Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture Past Lecturers

Past Lecturers

• 2023 - Bari Weiss, Founder & Editor, The Free Press
• 2022 - Prof. Richard A. Epstein, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law and Director, Classical Liberal Institute, New York University School of Law
• 2021 - Hon. Theodore B. Olson, Gibson Dunn and former United States Solicitor General
• 2019 - Hon. William P. Barr, United States Attorney General
• 2018 - Hon. Jeffrey S. Sutton, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
• 2017 - Mr. Donald F. McGahn, II, White House Counsel
• 2016 - Hon. Ben Sasse, United States Senate, Nebraska
• 2015 - Hon. Tom Cotton, United States Senate, Arkansas
• 2014 - Mr. John A. Allison, President and CEO, Cato Institute; former Chairman and CEO, BB&T Corporation
• 2013 - Hon. Neil M. Gorsuch, United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
• 2012 - Mr. Peter A. Thiel, Technology Entrepreneur, Investor, and Philanthropist
• 2011 - Hon. Michael B. Mukasey, Debevoise & Plimpton and former U.S. Attorney General
• 2010 - Hon. Dennis G. Jacobs, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
• 2009 - Hon. Douglas H. Ginsburg, United States Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
• 2008 - Hon. Edith H. Jones, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• 2007 - Hon. John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States
• 2006 - Hon. Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States
• 2005 - Hon. A. Raymond Randolph, United States Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
• 2004 - Hon. Antonin Scalia, United States Supreme Court
• 2003 - Hon. Robert H. Bork, American Enterprise Institute and Co-Chairman, Federalist Society Board of Visitors
• 2002 - Hon. Kenneth Starr, Kirkland & Ellis and former U.S. Solicitor General
• 2001 - Hon. Theodore B. Olson, United States Solicitor General