From Our Desks To Yours…. September 2022

Dear Members:

Whether you are a parent navigating through the September back to school whirlwind or not – this month always feels like a Great Reset. For us in the legal profession, we’re back from the summer schedule and many of us this fall are actually returning to our offices – for real this time! In addition to resetting our routines, the fall event season is back in full force. It feels great to have a wealth of in-person events back on my calendar, and I look forward to seeing many of you in person more frequently as the fall progresses.

Our new membership year started on September 1^st. If you haven’t already renewed your membership dues for the 2022-2023 year, it’s easy to do so online. We started offering an autorenew option for member dues last year – you can sign up during the checkout process and ensure you never lose access to your member benefits.

This week we hosted our first in-person CLE program since February 2020. Our Supreme Court Preview is an annual favorite and this year’s did not disappoint. We are starting to re-introduce in-person CLE programming and we hope to see you at 500 Pearl Street in the coming months.

I am so pleased to share that we are marking the 30^th anniversary of the Federal Bar Council Quarterly this fall! Over 120 issues we have published countless articles about judges, important case law developments, personal stories and reflections, attorney profiles, recaps of our beloved events. An enormous thank you to our Editorial Board, and particularly to our Managing Editor Steven Meyerowitz who has been involved since the beginning, and without his dedication we would be lost. Another big thank you to our Editor-in-Chief, Bennette Kramer, for her persistent leadership and advocacy for the Quarterly. Writing for the Quarterly is a great way to gain visibility and we are always looking for new members for the Editorial Board. If you are interested in writing a single article or becoming a regular contributor, please reach out to Bennette or me. We are resuming print issues this fall so keep your eyes open for the first issue of our 30^th year this fall.

Also new this year – we are launching a digital edition of the Second Circuit Redbook. Sustaining members will continue to receive hard copies of the book, and all members will enjoy access to the content online, from wherever you happen to be working. This has been in the works for a few years now and we are pleased to finally make it happen. If you haven’t yet updated your profile in our system, please do so by the end of September so we include your most current contact information in this year’s edition.

Around the corner is our annual Fall Retreat, the weekend of October 21 – 23 in Saratoga Springs, NY, and the Thanksgiving Luncheon, back at Cipriani 42^nd Street on November 23^rd. Our Fall Retreat is almost completely sold out, and we are looking forward to another great fall weekend up in Saratoga Springs. At this year’s Luncheon we will honor Judge Roslynn Mauskopf with the Emory Buckner Award. Judge Mauskopf epitomizes a career-long commitment to public service, including serving as the U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District, the New York State Inspector General, as a District Court Judge in the EDNY as well as serving as its Chief Judge, and now as the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Registration information will be shared with all members in the next few weeks.

Warmly,

Anna