At the Frontlines: Recent Court Battles Over Executive Power

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‍Join Judge Edith Jones to explore the evolving landscape of legal challenges to presidential administrative actions, focusing on key cases from the Obama and Trump administrations. With particular attention to the Fifth Circuit—often at the forefront of these disputes—the discussion will also touch on rulings from other courts that have shaped the trajectory of executive power. The lecture will provide insights from both the litigating and judicial perspectives, offering a firsthand look at the legal arguments, judicial reasoning, and broader implications of these high-stakes battles. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how courts have responded to executive actions across a range of policy areas, from immigration and healthcare to regulatory authority and separation of powers.

About Judge Edith Jones

Edith Jones is a United States circuit judge and the former chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judge Jones was the first female partner at Andrews, Kurth, Campbell & Jones (now Hunton Andrews Kurth) where she practiced various types of litigation and  bankruptcy cases. Judge Jones went on the federal bench on June 1, 1985.

Judge Jones served as a former member of the National Bankruptcy Review  Commission, and as a member of the Judicial Conference Commission on Bankruptcy Rules. She served on the White House Fellows Commission and on the board of the Sam Houston Area Council of the Boy Scouts  of America. Judge Jones has been a member of the Garland Walker Inn of Court in Houston for more than 20 years and its President for at least ten years. She is also  on the Board of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation.

Judge Jones graduated from Alamo Heights High School, where she was a National  Merit Scholar. In 1971, she received her B.A. in Economics from Cornell University, graduating with honors. In 1974, she was awarded her J.D. at the  University of Texas Law School, where she was a law review editor and received the Order of the Coif.