Hello Dallas County Young Republicans,
Please join us on Tuesday, October 27th at 6:30 P.M. at the Dallas Petroleum Club for "The Making of a Supreme Court Justice — How a Changing Process is Changing America", featuring two very special guest speakers, Hannah and John Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are incredibly talented, highly regarded attorneys with deep experience in both the White House and the Supreme Court. Mr. Smith served as associate counsel to the President of the United States under George W. Bush, and Mrs. Smith has contributed to over 25 briefs at the US Supreme Court, in addition to serving as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. They will be addressing a range of topics, including the confirmation battles around Justices Alito and Gorsuch, the role of the White House in lower court and Supreme Court vacancies, and the Trump-era surge of nominations to the judiciary.
They are the perfect speakers to help us explore the high-profile confirmation battle we find ourselves in currently with Amy Coney Barrett. I have included brief bios for both Mr. and Mrs. Smith – I think you will see that they are the right people to educate Dallas YR about this critical moment in history! They are incredibly talented, accomplished individuals that have occupied positions of leadership in the highest ranks of government, the legal profession, and private business. I hope everyone will come ready with questions.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith will begin their remarks promptly at 7:00 PM. The event will take place at the Dallas Petroleum Club, located on the 39th floor of Chase Tower downtown (2200 Ross Ave). Parking is available in the garage below the building for $1. Attire for the event is business casual. We will have a private room inside for our meeting. PLEASE WEAR A MASK!!!
We are so fortunate to have experts like Hannah and John Smith share their unique insights with us on what is one of the most significant events of both the Trump presidency and this election. This will also be our last meeting before Election Day – so please invite your friends and let’s turnout 200 people for this event!
Lastly, I want to remind everyone that early voting started on Tuesday, October 13th and continues until Friday, October 30th! Given the events swirling around this election, I HIGHLY recommend that you vote early and make sure your vote counts! Thank you for your continued support of Dallas County Young Republicans. Looking forward to seeing everyone at this event!
Chad Cohen
President
Dallas County Young Republicans
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020
6:30 – 8:00 PM
(Promptly starting at 7:00 PM)
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BUSINESS CASUAL & MASK REQUIRED
$10 DRINK TICKETS (BEER & WINE ONLY)
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Dallas Petroleum Club
39th Floor of the Chase Tower Downtown
2200 Ross Avenue
Parking is available in the garage for $1.00
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John Smith is general counsel of Raytheon’s Global Business Services division and vice president for cybersecurity and privacy law. Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN), with 2015 sales of $23 billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security, and civil markets throughout the world. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Global Business Services is Raytheon’s enterprise shared services division, responsible for company operations around the world in cybersecurity, information technology, supply chain, finance, human resources, and advanced media services. Smith joined Raytheon in 2009 as the company’s first cybersecurity lawyer and later became its first privacy lawyer. He was vice president and general counsel of Raytheon’s Intelligence, Information, & Services division from 2013 to 2015. Before joining Raytheon, Smith served as associate counsel to the President of the United States and was the lead lawyer for the White House Homeland Security Council staff. Smith began his legal career working in Washington, D.C., focusing on international regulatory and litigation matters. Smith graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, where he was elected Senior Class President and Phi Beta Kappa. He is the author of a public policy thesis on the post-Soviet transition. Smith earned his law degree magna cum laude from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School, where he was lead articles editor of its Law Review and chapter president of The Federalist Society. Smith is Fluent in Russian and Ukrainian, having served in those countries for two years as a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He also served 10 years as a US Army reservist, decorated for his NATO Partnership for Peace service in Eastern Europe.
Hannah Smith specializes in appellate and religious freedom matters. She has contributed to over 25 briefs at the US Supreme Court and has represented diverse religious parties in federal courts around the country, including Anglicans, Assemblies of God, Baptists, Catholics, Hindus, Hutterites, Jews, Lutherans, Muslims, Russian Orthodox, Santeros, Sikhs, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hannah previously served for a decade as Senior Counsel at The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. While at Becket, she represented the winning parties in four landmark religious freedom SCOTUS victories: Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC (2012); Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014); Holt v. Hobbs (2015); and Zubik v. Burwell (2016).Hannah served as a law clerk to two U.S. Supreme Court Justices: Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. She graduated from Princeton University (majoring in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs) and BYU Law School (Order of the Coif). She served as Executive Editor on the Law Review. Hannah has testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of then-US Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and has briefed policymakers at the White House, U.S. Capitol, and State Department, among others. Hannah received BYU's Alumni Achievement Award, the JRCLS's Women-in-Law Leadership Award, and the Center for Constitutional Studies' James Madison Award. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Religious Freedom Institute, the Board of Advisers for her Law School alma mater, and as a Senior Fellow at the International Center for Law and Religion Studies.
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