Our speaker will be Judge Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr., Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Superior Court. Judge Cushenberry was appointed to the Superior Court by President Reagan in 1986. He currently serves as the Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division. Judge Cushenberry is a graduate of Harvard College and, in 1975, the Georgetown University Law Center. He worked at the Federal Trade Commission from 1975 to 1977 and then joined the U.S. Attorney s Office, where he served in various divisions. In addition, Judge Cushenberry taught criminal procedure as an adjunct professor at the Howard University School of Law from 1983 to 1988.

The National Museum of American Jewish Military History was chartered by an Act of Congress in 1958. The Museum documents and preserves the contributions of Jewish Americans to the peace and freedom of the United States, educates the public concerning the courage, heroism and sacrifices made by Jewish Americans who served in the armed forces, and works to combat anti-Semitism. Exhibits and educational programs explain the role of American Jews in the armed forces throughout American history and document other contributions by Jewish American veterans to America's cultural, social and political history. Our host at the museum will be Mary L. Westley, the museum s Assistant Administrator.