Hon. William C. Conner Inn of Court 15th Annual Reception and Dinner January 23, 2023 The Union League Club of New York
Table Reservations Tables for the Dinner can be reserved at $4,775 for members* and $5,775 for non-members. Purchased tables include: Honored Guest Tickets for nine attendees to the reception and dinner Full-page ad in the Dinner journal For RSVP's contact admin@connerinn.org.
About the Hon. William C. Conner Inn of Court The Conner Inn is named for the Hon. William C. Conner, Senior District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Judge Conner was a preeminent jurist and towering figure in the intellectual property community. In learning of the formation of the Conner Inn, Chief Judge Paul Michel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit remarked that Judge Conner is the “personification of the ideals behind every American Inn of Court.”
Journal Ads Represent your firm or company in the Conner Inn Commemorative Dinner Journal. Journal ads are a full page long (6 inches by 9 inches). Click HERE for a PDF on Journal Ad Specifications RSVP by January 6, 2023. *Firms must have at least one member to qualify for the member rate.
Individual Reservations We encourage individuals to join us in celebrating our judicial honorees. Tickets include the reception and dinner. Individual rates are: Members $485.00 Non-Member $585.00 RSVP by January 6, 2022.
To complete a reservation, please contact the Hon. William C. Conner Inn of Court Executive Office at admin@connerinn.org.
At the Inaugural Dinner in 2009 Members of the Conner Inn presented Mrs. Janice Files Conner with a bouquet of her favorite flowers - yellow roses. Honorable William C. Conner passed away on July 9, 2009 and Mrs. Janice Files Conner passed away on September 12, 2011. The Conner Inn continues to commemorate Mrs. Conner every year with yellow roses on each table at the Annual Dinner. The Conner Inn continues to honor the memory of Judge Conner with its activities and the Annual Dinner as we strive to promote excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility, and legal skills for judges, lawyers, academicians, and students of law.
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The Honorable William C. Conner
Previous Recipients of the Conner Inn Excellence Award The Conner Inn Excellence Award is presented during the Annual Reception and Dinner and awarded to members of the judiciary for their dedication to the promotion of excellence in the legal profession. 2022 Hon. Debra Ann Livingston, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Hon. Evan J. Wallach, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit Hon. Jed S. Rakoff, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York 2021 Hon. Alan D. Lourie, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit Hon. Richard C. Wesley, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Hon. Margo K. Brodie, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York Hon. Paul A. Engelmayer, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York 2020 Hon. Richard G. Taranto, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit Hon. Denise L. Cote, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Hon. Pamela K. Chen, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York 2019 Hon. Raymond T. Chen, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit Hon. Richard J. Sullivan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Hon. Kiyo A. Matsumoto, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York 2018 Hon. Pierre N. Leval, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Hon. Jimmie V. Reyna, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 2017 Hon. P. Kevin Castel, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Hon. Dora L. Irizarry, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York Hon. Kathleen M. O'Malley, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 2016 Hon. Timothy B. Dyk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 2015 Hon. Denny Chin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Hon. Sharon Prost, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Previous Recipients of the Conner Inn Excellence Award 2014 Hon. Robert A. Katzmann, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Hon. Richard Linn, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 2013 Hon. Barbara Jones, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Hon. Colleen McMahon, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York 2012 Hon. Carol Bagley Amon, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York Hon. Pauline Newman, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit Hon. Kimba M. Woods, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York 2011 Hon. Dennis Jacobs, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit 2010 Hon. Raymond J. Dearie, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York Hon. Loretta A. Preska, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Hon. Paul R. Michel, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 2009 Hon. William C. Conner, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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