Hon. Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Associate Justice
Supreme Court of the U.S.
A Conversation with the Circuit Justice
Clara J. Altman
Deputy Director
Federal Judicial Center
Executive Session Luncheon (Judges and Court Unit Executives Only)
Dr. Yonathan A. Arbel
William Alfred Rose Professor of Law and Director, AI Legal Studies Initiative
University of Alabama School of Law
Artificial Intelligence and Judging
Artificial Intelligence and Judging
Hon. Rhesa H. Barksdale
Senior U.S. Circuit Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Opening of the Conference
Douglas A. Berman
Newton D. Baker-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law and Executive Director of the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Post-Conviction Practice in Federal Court: Sentencing Guidelines
Post-Conviction Practice in Federal Court: Sentencing Guidelines
Lisa S. Blatt
Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Chair
Williams & Connolly LLP
Supreme Court Update
Professor Katherine Butler Brem
Clinical Professor
University of Houston Law Center
Once and Future Amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence
Hon. Nannette Jolivette Brown
U.S. District Judge
Eastern District of Louisiana
Executive Session Luncheon (Judges and Court Unit Executives Only)
Hon. Jeffrey V. Brown
U.S. District Judge
Southern District of Texas
Once and Future Amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence
Nichole Bunker
General Counsel
Texas A&M University System Board of Regents
Higher Education in 2026: Emerging Legal and Policy Issues Confronting Colleges and Universities
Higher Education in 2026: Emerging Legal and Policy Issues Confronting Colleges and Universities
Prof. Anthony J. Casey
Donald M. Ephraim Professor of Law and Economics and Faculty Director of the Center on Law and Finance
University of Chicago Law School
An Honest Discussion about Bankruptcy Exceptionalism
David S. Coale
Partner
Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann
BAFFC Luncheon (Board of Directors Only)
Artificial Intelligence and Judging
Artificial Intelligence and Judging
Hon. Robert J. Conrad Jr.
Director
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Executive Session Luncheon (Judges and Court Unit Executives Only)
Hon. David Counts
U.S. District Judge
Western District of Texas
Post-Conviction Practice in Federal Court: Sentencing Guidelines
Post-Conviction Practice in Federal Court: Sentencing Guidelines
Hon. Randy Crane
Chief U.S. District Judge
Southern District of Texas
Southern District of Texas Judges' Breakfast Meeting (STX Judges Only)
Hon. Jennifer W. Elrod
Chief U.S. Circuit Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Fifth Circuit Judicial Council Meeting (Council Members Only)
Court Meeting (Circuit Judges Only)
Executive Session Luncheon (Judges and Court Unit Executives Only)
Opening of the Conference
History of the Red Robe, Closing Remarks, and Adjournment
Hon. Charles R. Eskridge III
U.S. District Judge
Southern District of Texas
Post-Conviction Practice in Federal Court: Sentencing Guidelines
Post-Conviction Practice in Federal Court: Sentencing Guidelines
Ms Maureen Scott Franco
Federal Public Defender Western District of Texas
Federal Public Defender - Western District of Texas
Post-Conviction Practice in Federal Court: Sentencing Guidelines
Post-Conviction Practice in Federal Court: Sentencing Guidelines
Prof. Kevin T. Frazier
Director of the AI Innovation and Law Program
University of Texas School of Law
Artificial Intelligence and Judging
Artificial Intelligence and Judging
Prof. Philip Hamburger
Maurice & Hilda Friedman Professor of Law
Columbia Law School
Executive and Judicial Power
Phyllis A. Jones
Partner
Covington and Burling LLP
Once and Future Amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence
Hon. Jeremy D. Kernodle
U.S. District Judge
Eastern District of Texas
Executive Session Luncheon (Judges and Court Unit Executives Only)
Hon. Christopher M. Lopez
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Southern District of Texas
An Honest Discussion about Bankruptcy Exceptionalism
Stacey Napier
General Counsel
University of Texas System Board of Regents
Higher Education in 2026: Emerging Legal and Policy Issues Confronting Colleges and Universities
Higher Education in 2026: Emerging Legal and Policy Issues Confronting Colleges and Universities
Aaron L. Nielson
Charles I. Francis Professorship in Law, University of Texas School of Law and Litigation Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
A Conversation with the Circuit Justice
Hon. Reed C. O'Connor
Chief U.S. District Judge
Northern District of Texas
Executive Session Luncheon (Judges and Court Unit Executives Only)
Hon. Irma Carrillo Ramirez
U.S. Circuit Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Building Effective Re-Entry Programs
Hon. Carlton W. Reeves
U.S. District Judge
Southern District of Mississippi
Post-Conviction Practice in Federal Court: Sentencing Guidelines
Post-Conviction Practice in Federal Court: Sentencing Guidelines
Charles Robinson
Deputy Chief, Probation & Pretrial Services Office
AOUSC
Building Effective Re-Entry Programs
Hon. Reece Rondon
Shareholder
Hall Maines Lugrin
Once and Future Amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence
Hon. Diana Saldaña
U.S. District Judge
Southern District of Texas
Building Effective Re-Entry Programs
Hon. Michael Y. Scudder
United States Circuit Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Executive Session Luncheon (Judges and Court Unit Executives Only)
Prof. Jonathan M. Seymour
Associate Professor of Law
Duke University School of Law
An Honest Discussion about Bankruptcy Exceptionalism
Hon. Keith Starrett
Senior U.S. District Judge
Southern District of Mississippi
Building Effective Re-Entry Programs
Hon. Carl E. Stewart
U.S. Circuit Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Opening of the Conference
Hon. Richard J. Sullivan
United States Circuit Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Executive Session Luncheon (Judges and Court Unit Executives Only)
Prof. Ilan Wurman
Julius E. Davis Professor of Law
University of Minnesota School of Law
Executive and Judicial Power
Prof. John C. Yoo
Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Public Law & Policy Program
UC Berkeley Law
Executive and Judicial Power