For the inaugural event of its 2005-06 Convocation Lecture series, "Legal Realities Behind Media Headlines," Syracuse University's College of Law will host Harold F. See Jr., associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, on Friday, Sept. 23, at 11:45 a.m. in Grant Auditorium. See served as a member of the court during the recent dispute over the location of the Ten Commandments monument in the court building's rotunda. He will discuss the experience of judging during intense media attention.
The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the Comstock and Raynor paid lots.
See has served as a contributing editor to the Federal Circuit Bar Journal, and he is a member of the American Law Institute, the Alabama Law Institute, the American Law and Economics Association, the Federalist Society, the American Bar Association, the Alabama State Bar Association and V.O.C.A.L., a victims' rights advocacy group. He served as reporter for the Alabama Trade Secrets Acts and the revisions to the Alabama Trademark Law. See has authored or edited more than 40 books, chapters, articles and reviews.
He received a B.A. from Emporia State University, a M.S. in economics from Iowa State University and a J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law, where he graduated with honors and was awarded the Order of the Coif.