Israel on Trial: A Conversation with Judge Roy Altman - Orange County
Orange County Lawyer Chapter
Judge Roy K. Altman, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, is the author of Israel on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence, and the Law (Simon & Schuster, 2025). A former federal prosecutor named "Federal Prosecutor of the Year" by the Miami-Dade Chiefs of Police, Judge Altman has brought the same rigorous, evidence-based approach from the courtroom to one of the world's most contentious geopolitical debates.
In this lunchtime program hosted by the Orange County Federalist Society, Judge Altman will discuss his new book, which applies courtroom-tested standards—burden of proof, corroboration, chain of custody—to the claims of colonialism, apartheid, and genocide frequently leveled against Israel. Drawing on historical records, archaeological evidence, genetic data, and international law, Israel on Trial asks what it means to demand proof—and what’s at stake when we stop asking for it.
Please join us as Judge Altman explores how legal rigor can bring clarity to the world's most polarizing conflict, and what the evidence actually shows when held to the standards of a courtroom.
Tickets:
$30/members
$35/non-members
$20/students
Includes lunch and 1 hour of MCLE credit (the Federalist Society is a California State Bar approved provider of MCLE).
Written materials are available here.
RSVP and Pay: To RSVP and pay by credit card, please visit the Federalist Society event page.
To pay by cash or check at the door, please send an RSVP to Tim Kowal at OCFedSocPresident@gmail.com and make checks payable to “The Federalist Society.”
Please email us if you have any dietary concerns.
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.
