2026 Midyear Conference


The Evolving Role of the Administrative Law Judge in Contemporary Governance

May 15, 2026

Online

1:00pm - 4:30pm Eastern

SCHEDULE

1 p.m. to 1:05 p.m. (EDT)           NAALJ & NJC Welcome

1:05 p.m. to 2:05 p.m. (EDT)     Due Process in Immigration and Administrative Proceedings
                                                      Jill Family: Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School (1 Hour CLE)

2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. (EDT)     Constitutional Issues in Administrative Proceeding
                                                       Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr. (Ret.): Professor, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (1 hour CLE)

3:25 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. (EDT)     Cybersecurity Issues for ALJs
                                                      Elizabeth Roper : Attorney at Law (1 Hour CLE)

4:25 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.               Closing


Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit Information:

Participants are responsible for filing a Certificate of Attendance form provided after the webinar with their states’ Continuing Legal Education Commissions, Boards, or State Bar where required. While NAALJ’s educational programs have been regularly approved by CLE Commissions, Boards or State Bars, participants must follow their states’ filing rules to have CLE credits considered for approval. This program has been submitted for approval to the Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 3.0 total CLE hours: Activity #


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Meet The Presenters

Session 1: Due Process in Immigration and Administrative Proceedings

 Jill E. Family is a Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Research & Development at Widener University Commonwealth Law School. Her   acclaimed scholarship leads the discussion of the intersections of immigration law and administrative law. She brings her expertise into the classroom in   courses on administrative law, immigration law, and civil procedure.

 Professor Family studies the relationships between the three branches of government in setting, implementing, and interpreting immigration law. Her   expertise played a prominent role in a hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights   and Federal Courts.

 Professor Family lends her expertise to policy discussions about the future of administrative law and immigration law. She served as Chair of the   American Bar Association's Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, is an elected member of the American Law Institute, and contributes   to the Notice and Comment Blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation. In addition, Professor Family is a member of an academic consultative group of the   Administrative Conference of the United States.

As the faculty advisor of the Law and Government Institute at Widener Law Commonwealth, Professor Family works with students, government officials, legislators, judges, attorneys, and the public to explore legislation, the intersection of law and policy, and the work of administrative agencies. The National Administrative Law Judiciary Foundation selected Professor Family as its 2010 Fellow. She is also the recipient of the Light of Liberty Award from the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center.


Session 2: Constitutional Issues in Administrative Proceedings

 Frank Sullivan, Jr. is Professor of Practice at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He served as a Justice of Indiana Supreme Court   from 1993 to 2012. Sullivan graduated from Dartmouth College and the Indiana University Maurer School of Law—Bloomington. He also holds an LL.M.   from the University of Virginia School of Law.

 During his tenure on the Supreme Court, Sullivan was active in national judicial and law reform organizations. He is a past chair of the ABA Appellate   Judges Conference and the Appellate Judges Education Institute Board of Directors. He was a leader of the ABA’s Judicial Clerkship Program that   encourages minority law students to seek judicial clerkships and is the recipient of several awards for advancing opportunities for minority lawyers in   the legal profession.

 Professor Sullivan teaches Contracts, Commercial Law, Sales, Securities Regulations, Secured Transactions, Constitutional Law, and Law and the   Administration of Justice. Sullivan has been recognized for his teaching. In both 2016 and 2023, he received a Trustees’ Teaching award from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. The Law School’s students awarded him “Most outstanding professor” of the 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2017-2018, and 2023-24 academic years. 

Among Professor Sullivan’s many accolades, he was honored by the Uniform Law Commission and American Law Institute in 2023 for his work supporting the adoption of amendments to Indiana’s Uniform Commercial Code.


Session 3: Cybersecurity Issues for Administrative Law Judges

Elizabeth (Liz) Roper is a partner in Baker McKenzie's North America Litigation and Global Dispute Resolution Practice, specializing in investigations, data security, and white collar defense. Liz advises clients on cybersecurity compliance, incident response, government investigations, internal investigations, and criminal defense matters. With over 15 years of experience in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, including over four years as Bureau Chief of the Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau (CITB), Liz pairs deep investigative experience with expertise in new technologies and electronic evidence, including digital forensics, mobile device data, network forensics, and blockchain analysis.

Liz has obtained the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) certification.





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