RECOGNIZING AMERICA's JUDICIARY: a DIALOGUE with CHIEF JUSTICES on KEY ISSUES for LEADERS of BUSINESS & the COMMUNITY July
RECOGNIZING AMERICA’S JUDICIARY: A DIALOGUE WITH CHIEF JUSTICES ON KEY ISSUES FOR LEADERS OF BUSINESS & THE COMMUNITY July 27, 2011 - Phoenix, Arizona 1 RECOGNIZING AMERICA'S JUDICIARY: A DIALOGUE WITH CHIEF JUSTICES ON KEY ISSUES FOR LEADERS OF BUSINESS & THE COMMUNITY Phoenix, Arizona July 27, 2011 GUESTS OF HONOR: Hon. Rebecca White Berch, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Arizona Hon. Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Judge, Arizona DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS: David Rosenbaum, Partner, Osborn Maledon, P.A. Shane Swindle, Partner, Perkins Coie, LLP Jack Friedman (Moderator), President, Directors Roundtable Institute REPORTED BY: PAMELA A. GRIFFIN, RPR, CRR Certified Reporter Certificate No. 50010 2 JACK FRIEDMAN: I am Jack Friedman, President of the Directors Roundtable Institute. We are a pro bono group that has organized 750 events nationally and globally over the last 21 years. We have never charged a penny for anyone to attend any event ever. I myself have been a volunteer chair for the last 21 years, and that is the spirit with which we pursue our educational programming. The reason why this particular program is important is that we feel that there has been a disconnect between public service, public policy, and the larger community including business. We don't take positions on any public matter whatsoever. When I use the word "business community and business leaders," I'm really going beyond that. It can also be the nonprofit sector, academics, and others. We try to benefit the larger community, although the business community is what we're primarily identified with. The courts are the one branch of the United States government that is expected to have independence.
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