Oral History of Distinguished American Judges
The Oral History of Distinguished American Judges memorializes the contribution of the men and women who make the US judiciary a bulwark of freedom. This project goes beyond their written opinions to focus on education, careers, influences, and views of the judicial role.
Each video interview has an accompanying annotated transcript. Together, these interviews form a definitive resource on the American judiciary, not just for legal scholars, but for all those interested in our system.
About the Institute
Founded in 1952, the Institute of Judicial Administration at New York University School of Law (IJA) is dedicated to the judiciary and continues today as a leader in judicial education and a forum for non-partisan thinking and discussion about the administration of justice. The work of the Institute has become ever more critical with the proliferation of federal and state laws, the increasing workload and public profile of the courts, process changes ushered in by the pandemic, and the growth in adjudicative bureaucracies.
The Institute is operated by staff under the guidance of Faculty Director Professor Samuel Estreicher.The Board of Advisors of the Institute consists of distinguished state and federal jurists, law scholars and practitioners, and Dean Troy McKenzie who formerly served as faculty co-director of IJA. The Board is chaired by Evan R. Chesler, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
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Some Past Events:
IJA's 29th Annual William J. Brennan, Jr. Lecture on State Courts and Social Justice featuring Hon. Melissa Hart, Colorado Supreme Court
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | The Institute of Judicial Administration hosted the 29th Annual William J. Brennan, Jr. Lecture on State Courts and Social Justice featuring Hon. Melissa Hart, Colorado Supreme Court on Our Legal Institutions Must Change. But How? If you missed it, you can read about it here or watch below.
IJA Faculty Director, Samuel Estreicher, Dwight D. Opperman Professor of Law:
Prof. Estreicher to preside and speak at 77th Annual NYU Conference on Labor and Employment Law, June 9-10, 2025 at NYU School of law, see full details here.
Prof. Estreicher published in The Regulatory Review from UPenn Law on April 17, 2025, in "Turning Administrative Agencies into the President’s Puppets."
Prof. Estreicher published in Compact on Apr. 1, 2025, with Rudra Reddy, NYU Law '25, in "Birthright Citizenship Isn't as Broad as Courts Think", as cited by the US Government Reply Brief in Trump v. Casa Inc. no. 24A884, page 16.
On "Do the Trump Tariffs Violate the Constitution?" an Apple podcast of We the People, National Constitution Center where Prof. Estreicher discusses the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act post Chadha.
Remarks at the 26th Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference Jan. 9, 2025 in San Francisco in Discussion: South Africa v. Israel Case: Allegations of Israeli Genocide in Gaza.
Professor Estreicher joined an amici brief with IJA Board Member Daniel M. Sullivan, at the Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (22-451).
View Recent Publications by IJA Faculty Director Samuel Estreicher.
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