Justice Robert P. Young, Jr. of the Michigan Supreme Court to Deliver Brennan Lecture at Oklahoma City University School of Law.Lecture is Free and Open to the Public OKLAHOMA CITY -- Justice Robert P. Young, Jr., of the Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is known as Michigan's "court of last resort" and consists of seven justices, who are elected to eight-year terms. Candidates are nominated by political parties and are elected on a nonpartisan ballot. , will deliver the 2007 Brennan Lecture at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Homsey Family Moot Courtroom at Oklahoma City University School of Law Oklahoma City University School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of Oklahoma City University, a private Oklahoma university. It is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and traces its origins to the founding of Epworth University . The lecture is titled "The Problem of Oligarchic ol·i·gar·chy n. pl. ol·i·gar·chies 1. a. Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families. b. Those making up such a government. 2. Judicial Power: A State Judicial Traditionalist's Perspective." "Justice Young's lecture promises to ask the most important questions regarding the principles and methods proper to the judicial function in a government dedicated to the rule of law," said OCU OCU Oklahoma City University OCU Operational Command Unit (London Metropolitan Police) OCU Operator Control Unit (robotics) OCU Operational Conversion Unit OCU Office Channel Unit OCU Olefins Conversion Unit School of Law Professor Andrew C. Spiropoulos, director for the Center for the Study of State Constitutional Law and Government, which sponsors the Brennan Lecture. Young was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court in 1999 and re-elected in 2002. Before joining the Supreme Court, Young served as a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals, to which he was appointed in 1995 and elected in 1996. He graduated with honors from Harvard College in 1974 and received a law degree from Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law is considered one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States. in 1977. Young serves as a trustee of charitable and civic organizations devoted to children's interests, such as Vista Maria, the Detroit Institute of Children, the Detroit Historical Society The Detroit Historical Society (DHS)was founded in December, 1921 with prominent Detroit historian Clarence M. Burton, its first president. Initially a literary society bent on studying and discussing Detroit history, its direction changed in 1927 when under the leadership of one , Cranbrook Schools and the Governor's Task Force on Children's Justice Concerning Child Abuse and Neglect. Named in honor of Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., the Brennan Lecture at OCU School of Law brings leading scholars in state constitutional law to campus. The Brennan Lecture is sponsored by the Center for the Study of State Constitutional Law and Government, under the direction of Spiropoulos with assistant directors Professor of Law Dennis Arrow and Assistant Professor of Law Michael O'Shea. By sponsoring workshops, scholarly writing and public lectures, the Center takes advantage of its location in the heart of Oklahoma's capital city to promote scholarship and discussion on important issues relating to state and local government. Oklahoma City University School of Law is fully approved by the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is a non-profit organization of 166 law schools in the United States. Another 23 schools are "non-member fee paid" schools, which are not members but choose to pay AALS dues. . It offers full- and part-time degree programs and serves a diverse student body of approximately 600. Its 5,000 alumni practice in every state and several foreign countries. For more information, visit www.okcu.edu/law. |
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