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Friday, January 16, 2004

9:00 AMIntroduction: Technology, Values And The Justice System
Chief Justice Gerry Alexander of the Washington State Supreme Court

9:20 AMTechnology And Justice: An Exciting Partnership
Ed Lazowska - Bill and Melinda Gates Professor of Computer Science, University of Washington [Presentation Materials]

9:35 AMHistorical Perspective
Morton Horwitz - Professor and Legal Historian, Harvard Law School

10:20 AMBreak

10:30 AMCultural, Ethical and Privacy Perspectives
Helen Nissenbaum - Professor, Department of Culture and Communication; Senior Fellow, Information Law Institute, New York University

11:15 AMInternet And The Justice System
Dr. Vinton Cerf - Co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet; Founder and first president of the Internet Society; Board Chair, ICANN

12:00 PMLunch

1:00 PMReflections And Projections:Panelists Will Present And Discuss Washington’s Access To Justice Technology Bill Of Rights, Describe Issues And Reflect On Potential Consequences And Ramifications

Panelists:
  • Hon. Ann Ellington - Judge, Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I
  • Jean Holcomb - Vice Chair, Access to Justice Technology Bill of Rights Committee; King County Law Librarian
  • Hon. Donald J Horowitz - Chair, of the Access to Justice Technology Bill of Rights Committee; former King County Superior Court Judge [Presentation Materials]
  • Richard Zorza, Esq. - Attorney and Technologist; Consultant to the Access to Justice Technology Bill of Rights Committee [Presentation Materials]
2:00 PMPlenary Panel Discussion - Justice For All: Information Technology And Justice System Services For Vulnerable Persons
Moderator:
Dan Ford - Statewide Advocacy Coordinator, Columbia Legal Services; Former Chair, Access to Justice Board Technology Committee
Panelists:
Bob Boiko - Professor, University of Washington Information School [Presentation Materials]
Bob Cohen - Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Orange County
Michael McKay - Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation
Joan Kleinberg - Director of CLEAR, Northwest Justice Project

3:00 PMBreak

3:15 PMBreakout Panels
  1. Balancing Access And Personal Privacy
    Moderator:
    Michele Jones - Statewide Advocacy Coordinator, Columbia Legal Services; former Chair, Access to Justice Board
    Panelists:
    Cindy Southworth - Director of Technology, National Network to End Domestic Violence [Presentation Materials]
    Nancy Talner - Private attorney; part-time attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union [Presentation Materials: Document 1 Document 2]
    Peter Winn - Assistant United States Attorney; Adjunct Professor, University of Washington School of Law
    Rowland Thompson - Executive Director, Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington

  2. Professional Responsibility
    Moderator:
    W. H. (Joe) Knight, JR. - Dean, University of Washington School of Law
    Panelists:
    Barrie Althoff - Executive Director, Commission on Judicial Conduct; Former Washington State Bar Association Chief Disciplinary Counsel
    Robert Aronson - Professor, University of Washington School of Law [Presentation Materials]
    David Boerner - Professor, Seattle University Law School
    Lish Whitson - Former Chair, American Bar Association Presidential Task Force to Define the Practice of Law; Member, Washington State Bar Association Committee to Define the Pratice of Law [Presentation Materials]

  3. Technology, Access, Information, and The Criminal Justice System [Presentation Materials]
    Moderator:
    Jackie McMurtrie - Professor, University of Washington School of Law
    Panelists:
    Russell Hauge - Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney
    Deborah Lee - Coordinator, King County Prosecutor’s Victim Assistance Unit, Juvenile Section; Board Member, Washington Coalition of Crime Victim Advocates [Presentation Materials]
    Bill Jaquette - Director, Snohomish County Public Defender Association
    Amanda Lee - Officer, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
4:15 PMPlenary Session: Ramifications Of Technology: Access To And Use In The Justice System From Various Perspectives And Areas
Sharon Nelson - Chief of the Consumer Protection Division, Office of the Attorney General of Washington State: "Consumers of the Legal System in the States"
John McKay - United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington; former President of the Legal Services Corporation:"National and Federal Implications"
Hon. Robert F. Utter - Former Chief Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court (retired); International Constitutional Consultant: "The Rule of Law Internationally - and Access to It."

Saturday, January 17, 2004

9:00 AMHuman Values In Information Systems Design
Dr. Batya Friedman - Professor, University of Washington Information School [Presentation Materials]
10:00 AMPlenary Panel: From Principles To Practice: Where And How Do We Go From Here?
Moderator:
Hon. Donald J Horowitz
Panelists:
Michael Eisenberg - Dean, University of Washington Information School [Presentation Materials]
Mary McQueen - Administrator, Administrative Office of the Courts of Washington
Barbara Miner - Clerk, King County Superior Court
Hon. Ann Schindler - Judge, Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I

11:00 AMBreak
11:15 AMHeidegger and Marcuse: The Ethical Use Of Technology
Louis E. Wolcher - Professor, University of Washington School of Law
11:55 AMResponse To Wolcher, Heidegger and Marcuse
Kenneth Himma - Lecturer, University of Washington Information School
12:05 PMClosing Remarks: Targeting Technology For Strategic Purposes
Ada Shen-Jaffe - Director, Columbia Legal Services

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