A Conversation About Stare Decisis

(Excerpt) John Q. Barrett (“JQB”) Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston, welcome back to St. John’s. The Chief Judge has been a friend to us for many years. It is an honor to host someone of her talent and someone in her position: the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. We’re going to have a conversation for the first part of the program, about judging, her work, and stare decisis. But first, we need to meet you and hear a little bit about your background—where you are from—and the path that took you to the law and to the bench.