PROFESSOR BRENT NEWTON TO PARTICIPATE IN ROUNDTABLE AT UNIVERSITY OF SURREY SCHOOL OF LAW
April 2024 — On June 25, 2024, Practitioner in Residence Brent E. Newton will be presenting as an expert panel member at an event entitled, “Empowering Policy: The Role of Data in Modern Sentencing” at the University of Surrey School of Law in England. The expert roundtable will comprise members of sentencing councils and research experts to discuss potential best practices for crafting smarter, more equitable sentencing policies and practices using the power of data. Confirmed members are from sentencing commissions in the U.S. and Europe. A report of the discussions, along with a consensus of recommendations, will be circulated thereafter.
In 2009, Practitioner in Residence Brent E. Newton was appointed as deputy director of the United States Sentencing Commission, a position he held until January 2019. Professor Newton also practices civil, criminal, and immigration law in Maryland and Texas. In addition, he has been a lecturer, adjunct professor, or visiting professor at several other law schools, including American and Georgetown Universities, the University of Houston Law Center, and Seoul National University in South Korea. Professor Newton has been an elected member of the American Law Institute since 2010.