Join us to celebrate the federal trial bench and to hear from Magistrate Judge Gina Simms, of the US District Court for the District of Maryland, as she describes her path first in public service, including a judicial clerkship, and some seventeen years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia and Maryland and as an Associate Independent Counsel tasked with investigating a former Cabinet secretary – and then in private practice for six years, where she continued to work on criminal and civil compliance and enforcement matters.    Judge Simms shares her thoughts on how to have a good day in her courtroom, and what missteps to avoid. 

Bench Talk: Episode 1: A Conversation with Magistrate Judge Gina Simms

Join us to celebrate the federal trial bench and to hear from Chief Magistrate Judge Willie Epps, Jr., of the US District Court for the Western District of Missouri, as he describes his path from Natchez, Mississippi, to public service as a Judge Advocate and Captain in the US AirForce JAG Corps, and then as Assistant Special Counsel-US Department of Justice in the Waco Investigation – and then to solo practice, big firm practice, and head of litigation for a leading financial services firm. Judge Epps offers his insights on how each of these positions contribute to who he is a judge today, and shares practical tips on how to have a good day in his courtroom. 

Bench Talk: Episode 2: A Conversation with Chief Magistrate Judge Willie Epps, Jr.

Join us to celebrate the federal trial bench and to hear from Magistrate Judge Diana Song Quiroga, of the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, a true career public servant, as she describes her path from a federal judicial clerkship to Texas’s Rio Grande Legal Aid, to service as an Texas Assistant Attorney General and Assistant United States Attorney in the Laredo Division, where she now serves as a judge.  Judge Song Quiroga shares her positive outlook on the value of making a difference every day in your work, and the importance of keeping an open mind to new opportunities to do so.

Bench Talk: Episode 3: A Conversation with Judge Song Quiroga

Join us to celebrate the federal trial bench and to hear from Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Gunn, of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia, one of the first COVID-era judges to take the bankruptcy bench, taking the oath of office from her living room as the sole bankruptcy judge in the District of Columbia and DC Circuit.  An active member of several local, regional, and national bar associations, Judge Gunn may be best known to some as the moderator of the ABA’s popular podcast series “Bad Boys of Bankruptcy,” and previously worked in private practice and as an Assistant Attorney General in Virginia’s Division of Child Support Enforcement.  Judge Gunn shares her thoughts and offers practical insights on balancing her many roles and responsibilities – and her hobby of running marathons!

Bench Talk: Episode 4: A Conversation with Judge Gunn

Join us to celebrate the federal trial bench and to hear from Magistrate Judge Sarah Cave, of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, as she describes her judicial “origin story” traveling a path from clerkships in the District Court and Court of Appeals, to private practice, and then to the bench.  Judge Cave explains the role that public and community service has always played in her professional life, and shares her insights on the importance of pursuing a goal consistently, persistently, and from the heart.

Bench Talk: Episode 5: A Conversation with Judge Cave

Join us to celebrate the federal trial bench and to hear from Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo, of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, as she describes her path from prosecuting street crime in the District of Columbia US Attorney’s Office, to prosecuting hate crimes at the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, to prosecuting war crimes and crimes against humanity at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, to serving as Chief Hearing Officer at the New York Stock Exchange and General Counsel of New York City’s Office of Administrative Trials and hearings, and more.  Judge Kuo reflects on how each of these positions prepared her for the next, and her practical perspective on how every day can be a good day in court.  

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