Teaching In Africa

by The Honorable Michael Washington

Since 2010, Judge Michael Washington has traveled extensively internationally and taught lawyers and judges in the African countries of Liberia, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, and Tanzania, in Rule of Law programs sponsored by Lawyers Without Borders (LWOB), National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), the Kenyan Judicial Training Institute, the Nigerian Ministry of Justice, the Namibian Office of Public Prosecution, USAID and the State Department.

Judge Washington will share stories of those experiences, including the challenges many of those countries face, including lack of resources, including reliable electricity, lack of court reporters, limited use of technology, geography and language barriers and overcrowded dockets. He will also discuss why he looks forward to these trips, why he believes they have made him a better judge as a result, and why he remains optimistic for the future of the rule of law abroad.

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