Panel 6: Academic versus judicial perceptions of the Court Speaker: Justice Tokiyasu Fujita (lessons from personal experience) |
| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Concluding remarks |
| 6:30 PM |
John Haley retirement celebration (Anheuser-Busch Hall Courtyard) Cocktails at 6:30 PM Dinner at 7:15 PM |
