Thursday, August 28, 2025

J.Grodin memorial event 10/3

 

Join friends, colleagues, and family for a celebration and retrospective on the life and career of Joseph R. Grodin, a unique figure connecting the UC law SF school and the California Supreme Court, as a former California Supreme Court justice and professor of law at UC Law San Francisco. This event will overview his jurisprudence as a justice on the Court of Appeal and California Supreme Court, his legal scholarship, and the historical and legal significance of the 1986 retention election. Open entry without registration, and broadcast on Zoom after Justice Kruger’s opening remarks.
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Agenda:
  • Opening Remarks: California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger
  • Justice Grodin’s Jurisprudence and Legal Scholarship
    • Professor Darien Shanske (UC Davis Law School) Justice Grodin’s annotated California constitution scholarship -- 
    • Professor David A. Kaiser (UC Law SF) Justice Grodin on the right to happiness in the California constitution
  • Justice Grodin in California Legal and Political History
    • Moderator: Sunil Gupta (California Supreme Court)
    • Professor Reuel Schiller (UC Law SF)
    • Beth Jay (California Supreme Court) former principal attorney to the Chief Justice
    • Jake Dear (California Supreme Court) former chief supervising attorney, former chambers attorney to Justice Grodin