Judge Gertner will share her reflections on addressing bias and structural inequality in and out of the courtroom. She will discuss the ethical responsibility of judges to consider the racial impact of their procedures, behavior, and decisions, drawing from her efforts both while serving as a federal judge and as an advocate. Her comments will include a description of her efforts to account for racialized police practices in her assessments of prior criminal records, along with her efforts to obtain relief from some of the sentences she imposed as a federal judge.

Eric Tucker ’22 was the winner in the final round of the 2022 Dean’s Cup moot court competition held Feb. 22 at the Law School.

Tucker and fellow finalist Jenny N. Wheeler ’22 argued a fictional Supreme Court case challenging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s 2019 expansion of the definition of “public charge” under the Immigration and Nationality Act.