ABOUT THE NORTHERN DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY For almost 25 years the Northern District Historical Society has been protecting and enlivening the rich judicial history of the District. From the Chinese Exclusion Laws to Patty Hearst to cutting edge technology disputes, the Northern District Court has been in the thick of the some of the thorniest and most interesting events in California history. The goal of the Society is to preserve and share history and law with lawyers, educators, scholars, and others with an interest in history, in a way which makes the history come alive. Our past programs have included a re-enactment of the High Seas drama of the Bully Waterman trial. Most recently we were joined by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. A packed house shared in the lively conversation between brothers Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and Northern District Court Judge Charles Breyer. Pulitzer prize winning Professor Jack Rakove moderated a panel on the lessons of the Japanese Internment with Professor Jenny Martinez of Stanford and Professor John Yoo of Boalt Hall. Renowned Harvard Professor Charles Ogletree, Jr., joined us for a talk on Bridging the Achievement Gap and most recently we were honored to host NYT Supreme Court Correspondent Linda Greenhouse! Our next major preservation project is a book about the Northern District. The Historical Society has hired a distinguished author with a proven track record of turning court history into compelling drama of interest to lawyers and lay people alike. We anxiously await the resulting book due out in 2007. We are in the process of updating our Historical Society website, with public access to programming information and other documents like the Court’s “Historical Reporter” publication with articles about significant cases, events, and people who have shaped the Court. Our Preservation Projects also include a series of oral histories of Judges. Starting with Judge Wollenberg, who in a previous career as a U.S. Attorney prosecuted train robbers and Prohibition violators in the 1920's, the histories continue through to Judges who are currently on the bench. These histories capture not only the facts of Northern District cases, but the flavor of the times through the Judges’ reminiscences. While revering history, the Historical Society looks forward to a very bright future -- with you as a member. Member benefits include priority sign up for events, invitation to special members-only receptions, discounts on Historical Society publications and more! For Membership contact us at HistoricalSociety@cand.uscourts.gov