Media Advisory — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist to Speak at UA School of Law Oct. 24

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist will present the Albritton Lecture at The University of Alabama School of Law on Friday, Oct. 24, at 11:30 a.m. Rehnquist will speak in the Law School’s lecture hall, room 187-188 of the Law Center.

Rehnquist is currently serving his 17th year as chief justice and his 31st year on the U.S. Supreme Court. Rehnquist earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science and his law degree from Stanford University, and a master’s in government from Harvard University. He served as a clerk to Justice Robert H. Jackson of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1952-1953 before entering private practice in Phoenix. In 1972, Rehnquist was sworn in as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. He was named chief justice in 1986. He is the author of several books including “The Supreme Court, A History,” published in 2001.

Rehnquist is the fourth U.S. Supreme Court justice to present the Albritton Lecture at the UA School of Law. The Albritton Lecture Series is underwritten by the Albritton Fund, established at the UA Law School in 1973 to commemorate the contributions to the legal profession of five generations of the Albritton family of Andalusia. Previous Albritton lecturers were U.S. Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia and Sandra Day O’Connor.

Media wishing to cover Rehnquist’s lecture are asked to notify Cathy Andreen, UA director of media relations, at 205/348-8322 or Jennifer McCracken, Law School communications manager, at 205/348-5195 in advance, and observe the following restrictions:

• Photography, video and audio taping will be allowed ONLY during the first two minutes of the lecture and only if no additional lighting is required. No flash photography will be allowed.
• Arrive early – no one will be admitted after the lecture begins.
• No equipment bags will be allowed in the lecture hall.

For more information, contact UA Media Relations at 205/348-5320.