Military Sentencing Conference

Criminal Sentencing Colloquium: Developments in Civilian and Military Law

​Friday, April 25
9:45 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Vasey Hall, Villanova University (Room 206) | +Zoom

This colloquium will examine crucial developments in sentencing law across two distinct domains: federal civilian sentencing jurisprudence and military justice reform. This event will bring together leading scholars and practitioners to explore these parallel yet distinct evolutionary paths in American sentencing law. It is a particularly opportune moment to explore these issues as it has been 20 years since the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision in United States v. Booker and just over one year since the military justice “sentencing parameters” became effective pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.
In addition to our other distinguished panelists, we are honored to welcome Judge Stephanos Bibas of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
This event has been approved for 4 hours of substantive CLE credits by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board. This event will accommodate both in-person and virtual attendees. Registration is required. Space is limited.
Co-sponsored by the Federal Sentencing Reporter and the National Institute of Military Justice.

9:45-10:00 a.m.: Introduction and Welcome

10:00-11:00 a.m.: United States v. Booker: Twenty Years Later (Part 1)

• Douglas A. Berman, Newton D. Baker-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law & Executive Director of the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, Moritz College of Law
• Steven L. Chanenson, Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Center for Ethics, Integrity and Compliance, Villanova Law
• Nancy Gertner, Former Federal Judge, US District Court of Massachusetts & Senior Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School

11:00-11:15 a.m.: Break

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: United States v. Booker: Twenty Years Later (Part 2)

• Michelle Madden Dempsey, Professor of Law & Harold Reuschlein Scholar Chair, Villanova Law
• Sam Merchant, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma College of Law
• Patti Saris, Senior United States District Judge, US District Court of Massachusetts & Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
• Jonathan J. Wroblewski, Director of the Harvard Law School Semester in Washington Program & Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School

12:45-1:15 p.m.: Stephanos Bibas, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

1:15-1:30 p.m.: National Institute of Military Justice Awards

• Frank Rosenblatt, Associate Professor of Law, Mississippi College School of Law | President, NIMJ

1:30-3:00 p.m.: Current Developments in Military Sentencing 

• Brenner Fissell, Professor of Law, Villanova Law
• Lt. Max Goldberg, United States Marine Corps
• Col. Beth Hernandez, Chief Judge, United States Air Force
• Capt. Stephen Reyes, Chief Judge, United States Navy
• Scott Stucky, Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• Rachel Van Landingham, Co-Associate Dean of Research & Irwin R. Buchalter Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School
• Frank Rosenblatt, Associate Professor of Law, Mississippi College School of Law

3:00 p.m.: Closing Remarks

REGISTER HERE (FOR IN PERSON OR ZOOM)