This year’s end o’ oral argument season reception at CAAF has been docketed for 1500 on Wednesday, 19 May.

The schedule for CAAF’s 10-11 March Judicial Conference is now online here.  This lecture from 0930 to 1030 on Wednesday, 10 March looks particularly fascinating:  The Honorable Togo D. West, Jr., Protecting the Force:  Lessons from Fort Hood, Report of the DOD Independent Review.

CAAF will hold its annual Judicial Conference on 10 and 11 March at the Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law.  A list of confirmed speakers is on CAAF’s web site.  The two biggest names are DOD General Counsel Jeh Johnson and former Secretary of Veteran Affairs and former Secretary of the Army Togo West, who recently co-chaired the DOD review panel examining the Fort Hood shootings, and former Senator Chuck Hagel, co-chairman of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.  Here are the other confirmed speakers:

John Abele, co-founder of Boston Scientific

Georgetown Law Professor Jane Aiken

Kenneth Feinberg, Speial Master for TARP Executive Compensation and former Special Master for the 9-11 Victim Compensation Fund

Chief Judge Steven McAuliffe of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Robert Poole, author of a recent book about Arlington National Cemetery

Kiam Taipale, executive director of the Stillwell Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy

James Tierney, director of the National State Attorneys General Program

Here’s a link to the agenda for the 16 October 2009 JAA/CAAF Appellate Advocacy symposium.

CAAF’s Judicial Conference will be held 10 and 11 March 2010.

CAAF and the Judge Advocates Association will host the 2009 Appellate Advocacy Symposium on 16 October at the George Mason University School of Law.  The cost is $50, which includes lunch and refreshments.

I’m excited about attending because the headliner is Thomas C. Goldstein of Akin, Gump’s Supreme Court practice.  Mr. Goldstein is also, of course, the co-founder of SCOTUSblog.  Mr. Goldstein’s topic will be “Effective Oral Advocacy and Brief Writing.”

Brigadier General John Cooke (Ret.) will be giving a lecture called “The Legacy of Judge Robinson O. Everett.”  Even if Mr. Goldstein weren’t speaking, this alone would make the conference worth the price of admission.

CAAF Clerk William A. DeCicco will be giving a lecture called, “Electronic Filing, Grostefon, and Other CAAF Practice Pointers.”

There will also be a demonstration and discussion of Case Management/Electronic Case Files, a panel discussion on “Practical and Ethical Issues for Appellate Government and Appellate Defense Counsel” and the annual panel of CCA judges.

Registration info will soon be available on JAA’s web site, www.jaa.org.

Today’s CAAF orientation was very informative — as each of the last three years’ sessions have been.  One piece of information to emerge from the orientation is that CAAF will hold a memorial session in honor of Judge Everett on 7 December.

On 22 September 2009 from noon through 1330, NIMJ will host a panel discussion on United States v. Denedo, 129 S. Ct. 2213 (2009), at the American University’s Washington College of Law.  The panelists will be Yale Law Professor Gene Fidell — one of Denedo’s counsel — Pratik Shah of the S.G.’s office — who argued the case for the United States — and moi.  (Which one of these is not like the others?  I have no idea how I got invited to play on this panel, but I’m glad I did.)  Professor Stephen Vladeck of the Washington College of Law will be the moderator.  And as if that’s not enough, there will be free chow. 

Here’s a link to a flyer for the program, including RSVP information.

NIMJ has posted links to the web cast of the Cox Commission’s 16 June public hearing here.

The Cox Commission will hold its public hearing next Tuesday, 16 June, starting at 0900. The location is the GWU Law moot courtroom. I understand that the hearing will be webcast here.

Here is a link to a NIMJ Program on ways to remedy the problem of access to courts-martial dockets. Panelists include Lucy Dalglish, Executive Director, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; Nayna Malayang, LLM Candidate, WCL & NIMJ Dean’s Fellow; Commander Stephen McCleary, Coast Guard’s Office of Military Justice; Michelle McCluer, Executive Director, National Institute of Military Justice( Moderator).

H/T to the Moderator

Here’s a neat feature on CAAF’s web site. CAAF has posted lecture materials from four of the presentations at this year’s Judicial Conference.

The FBA’s Pentagon Chapter has asked us to post the announcement and pamphlet (which includes the speakers and schedule) for the 2009 Jobs for JAGs program, which we are happy to do. The program will be held on 8 May at the Army & Navy Club.

The announcement explains:

This full-day event is designed for junior and senior military attorneys transitioning from active duty to civilian or government practice. The seminar will feature panels of top attorneys from the Department of Justice and other government agencies, as well as from private practice and industry, to share tips and insights on finding employment. Many of the panelists are retired or former Judge Advocates and will share their tips on selling your skills as a JAG to government employers, law firms, and corporations.

The cost is $40 on or before 1 May and $80 afterwards, including at the door.

Last chance to register for the on-line ABA-CLE tomorrow on Criminal Accountability for Civilians in the Battle Space. The program will cover the application of amended Art. 2(a)(10), UCMJ to civilians and US government contractors, my favorite topic, as well as MEJA and Special Territorial and Maritime Jurisdiction. Note, I am moderating the panel, thus why this is a shameless plug. That may discourage registration, but I’ll take that chance.

Link to registration page here. Sorry, no CAAFlog reader discount could be negotiated.