Fordham Taps Retired Chief Judge to Lead Justice Initiative

Fordham Law School has tapped Jonathan Lippman, the retired New York state judge who is now at Latham & Watkins, to lead a newly formed initiative to research and help resolve the country’s access to justice problem.

To launch the initiative, the school is hosting a panel discussion tonight, a pre-game of sorts for the last presidential debate in Las Vegas at 9 p.m. ET.

At Fordham Law’s campus in Manhattan, Lippman, Fordham Law Dean Matthew Diller and David Udell, executive director of the National Center for Access to Justice, will talk about the justice gap that’s playing out in both civil and ...