CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 

Sunday, May 5
2:00PM                     Judicial Council Meeting
3:30PM                     Separate Judge Meetings (Circuit, District, Bankruptcy, and Magistrate Judges)
                                  Meeting of the Board of Governors, BAFFC
                                  Meeting of Federal Public Defenders and CJA Panel Representatives
5:30 - 6:45PM           Welcome Reception for All
7:00PM                     Free Evening/District Dine-Around Dinners
Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana
Northern District of Texas
Southern District of Texas
Western District of Texas
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
 
Monday, May 6
7:30-8:45AM             Breakfast Buffet for All
9:00AM                     Opening of the Conference
   (Welcome, Dedication, AIC Award, Memorials, New Judge Introductions)
Noon                         Conference Luncheon (ticketed event)
Deirdre Stanley, Thomson Reuters
1:45-3:00PM             CLE Plenary Session
Supreme Court Update with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
3:30-5:00PM             CLE Plenary Session
General Counsel Roundtable
6:00-10:00PM           Social Event (ticketed event)
National WWII Museum
 
Tuesday, May 7
7:30-8:45AM             Breakfast Buffet for All
                                  Private Breakfast Meeting for Chief District Judges
9:00-10:00AM           Executive Session (for Judges, AO, FJC, and Court Unit Executives)
                                  Ethics Session (for Attorney Guests)
                                  Federal Benefits Overview (for Spouses of Federal Judges)
10:30-11:45AM         District/State Meetings (if called by the Chief District Judge)
Louisiana (Judges and Attorney Guests - all districts)
Mississippi (Judges and Attorney Guests - both districts)
Northern District of Texas (Judges and Attorney Guests)
Western District of Texas (Judges and Attorney Guests)
11:45AM-1:45PM     Southern District of Texas Luncheon Meeting (Judges Only)
Noon                         Lunch on your own
1:45-3:00PM             CLE Breakout Sessions
Employment Law
Remote Searches/Botnet
Implicit Bias
Admissibility of Electronic Information
Bankruptcy and Arbitration
3:30-4:45PM             CLE Breakout Sessions (repeat)
7:00PM                     Free Evening/District Dine-Around Dinners
Western District of Louisiana
Eastern District of Texas
 
Wednesday, May 8
7:30-8:45AM             Breakfast Buffet for All
                                  Private Breakfast Meeting for Circuit Judges
9:00-10:00AM           Session with the Circuit Justice
10:30-11:45AM         CLE Plenary Session
Artificial Intelligence and the Practice of Law
11:45AM                   Closing Remarks and Adjournment