Sonipat, 18th March 2019: Not all get a chance to make a difference in countering the threats to the society. And that is what one gets to do as a judge, where judiciary gives an extra ordinary tool to bring a meaning to the common man’s life. At the interactive session ‘Candid Conversations on Careers in Law and Justice: Judges as Conscience Keepers of Democracy’, organized by Office of Career Service’s at O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), this was the message to the budding lawyers from the speakers.
Graced by Hon’ble Mr Justice Michael D. Wilson, Supreme Court, Hawaii and Hon’ble Justice Ms Sabrina McKenna, Supreme Court, Hawaii in conversation with Prof. (Dr.) C Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, JGU, the session deliberated on topics like the role and motivations of a Judge and the contributions of judiciary in the society and its role in protecting democracy
Talking about the motivations behind becoming a judge, Justice Wilson said, “A judge is the ultimate determinant of whether authentic justice or aspirational justice will prevail in the society. And that indeed is the most important power that can motivate a person to take up judiciary and become a judge.”
Explaining a judge’s role in ensuring the democratic rights, Justice McKenna told, “The threats that a democracy faces is to be countered by law and judiciary. Lawyers have to step forward to ensure justice and make people believe in the role of law.” She urged the budding lawyers to understand the power of youth and to clamour and become agents of change in response to questions raised by the students on role of the judiciary while dealing with issues like pollution, climate change, pesticides etc.
Highlighting the importance of these candid conversations Prof (Dr.) C Raj Kumar remarked “I am confident the exchange of ideas and conversation that has taken place in this session, will help to broaden the horizons and perspective of our students. It is a wonderful opportunity to learn from the best and to understand international issues and justice framework.”
The Supreme Court of Hawaii has been granting internship opportunities to students of the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS). Till 2018, a total of 18 students of JGLS have had the opportunity to intern at the Supreme Court of Hawaii.
Today’s session came as a learning for the students where they got insights about the functioning of the Role of Law as well as an idea of how the judiciary system works in US and Hawaii, vis-à-vis India.
