Hon. Eric Levinson
Former
Justice Attaché to Iraq and senior representative of the U.S. Department of Justice assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
Judge
Eric
Levinson
is a
native
North
Carolinian
who
gained
his Juris
Doctorate
from the
University
of North
Carolina
at
Chapel
Hill.
He also
engaged
in
comparative
economic
and
political
systems
studies
at
Georgetown
University
in
Washington,
D.C.,
and
finance
studies
at the
University
of
London,
England.
Levinson
was a
felony
prosecutor
in the
District
Attorney’s
Office
in
Cabarrus
and
Rowan
Counties,
N.C.,
before
his
election
in 1996
as a
civil,
criminal
and
family
court
judge on
the
District
Court in
Mecklenburg
County,
N.C. In
2002, he
was
elected
as an
Associate
Judge of
the N.C.
Court of
Appeals
and
authored
in
excess
of 500
legal
opinions
before
accepting
an
appointment
as the
Justice
Attaché
to Iraq
for the
U.S.
Department
of
Justice
in July
2007.
As
Justice
Attaché
to Iraq,
Levinson
managed
the U.S.
government's
diplomatic
relationship
with the
Iraqi
judiciary.
In
addition,
he
partnered
with
Iraqis
responsible
for
prosecuting
insurgents
and
terrorists
in seven
court
venues
established
for this
purpose.
Although
stationed
at the
U.S.
Embassy
inside
the
International
Zone,
Levinson
traveled
to other
population
centers
and
provinces
throughout
Iraq,
meeting
with
military
and
civilian
leaders
who are
responsible
for the
administration
of the
rule of
law in
Iraq.
“Justice and Rule of
Law: Are the Nation's Policing and Judiciary
Institutions Fostering a New Day for the People of Iraq?
Thursday, May 29th, 2008,
6:30 PM
*Private Residence. Address will be
provided upon reservation confirmation
RESERVATIONS
Cost:
Members $25 Nonmembers $35
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