Wayne Law to feature visiting Japanese judge
Judge Kentaro Ono of the Osaka District Court will present a lecture titled “An Introduction to Japanese Juvenile Delinquency Procedure” at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, March 29, in the third floor faculty lounge of the Law School.
“We are once again pleased to welcome Judge Ono to the Law School,” said Wayne Law Dean and Professor of Law Robert M. Ackerman. “His past observations on criminal procedure in the Japanese courts have provided Wayne Law students, faculty, staff and friends with a better understanding of our own legal system. We look forward to new observations and further discussion.”
Ono is here as part of a special arrangement, which began in 2007 between Wayne Law, the Third Circuit Court of Michigan and the Supreme Court of Japan. The arrangement provides for a judge from the Japanese judicial system to visit Michigan to research and study the American judicial system, with a special emphasis on Michigan trial courts.
Ono served on the Tokyo District Court as a judge from October 2005 through March 2008. In April 2008, he was appointed to the Sakai Branch of the Osaka District Court. He received his training as a legal apprentice from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court. He received a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Tokyo.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Lunch is provided. For more information regarding this event, contact the Law School Dean’s Office at (313) 577-3933.
Ginsburg endorses end to local judicial elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is endorsing an end to the election of judges at the state and local levels.
Ginsburg was speaking last Thursday at a conference of female judges, many who are elected. She approves of the campaign by her former colleague, retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, to end judicial elections and the vast sums of money spent on those campaigns.
Ginsburg says that if there’s one reform she would make, that would be it.
Smiles for Pets program to showcase adoptive animals, March 20
The Oakland Pet Adoption Center will present Smiles for Pets at the Cranbrook Professional Building in Bloomfield Hills on Saturday, March 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Smiles for Pets program offers a free voucher for free dental care to those who adopt an animal at the event. Each new owner will receive a cleaning, exam and necessary x-rays for up to four immediate family members, courtesy of Dr. Glenn Spencer, DDS.
The event will feature dogs and cats from the Oakland Pet Adoption Center who need a loving home. Those who adopt a pet at the event will also receive a $10 coupon from the Canine Inn Doggie Day Care and Boarding good for a shampoo, bath and nail clipping.
The Cranbrook Professional Building is located at 60 West Big Beaver Road in Bloomfield Hills. For additional information contact, the Oakland Pet Adoption Center at (248) 391-4100 or visit www.oakgov.com/petadoption.
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