Continental Breakfast & Registration

Opening Remarks
Dean Paul Schiff Berman, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Forensic Science Evidence: Principles and Practice
(Moderated by Doug Sylvester)

Themes of the Conference on Forensic Science for the 21st Century
David H. Kaye, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Presentation

Discovery, Admissibility, and Weight of Forensic Science Evidence
Paul C. Giannelli, Case Western Reserve University
Presentation

Using and Dealing with Forensic Evidence in Post-Conviction Proceedings
Peter J. Neufeld, The Innocence Project

What Science Should be in “Forensic Science”
Michael J. Saks, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Presentation

Break

Forensic Science Evidence: Principles and Practice (cont'd)

Error Rates In Forensic Science
Jonathan “Jay” Koehler, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Presentation

Crime-Scene Investigations
Henry Lee, Connecticut Department of Public Safety, Division of Scientific Services
Presentation

Challenges To The Admissibility Of Particular Scientific Evidence
Larry Hammond, Osborn Maledon, P.A.
William Thompson, University of California, Irvine
Presentation

Improving the System
The Honorable W. Scott Bales, Arizona Supreme Court

Lunch - Rotunda

The Thirteenth Annual Willard H. Pedrick Lecture
“Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward”
The Honorable Harry T. Edwards, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Institutional Structure
(Moderated by Dawn McQuiston-Surrett)

Kent E. Cattani, Arizona Attorney General’s Office
Barry A.J. Fisher, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Chris Hassell, FBI
Hannibal G. Williams II Kemerer, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Roger Koppl, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Kent Roach, University of Toronto

Break

Legal Rules for Forensic Science Evidence
(Moderated by Bob Bartels)

Paul Giannelli, Case Western Reserve University
Presentation
The Honorable Alex Kozinski, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Geoffrey Mearns, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Erin Murphy, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
David A. Sklansky, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

Dinner - Rotunda

Continental Breakfast

Legal Rules for Forensic Science Evidence
(Moderated by Zig Popko)

Scott Brewer, Harvard Law School
The Honorable Ming W. Chin, California Supreme Court
Jennifer Mnookin, UCLA School of Law
Michael Risinger, Seton Hall University School of Law
Presentation
William Thompson, University of California, Irvine

Break

Error: Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Minimizing
(Moderated by Andy Hessick)

Christophe Champod, University of Lausanne
Presentation
Simon Cole, University of California, Irvine
Itiel Dror, University College London
Presentation
Constantine Gatsonis, Brown University
Presentation
Joseph L. Peterson, California State University
Presentation

Lunch - Rotunda

Forensic Science: Changing from Within
(Moderated by Mary Sigler)

The Honorable W. Scott Bales, Arizona Supreme Court
Thomas L. Bohan, American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Presentation
Debra Figarelli, National Forensic Science Technology Center West
Presentation
John Lentini, Scientific Fire Analysis
Presentation
Jay Siegel, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Presentation

Break

Post-convictction Review: Procedures, Experiences, and Lessons
(Moderated by Carissa Byrne-Hessick)

Brandon L. Garrett, University of Virginia School of Law
Samuel Gross, University of Michigan Law School
Peter Neufeld, The Innocence Project
The Honorable Ron Reinstein, Maricopa County Superior Court (Ret.)
Carrie Sperling, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

Closing Remarks
Dean Paul Schiff Berman, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law