The Everyday Constitution

The Everyday Constitution: Constitutional Issues and the Trial Courts

For many Americans, the Constitution feels like a distant document that has little impact on their daily lives outside of the occasional big Supreme Court case. However, the Constitution plays a vital role in all levels of the federal court every day. It is the judge’s job to evaluate how the Constitution impacts each and every case that crosses their desk on a daily basis – regardless of whether or not that specific case will ever make it to the Supreme Court.

Join us for the third annual Constitution Day lecture with Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty as he examines how the Constitution is relevant in everyday cases that appear before federal courts.

free event, registration Required

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About The Honorable Michael E. Hegarty

Honorable Michael E. Hegarty is a graduate of Kansas State University and the University of Kansas School of Law. He clerked for U.S. District Judge Dale Saffels (District of Kansas) from 1986-88. Following this judicial clerkship, Judge Hegarty worked as an Associate Attorney with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Arnold & Porter from 1988-92, practicing in the areas of environmental, antitrust, natural resources, and securities law. In 1992, Judge Hegarty became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Colorado. He became the Chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2002 and remained in that position until 2006. On February 15, 2006, Judge Hegarty was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Colorado.