Roles Reversed - Milwaukee

Join the Milwaukee Federalist Society at 12 p.m. on October 13, 2025, for an engaging panel discussion featuring Judges Amul Thapar (CA6) and Benjamin Beaton (WDKY).

The discussion will explore the interplay between trial advocacy and appellate practice—a topic Judges Thapar and Beaton are well-versed in given their unique career paths. Judge Thapar, a former federal prosecutor and federal district court judge, will share how his experiences building and deciding cases in the trial court have colored his views of appellate practice and his role as an appellate court judge. And Judge Beaton, an appellate advocate turned federal district court judge, will discuss how his career before being confirmed to the bench impacts his perspective as a district court judge.

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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.