Rule of Law, Rule of Judges Focus of Oct. 29 Panel Discussion at National Press Club

WACO, Texas, Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Baylor University President and Chancellor, Judge Ken Starr, will join Fifth Circuit Judge Thomas M. Reavley and District of Columbia Circuit Judge Sri Srinivasan at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., for a panel discussion on the difference between the rule of law and the rule of judges.

Baylor Law School has partnered with the Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit to host the event, the first in the Law School's new "Viewpoints" series. The conversation, "The Judge's Objective: Prediction or a Preferred 'Correct' Rule," will be moderated by Daniel Attridge, J.D., dean of the Columbus School of Law and Knights of Columbus Professor of Law at The Catholic University of America.

"Baylor Law School is honored to host its inaugural 'Viewpoints' conversation, highlighting the role of differing judicial philosophies in the administration of justice," said Brad Toben, J.D., dean of Baylor Law School. "This panel will present insightful and experienced judicial commentators exploring in discussion the implications of different approaches to judicial decision-making, the consequences of those approaches and the relative value and standing of the differing approaches when tested against history and the constitutional underpinnings of our republic."

A reception preceding the event will begin at 6 p.m. Admission is free, but space is limited. RSVPs through Baylor Law School are requested.

SOURCE Baylor University