March 10 — Join a "Conversation with the Chief Justice of Ireland" abou tlegal education

The James P. White Lecture on Legal Education will present A Conversation with the Chief Justice of Ireland. Hon. Mr. Justice John L. Murray will speak.

When: Tuesday, March 10, lecture at 5:00; reception at 6:00 PM
Where: Indiana University at Indianapolis law school

Mr. Justice Murray was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland in July of 2004, after having served on the Court since 1999. From 1991 to 1999 he was a Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, and from 1997 to 2000 he was a visiting Professor of Law at the Université de Louvain. After receiving his education at Crescent College, Rockwell College, University College Dublin and the King’s Inns, he began his legal career in 1967, and in 1981 became a Senior Counsel, having been called to the Inner Bar in the Supreme Court of Ireland. As a leading member of the Irish Bar, his practice focused on commercial, civil and constitutional law matters. He was counsel in cases before the Court of Justice of the European Communities (Luxembourg), the European Commission on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights (Strasbourg).

He served as Attorney General of Ireland in 1982 and again from 1987 to 1991. He has been a visiting lecturer to Georgetown University Summer School, Heidelberg and Florence and is an honorary co-chair of the International Law Institute, Washington D.C. From 2000 to 2003 he was chairperson of the Anti-Fraud Committee of the European Central Bank.