JACKSON, Tenn. — Sept. 11, 2018 — Harold See, former justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and professor of Law at Belmont University, will speak at 51社区鈥檚 annual Constitution Day Lecture Sept. 17.
See鈥檚 topic will be 鈥淲hose Constitution Is It, and How Should It Be Read: The Confirmation of a New Justice.鈥�
Sean Evans, professor of political science and department chair at Union, said as a former justice, See understands the process of selecting judges and the politics involved in being appointed or elected.
鈥淲ith the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and the recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, he can speak to the politics of nominations and confirmations in a way that few others can to enlighten us on the process, its strengths and weaknesses and its impact on judges,鈥� Evans said.
See served on the Alabama Supreme Court from 1997 to 2009 and has written several law review articles and book chapters on the judicial selection process.
Constitution Day marks the anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution. The lecture series each year takes a topic of interest 鈥� often related to religious liberty 鈥� and has a lecturer speak to that topic from a constitutional perspective. Evans said he hopes the lectures provide students and others with an objective look at important issues so they can listen to differing perspectives and decide how they think the Constitution should be interpreted.
鈥淚f nothing else, I hope that students come away from the lecture with a better understanding of the Constitution and its role in making policy in the American political system,鈥� Evans said.
The Constitution Day lecture will take place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Carl Grant Events Center on Union鈥檚 campus. It is free and open to the public.