Perspectives on Judicial Restraint in Modern Originalism with Judge Patrick Bumatay

Add to Calendar: Add to Calendar: 2025-09-24 16:30:00 2025-09-24 17:30:00 Perspectives on Judicial Restraint in Modern Originalism with Judge Patrick Bumatay Event Description The Sumner Canary Memorial lecture was established to honor the memory of the late Judge Sumner Canary, a pillar of the Cleveland legal community. Judge Canary served on the Ohio Court of Appeals for the Eighth District and as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. In addition to his public service, Judge Canary was a partner at the firms of Canary & Walsh and Arter & Hadden. This lectureship, which was made possible due to the generosity of Judge Canary’s widow, Nancy Canary, has featured numerous federal judges, scholars, academics and six U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Lecture Description This event is in-person only. Judge Bumatay will discuss how originalist lower court judges should think about topics such as judicial restraint, stare decisis, dicta, and party representation.  He will discuss whether traditional views of "judicial restraint" are still relevant today or whether higher constitutional values should trump "restraint" in appellate courts. The Honorable Judge Patrick Bumatay was confirmed as a Circuit Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in December 2019. Judge Bumatay previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California, where he was a member of the Appellate and Narcotics Sections. He was also a Counselor to the Attorney General on various criminal issues, including on national opioid strategy and combating transnational organized crime. Judge Bumatay has also worked in other positions in the Department of Justice, including the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, the Office of the Associate Attorney General, where he was responsible for overseeing various aspects of the Department’s civil enforcement programs, and the Office of Legal Policy. Upon graduation from law school, Judge Bumatay served as a law clerk to Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He also clerked for Judge Sandra L. Townes of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Bumatay earned his B.A., cum laude, from Yale University and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Case Western Reserve School of Law 11075 East Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44106 School of Law School of Law America/New_York public