UT's Capital Punishment Clinic Celebrates 20th Anniversary

The University of Texas School of Law's Capital Punishment Clinic is celebrating it's 20th anniversary with a symposium this afternoon.  The Clinic has been a vital source for post-conviction review of Texas death penalty cases, including notable victories in the U.S. Supreme Court.  More on the program is here.  The schedule of speakers:

12:30–12:45	Welcome and Introduction of Stephen B. Bright Dean Larry Sager and Honorable Charlie Baird, District Judge, Travis County
12:45–1:30	“Death Without Justice: Technicalities and Bad Lawyers” Stephen B. Bright, President and Senior Counsel, Southern Center for Human Rights
1:30–1:45	“Importance of Quality Legal Representation” Honorable Patrick Higginbotham, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1:45–2:00	“Impact of Capital Punishment Clinic” Richard Burr, The Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Project
2:00–3:30	Panel: Clinic Alumni in the World Moderator: Raoul Schonemann, Southern Center for Human Rights Susan Casey, Victim Outreach Specialist Diana Holt, Law Office of Diana Holt Walter Long, Law Office of Walter Long Danalynn Recer, Gulf Region Advocacy Center Anne Harden Tindall, WilmerHale
3:30–3:45	Break
3:45–5:15	Panel: Twenty Years of Capital Litigation in Texas Moderator: Rob Owen, Capital Punishment Center at UT Law David Dow, University of Houston Law Center, Texas Defender Service Jim Marcus, Capital Punishment Clinic, Capital Habeas Resource Counsel for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Maurie Levin, Capital Punishment Clinic, Texas Defender Service Jordan Steiker, Capital Punishment Center at UT Law Mandy Welch, Capital Habeas Resource Counsel for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

The Clinic has hosted other events, noted in these posts:

• At the Death House Door
• Capital Punishment Stories

I will not be live-blogging from the event, but will post some notes tomorrow.