Menard Family Lecture on Drug Policy and Criminal Justice

The 2024 Menard Family Lecture on Drug Policy and Criminal Justice, featuring the Honorable Judge Carlton W. Reeves, Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission and U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, was held on Monday, March 4th, from 12:10-1:20 p.m. Judge Reeves discussed his role as Chair of the Sentencing Commission and the recent activities of the Commission in reforming the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. Following Judge Reeves’ talk, two special judicial guests, the Honorable Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley and the Honorable Judge Douglas Cole of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, joined us for a broad discussion of the various challenges federal judges face at sentencing and the role that the Commission’s guidelines play in their sentencing decision-making.

The event was held in person at Drinko Hall's Saxbe Auditorium on the campus of The Ohio State University.