The D. Brook Bartlett Lectures began in June 2001 as a memoriam to the late Honorable D. Brook Bartlett. The Lectures are held annually during the month of June at the Charles Evans Whittaker Courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri. If possible, they are also simulcast to the United States Courthouse in the Central Division in Jefferson City, Missouri and the Southern Division in Springfield, Missouri.
Invitations are sent to active members of the WDMO bar approximately four weeks prior to the annual event. Reservations are required. In the past, three (3) hours of CLE have been approved by the Missouri Bar and the Kansas Bar and there has been no fee to attend.
In addition to an annual presentation by the United States Courts, Western District, Court en banc, the following individuals have presented at the DBB Lectures.
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2024 |
"Recent Developments at the Sentencing Commission" U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves MO CLE KS CLE |
"Confirming bias: Dr. Woo-kyoung Ahn "The Supreme Court in Review" Dean Erwin Chemerinsky |
| 2023 | "Recent Developments in Class Action Law" Professor Robert Klonoff Jordan D. Schnitzer Professor of Law Lewis & Clark Law School Portland, OR Selected Recent Developments in Class Action Law and Practice Additional Resources
MO CLE code: 724690 |
"The Supreme Court in Review" Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, Berkeley Law, University of California MO CLE code: 724690 |
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“8th Circuit Model Jury Instruction Builder Panel” MO CLE code: 724690 |
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| 2022 |
“Important Legal Issues – 200 Years in Missouri” PowerPoint Missouri CLE code: 697819 |
“The Civil Rights Legacy of KC Race Riots” Jeff Simon PDF Materials 1 | PDF Materials 2 Missouri CLE code: 697819 |
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"The Supreme Court in Review" Missouri CLE code: 697819 |
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| 2021 | “Mining the Nuggets of Federal Practice” James Wagstaffe, Partner & Professor, Wagstaffe, vonLoewenfeldt, Busch & Radwick, LLP Missouri CLE code: 674769 |
"The Supreme Court in Review" Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, Berkeley Law, University of California Missouri CLE code: 674769 |
| 2020 |
"Coming Soon to a Courtroom Near You: How Artificial Intelligence Will Disrupt the Substance and Process of Life" Gary Marchant, Regents Professor of Law, Arizona State University PDF Materials 1 | PDF Materials 2 | PowerPoint | Video Presentation *If you need to receive the Kansas CLE Notice of Accreditation for this program please email: Diana_Diaz@mow.uscourts.gov |
"The Supreme Court in Review" Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, Berkeley Law, University of California PDF Materials | Video Presentation *If you need to receive the Kansas CLE Notice of Accreditation for this program please email: Diana_Diaz@mow.uscourts.gov |
| 2019 | "Finding Identity in our Cross-Cultural World through Awareness" Sukhsimranjit Singh Managing Director Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution Pepperdine University School of Law |
"The Supreme Court in Review", Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, Berkeley Law, University of California |
| 2018 | "The (Not So) Long Arm of the Law", Troy McKenzie, Professor of Law, New York University, School of Law
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"The Supreme Court in Review", Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, Berkeley Law, University of California |
| 2017 | "Taking Adverse Depositions: The New Paradigm", Robert Musante, Esq.,Robert Musante’s CLE Seminars, Walnut Creek, CA | "The Supreme Court in Review", Erwin Chemerinsky, Current and Founding Dean, School of Law University of California – Irvine |
| 2016 | "Objection!: Hearsay and Hearsay Exceptions", Professor Cynthia E. Jones, American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, DC | "The Supreme Court in Review", Professor Erwin Chemerinksy, Founding Dean, University of California, Irvine School of Law |
| 2015 | "The Ethics of Witness Preparation" Daniel I. Small, Partner Holland & Knight Boston, MA |
"The Supreme Court in Review" Dean Erwin Chemerinksy, Founding Dean, University of California, Irvine School of Law and Miguel Estrada, Partner Gibson Dunn, Washington, DC |
| 2014 | "Evidence, Ethics & Effective Lawyering", Professor Laurie L. Levenson, Loyola Law School
"The Elements of a Strong Introduction to a Brief", Professor Timothy P. Terrell, Emory University Law School |
