An Unduly Restrictive View of Justice on Trial

Authors

Hon. Roger L. Gregory, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

4-10-2025

Abstract

The Hon. Roger L. Gregory delivered the annual Leslie Devan Smith, Jr., Lecture at W&L Law on April 10, 2025. The title of his talk was “An Unduly Restrictive View of Justice on Trial.” The lecture took place in the Millhiser Moot Court Room, Sydney Lewis Hall, on the campus of Washington and Lee University. The event was free and open to the public.

Judge Gregory is the first African American to sit on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. On December 27, 2000, he was placed on the Court by recess appointment of President Bill Clinton. Judge Gregory was re-nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the Senate for a lifetime appointment to the Court on July 20, 2001. Judge Gregory is the only person in the history of the United States to be appointed to the United States Court of Appeals by two presidents of different political parties. Judge Gregory served as the Court’s Chief Judge from 2016 through 2023.

Judge Gregory's return to W&L Law for the Smith Lecture continued his long relationship with the school. He delivered the commencement address in 2005, the MLK Day Address in 2019, and the Washington and Lee Law Review hosted its 2021 symposium in honor and celebration of his first twenty years on the Fourth Circuit.

Recommended Citation

Hon. Roger L. Gregory, An Unduly Restrictive View of Justice on Trial, Leslie Devan Smith Jr. Lecture, Washington and Lee University School of Law (Apr. 10, 2025).