Webinar: Judicial Panel on Remote Hearings

Our distinguished panelists for this webinar include Chief Justice Bridget M. McCormack of the Michigan Supreme Court, District Judge Timothy S. Hillman of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Immigration Judge Amiena Khan, and Immigration Judge Dorothy A. Harbeck. The panelists will focus on the use of remote hearings in state and federal courts during the Pandemic, best practices for remote hearings and due process concerns throughout the United States. Benefits of remote hearings will be addressed as well as best practices before the judiciary.

Judge Khan and Judge Harbeck are appearing in their capacity as Executive Vice President of NAIJ and Secretary/Treasurer of NAIJ. Their views do not represent the official position of the Department of Justice, the Attorney General, or the Executive Office for Immigration Review. These speakers’ views represent their personal opinions, which were formed after extensive consultation with the membership of the NAIJ.

About the Presenters

Hon. Dorothy Harbeck, NAIJ

Judge Harbeck is an Immigration Judge for the U. S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (US- DOJ-EOIR). She is the Secretary/Treasurer of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) which is a component of the International Federation of Professional & Registration for this event is now closed.Technical Engineers (Judicial 2) Union (IFPTE-AFL-CIO). The views expressed in her classes, presentations and articles do not necessarily represent the official position of the United States Department of Justice, the Attorney General, or the Executive Office for Immigration Review. The views represent the author’s personal opinions, which were formed after extensive consultation with the membership of the NAIJ.

She was appointed to the Elizabeth, NJ Immigration Court in 2006 and transferred to the New York City Immigration Court in 2019. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Wellesley College, with honors in English and a special studies certificate with honors from the Universite’ Catholique De L’Ouest in Angers, France. She is currently also a trial skills professor at Columbia Law School.

Hon. Timothy Hillman

Judge Timothy Hillman is a United States District Court Judge for the District of Massachusetts. He was appointed as a United States District Judge on June 7, 2012.  In 2006 he was appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge in which capacity he served until his appointment as a District Judge. Prior to his appointment as a Magistrate Judge, he was a judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court from 1998-2006.   From 1991 to 1998, he was an Associate Justice and Presiding Justice in the Gardner District Court and the Presiding Justice in the Worcester District Court. He was in private practice from 1974 to 1998.

Hon. Amiena Khan, NAIJ

Hon. Amiena Khan was appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder in December, 2010.  Judge Khan is seated at the New York Immigration Court and is a member of the New York State Bar.  She is the Executive Vice President of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) and serves as the co-chair of the NAIJ Vulnerable Populations Committee. NAIJ is the collective bargaining unit for U.S. Immigration Judges nationwide. In her personal capacity, she is a member of the Federal Bar Association and is a Board Member and the Programs Chair of the Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Section. Judge Khan is also a member of the National Association of Women Judges.

Hon. Bridget Mary McCormack

Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack joined the Michigan Supreme Court in January 2013, and became the Chief Justice in January 2019. An NYU Law graduate, Chief Justice McCormack started her legal career in New York City.  In 1996 she joined the Yale Law School faculty.  She then joined the University of Michigan Law School faculty, in 1998, where she taught criminal law, legal ethics, and various clinics.  She was named Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs in 2002.

Chief Justice McCormack was elected to The American Law Institute in 2013.  The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology appointed her to the National Commission on Forensic Science in 2014.  She serves as an editor on the ABA’s preeminent journal, Litigation.  In 2019, Governor Whitmer appointed her as Co-Chair of the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration.  In 2020 she was appointed as Board Member of the Kids Kicking Cancer non-profit organization, and Board Member of the American Bar Association Legal Education Council.  Chief Justice McCormack continues to teach at the University of Michigan each year as well as publish in professional journals and law media.

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