Background:

Now in its 22nd year, the Enrichment Program was established to enhance the extracurricular intellectual life of the Law School. Previous speakers include Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia, Sandra Day O'Connor, Anthony M. Kennedy, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg; former Senator Bill Bradley; Congressman Barney Frank; columnist George Will; attorney Alan Dershowitz; and Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein.

Professor Cheh joined the Law School faculty in 1979 after being in private practice with Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Kampelman in Washington, D.C., and serving as a law clerk to the chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Since 1985, the Alliance for Justice has been extensively involved in the appointment process for federal judges. Through the Judicial Selection Project, the Alliance monitors and investigates judicial nominations at all levels of the federal branch and encourages public participation in the confirmation process.

C. Boyden Gray is a partner of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering. His practice focuses on a range of regulatory matters with emphasis on environmental issues, including those relating to biotechnology, trade, clean air, and the management of risk.

Members of the media are welcome to attend the lecture and reception. For more information, contact  Jeffrey Gutman at (202) 994-5797, jgutman@clinic.nlc.gwu.edu or Paul Fucito at (202) 994-0616, pfucito@main.nlc.gwu.edu.

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