. >> this memorial lecture series started with ted olson's inaugural lecture. it reminds us of what it means to be an american and how our legal tradition is a critical part of our identity as americans. both ted and barbara understood this connection. we want the lecture series to remind lawyers up it said they foster legal principles, a vast individual freedom, personal responsibility, and the rule of law. we are delighted to have ted olson with us today. his inaugural lecture was followed by kenneth starr, justice scalia, judge randolph, vice-president cheney, and chief justice roberts. we are, today, very pleased to have the hon. dennis jacobs to all of these lectures. judge jacobs is the chief judge of the u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit. president bush appointed him to the second circuit in 1992 where he has served as chief judge since 2006. his education includes a master's in english literature at the advanced age of 21 from nyu finished everything required except the dissertation before his phd. he spent his entire legal career litigating o

. >> this memorial lecture series started, as many of you know, with ted olson's inaugural collection which reminds us of what it means to be an american and how our legal tradition is a critical part of our identity as americans. both ted and barbara understood this connection. we want the lecture series to remind so that the foster legal principles to promote personal responsibility and the rules of law. we're delighted to have tolls and with us today. the lecture is followed by ken starr, now president of baylor, roger boar, justice scalia, judge randolph and chief justice roberts and judge edith jones and judge douglas ginsburg. we are very pleased to have the hon. dennis jacobs to follow these lectures to the platform. judge jacobs is the chief judge of the u.s. court of appeals of the second circuit. president bush appointed him in 1992 where he has served as chief judge since 2006. his education included a master's in english literature at the advanced age of 21 from n.y.u., where he completed everything required for a ph.d.. then, the law school stole him. he spent his entire