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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Commencement Speech
May 21, 2006

“The [Georgetown
Supreme Court] Institute’s moot court program is highly valued by novice and experienced advocates alike, because of the
high quality and skill
of the judges that [the] Institute . . . is able to attract to do the moot courts. These programs have made it easier both for first-timers and experienced advocates
to do a more professional job before the Court.”

 ~ Judge John G. Roberts, Jr.,
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (now Chief Justice of the United States)

The Georgetown University Law Center Supreme Court Institute seeks to promote understanding in law students, faculty, the legal profession, and the nation of the history, significance, and dynamics of Supreme Court decision-making. Georgetown is uniquely qualified to accomplish these objectives. The Law Center's faculty includes numerous scholars who regularly write, comment, and sponsor conferences on the Court, many former law clerks who worked for individual Justices, and an extraordinarily large number of professors who practice before the Court. The Law Center's close proximity to the Supreme Court - only a ten-minute walk separates the two institutions - makes the Court a virtual classroom for many Georgetown students who both attend oral arguments and enroll in courses that closely study cases pending before the Court.

 The Institute's activities reflect the faculty's expertise and interests. Institute activities include scholarly conferences, lectures, workshops, and informal brown-bag discussions on Court-related matters. These include individual cases, curricular innovations designed to promote student understanding of the peculiar dynamics of the Court's decision-making processes, and programs more broadly directed to the legal profession as well as to the general public. A notable feature of the Institute is its administration of a Supreme Court Moot Court Program, which taps into faculty expertise by preparing counsel for oral argument before the Court. During October Term 2006, the Institute provided moot courts to counsel in 90 percent of the cases before the Court. This component of the Supreme Court Institute further demonstrates Georgetown's deep commitment to public service.

How to Contact Us Supreme Court Institute Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 Phone: (202) 662-9630 Email: draket@law.georgetown.edu

Richard Lazarus, Professor of Law and SCI Co-Director Phone: (202) 662-9129 Email: lazarusr@law.georgetown.edu Steven Goldblatt, Professor of Law, Appellate Litigation Clinic Director, and SCI Co-Director Phone: (202) 662-9558 Email: goldblat@law.georgetown.edu Tina Drake Zimmerman, SCI Fellow Phone: (202) 662-9630 Email: draket@law.georgetown.edu