Humble Jurist

“The Lawyer, the Samaritan, and the Law of Obligations”, by The Hon. Denise P. Lindberg, Senior District Judge, State of Utah Judiciary at the JRCLS 2024 Annual Conference in Las Vegas Saturday, March 13th

Peacemakers and Bridge Builders by Kevin J. Worthen, Hugh W. Colton Professor at BYU Law School. Address given at the JRCLS 2024 Annual Conference in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 13th.

Remarks by Elder Alexander Dushku on the 2024 Annual Fireside of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society. Delivered on January 19, 2024.

"We affirm the strength brought to the law by a lawyer's personal religious conviction. We strive through public service and professional excellence to promote fairness and virtue founded upon the rule of law."

"The Stewardship of Our First Freedom" by Elder Clark G. Gilbert on the Religious Freedom Annual Review hosted by the International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), at Brigham Young University. Delivered on June 15, 2023.

Dave Garner, International Chair of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and member of the Phoenix Arizona Chapter, discussed the limitations of judicial intervention in religious disputes in a BYU Education Week CLE titled "When a Judge Rules that ‘Mormons’ Aren’t Christian." In this episode, he provides insightful commentary on the topic.

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland addressed the 25th-anniversary event of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society in Washington, D.C. He emphasized the society's mission to unite religious conviction with legal service. Elder Holland highlighted faith, family, and religious freedom as essential in the modern world. He urged the audience to make a compelling case for the relevance of religion and morality in society.

Elder Hafen shared insights correlating United States constitutional and family law judicial decisions over the past half century with devaluing the historical concept of marriage at the 2014 J. Reuben Clark Law Society Annual Fireside. Elder Hafen emphasized that building a marriage is challenging and demanding but also sanctifying and satisfying. Through a lifetime of sacrificing for our marriage partner, we can become like Jesus Christ and realize "the abundant life of authentic joy". 

President Dallin H. Oaks at the second annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome, Italy, from July 20-22, 2022.

Gratitude is extended to Professor Barclay for generously granting authorization for the utilization of the audio.

Chief Justice Hassan Jallow, Supreme Court of The Gambia, delivered his address, Civil Rights and Social Justice: An African Perspective, on Friday, March 3, 2023 at the 2023 JRCLS Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA.

The Honorable Judge Bernice Bouie Donald, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (retired), was presented the J. Clifford Wallace Award and delivered the keynote address "Who is my Neighbor? My Journey in the Law" on Friday, March 3, 2023 at the 2023 JRCLS Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA.