Daily Briefs . . .

 Judge Keith to speak at December 8 event

The Michigan Roundtable for Diversity & Inclusion will host an evening with U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Damon J. Keith on Monday, Dec. 8 at Schoolcraft College in Livonia.

“Join Judge Keith over dinner for remarks on his life’s work as told in ‘Crusader for Justice,’” says Kathleen Straus, honorary co-chair of the event along with Leon Tupper. “Judge Keith will also be available to sign the book.”
 
Tickets for the event cost $50 per person, which includes dinner and a copy of Judge Keith’s biography. Proceeds from the event support the work of the Michigan Roundtable in “helping make sure all people are welcome and treated fairly,” according to Straus, a member of the State Board of Education.

Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. with the dinner and program running from 7-8:30 that evening. The event will take place in the DiPonio Room of the VisTa Tech Center at Schoolcraft College, 18600 Haggerty Rd., Livonia. 

Register online at www.miroundtable.org/crusaderforjustice.
 

McCormack to speak at Veterans Treatment Court graduation

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bridget Mary McCormack will be the keynote speaker for the Washtenaw County Veterans Treatment Court group graduation from 3-4:30 p.m. Nov. 10.
 
Michigan has 20 veterans treatment courts—more than any other state. Veterans Treatment Courts provide treatment for veterans who are facing charges due to mental health issues or substance abuse. The Washtenaw County Veterans Treatment Court is a judicially supervised court that improves public welfare, reduces correctional costs, and also enhances community safety.

The Washtenaw County Veterans Treatment Court will celebrate its second group graduation in the Ann Arbor Justice Center. The ceremony will highlight the accomplishments of five veterans who have completed the rigorous treatment court program. 

The graduation ceremony will include recognition of each individual graduate and an after- ceremony reception.
 

Lecture on draft treaty to address crimes against humanity

A draft treaty to address crimes against humanity will be the topic of a free lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 11, sponsored by the Program for International Studies at Wayne State University Law School.  
Leila Sadat, an internationally recognized human rights expert and The Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, will present “A Convention for Crimes Against Humanity” from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium at Wayne Law, 471 W. Palmer St. Lunch will be provided.  
No registration is required.

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