"The Supreme Court in Review", Professor Erwin Chemerinksy, Founding Dean, University of California, Irvine School of Law |
| 2013 | Home Run Motions, Jurisdiction, Twombly and Celotex James M. Wagstaffe, Professor Kerr & Wagstaffe, LLP Hastings College of the Law and San Francisco State University |
The Supreme Court in Review Erwin Chemerinsky Founding Dean University of California, Irvine School of Law |
| 2012 | Direct Examination As Jurors Want It Professor Thomas A. Mauet University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law |
The Supreme Court in Review Erwin Chemerinsky Founding Dean University of California, Irvine School of Law |
| 2011 | The Supreme Court Review: October 2010 Analysis and Differing Perspectives Dean Erwin Chemerinsky University of California, Irvine School of Law & Ken Starr, President Baylor University |
Protecting Lawyer Confidences in the Internet Age Professor Burnele Powell University of South Carolina School of Law |
| 2010 | Better Brief-Writing in 60 minutes Bryan A. Garner Law Prose, Inc., Dallas, TX |
The Supreme Court in Review Erwin Chemerinsky, Founding Dean University of California, Irvine School of Law |
| 2009 | Direct Examination As Jurors Want It Professor Thomas A. Mauet University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law |
The Supreme Court in Review Erwin Chemerinsky, Founding Dean University of California, Irvine School of Law |
| 2008 | Persuasive Closing Argument: Ethical but Effective Professor Barbara Bergman University of New Mexico |
The Supreme Court in Review Professor Robert J. Pushaw Pepperdine University School of Law |
| 2007 | Impeachment - The Law and The Technique Professor Thomas A. Mauet University of Arizona, College of Law |
The Supreme Court in Review Professor Erwin Chemerinsky Duke Law School |
| 2006 | The Supreme Court - Year in Review Professor Drew S. Days III Yale Law School |
Electronic Discovery-Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure The Honorable Lee Rosenthal, U.S. District Judge, S.D. Texas, Kenneth J. Withers, The Sedona Conference & Jonathan M. Redgrave, Redgrave Daley Ragan & Wagner LLP |
| 2005 | The Supreme Court - Year in Review Professor Erwin Chemerinsky Duke Law School |
Guideline Sentencing after Booker Professor Susan R. Klein University of Texas School of Law |
| 2004 | Trial Advocacy Professor Stephen A. Saltzburg George Washington Law School |
Evidence from an Advocate’s View Professor James W. Jeans Sr. University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law |
| 2003 | The Supreme Court in Review Professor Suzanna Sherry Vanderbilt Law School |
Employment Discrimination Law in a Nutshell Professor Joel Friedman Tulane Law School |
| 2002 | Supreme Court Review - Year in Review Professor Erwin Chemerinsky University of Southern California Law School |
Employment Discrimination Law in a Nutshell Professor Joel Friedman Tulane Law School |
| 2001 | Supreme Court Review - Year in Review Professor Erwin Chemerinsky University of Southern California Law School |
Federal Practice & Procedure James M. Wagstaffe Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP |
Biography
Judge Bartlett practiced law in Kansas City, Missouri with the law firm of Stinson, Mag, Thomson, McEvers, and Fizzell. He then served as an Assistant and then a First Assistant in the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. He returned to Kansas City to practice with Blackwell, Sanders, Matheny, Weary, and Lombardi.
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed Judge Bartlett to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Judge Bartlett was elevated to Chief Judge in 1995. During his tenure as Chief Judge the new courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri was planned and built. Judge Bartlett passed away on January 21, 2000 while serving as Chief Judge.
Ms. Karen Iverson Bartlett, Judge Bartlett’s wife and an attorney, said “Brook strove to give those who appeared before him a chance to tell their story in a venue of respect and compassion, and he succeeded time and again.”
Justice Clarence Thomas, United States Supreme Court, who worked with Judge Bartlett at the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, observed that “...Judge Bartlett enjoyed a wonderful reputation among his fellow jurists and among members of the bar. He was considered deliberate, analytical, thoughtful, and dedicated to fairness and impartiality, but even more, he was a good man and he was my friend.”
Taken from the Historical Society News
of the U.S. Courts in the Eighth Circuit
Vol. 8 2001