58th Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Lecture: Judicial Independence and Judicial Legitimacy — Lessons from President Roosevelt and Chief Justice Hughes

This is a hybrid (in-person and webinar) program. Be sure to select the correct registration option when you are registering.

LECTURE DETAILS:

Please join us on October 22, 2025 for the 58th Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Lecture, Judicial Independence and Judicial Legitimacy: Lessons from President Roosevelt and Chief Justice Hughes, to be delivered by Hon. Rowan D. Wilson.

 The Lecture is sponsored by Hughes Hubbard & Reed. It was established 60 years ago to honor Charles Evans Hughes, who served as NYCLA’s Eight President, Governor of New York, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, United States Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

The Lecture will be IN-PERSON and conducted at the offices of Hughes Hubbard & Reed.  It will also live streamed via ZOOM.

REGISTRATION for the IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL program is MANDATORY.

1 NY CLE Credit in Professional Practice will be provided.

LIVE Program Location:

Hughes Hubbard & Reed

One Battery Park Plaza, Sisk Room

New York, N.Y. 10004

FACULTY:

Faculty: Hon. Rowan D. Wilson, Chief Judge of the State of New York and the New York Court of Appeals

Program Chair: James Kobak, Hughes Hubbard Ethics Counsel

Program Co-sponsor: Hughes Hubbard & Reed

CLE CREDITS:

1 NY CLE Credit: 1 Professional Practice, Transitional and Non-transitional

GENERAL INFORMATION:

To register: click the Register button on their webpage here. The website will prompt you to log in or create an account to complete the checkout. If you are not a member, please join the membership before completing the checkout to take advantage of the member’s price. Registration closes 30 minutes before the program.

For technical and account-related issues, please get in touch with us at dradjabov@nycla.org

In-person attendees: This program will be available in person. The location is at:

  Hughes Hubbard & Reed
One Battery Park Plaza, Sisk Room
New York, N.Y. 10004

Webinar Link: After completing the checkout, you will receive a separate email with webinar access instructions. That email will arrive closer to the program start time. If you are still waiting to receive an access email 30 minutes before the program, please email cle@nycla.org.

Course Materials: We will email the link to download course materials 30 minutes before the program starts.

CLE Certificates (if applicable): After verifying your attendance, we will add your certificate to the “Download CLE Certificates” page, which you can access from your “My Account” page.