Joseph T. Sneed, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

1979-80

William H. Rehnquist Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

1980-81

Edward D. Re Judge, U.S. Court of Claims

1981-82

Griffin Bell Former U.S. Attorney General

1982-83

Rex Lee Former U.S. Solicitor General

1983-84

Alan Furth President, Southern Pacific Railroad

1984-85

Shirley Hufstedler Former Secretary of Education

1984-85

Jesse Choper Dean, University of California, Berkeley School of Law

1986-87

Lester Thurow Professor of Economics, MIT.

1987-88

Anthony Kennedy Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

1988-89

Antonin Scalia Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

1990-91

John C. Coffee, Jr. Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law Columbia University School of Law

1991-92

Susan Westerberg Prager Dean, UCLA School of Law

1992-93

Jack B. Weinstein Judge, U.S. District Court (E.D. New York)

1993-94

Kathleen M. Sullivan, Professor of Law, Stanford Law School

1994-95

Warren B. Rudman, Former U.S. Senator, New Hampshire

1995-96

Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr.Trustee Professor of Law University of Pennsylvania Law School and Stanley Sporkin Judge, U.S. District Court (D.D.C.)

1996-97

Richard A. Posner Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit

1997-98

Derek C. Bok National Chair Common Cause Former President Harvard University

1998-99

Alan K. Simpson, Director, Institute of Politics John E Kennedy School of Government Harvard University Former U.S. Senator, Wyoming

1999-00

George Mitchell Chairman, International Crisis Group Former U.S. Senator, Maine
(This Lecture is available Online)

2000-01

Stephen L. Carter William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law Yale Law School
(This Lecture is available Online)

2001-02

Linda Greenhouse Supreme Court Correspondent The New York Times
(This Lecture is available Online)

2002-03

David Brooks Regular Political Analyst NewsHour withJim Lehrer
(This Lecture is available Online)

2003-04