OLI CLE celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta on May 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the jury assembly room at the Hatfield Courthouse.  More details to come.

When Senior U.S. District Judge Ancer L. Haggerty officially retires at the close of Wednesday, he leaves as the first and only African American judge ever to serve in Oregon’s federal courts. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/12/ancer_haggerty_presiding_judge.html

Steven T. Wax, Oregon’s top federal public defender who has represented terrorism suspects, challenged government investigative tactics and authored a book about the erosion of civil liberties in the U.S. war on terror, will step down from his post on Sept. 30, after 31 years. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/04/steven_wax_oregons_federal_def.html

Judge Ancer L. Haggerty seems to prefer to let his distinctions and accomplishments shine for themselves. The journey that saw him go from just another face in the Marines to making history as both the first African-American federal judge and first black circuit court judge in Oregon was not necessarily what he envisioned for himself early on. For more:  http://portlandobserver.com/news/2014/feb/19/drawing-final-verdict/