A salute to all Veterans for their service to our country.
This event is free and open to all veterans & partners.
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When:
Sunday, November 3rd
Time:
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Where:
Slidell Auditorium
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A wonderful lunch will be served by the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus from several councils.
Guest Speaker
Secretary Charlton Meginley
Over the past two decades, Charlton Meginley’s assignments in the United States Air Force JAG Corps have moved him across the country and around the world on 10 different occasions, with stops in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, California, Illinois, Texas, Washington, Maryland, Germany, and Iraq.
In January, the Alexandria native and 2002 LSU Law graduate retired as a Colonel and Appellate Military Judge on the U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals so his family could finally return to Louisiana and begin putting down roots here.
“We came home for a reason,” said Meginley, who is now residing in Madisonville and serving as general counsel for the Louisiana Secretary of State. “I’ve really enjoyed all of the places we’ve been able to live in throughout my career, but they just don’t have our culture or way of life—and I want to do whatever I can to help Louisiana.”
Since returning home, Meginley has visited LSU Law to be a panelist at the “Veterans in the Legal Field” event on March 2, and he played a key role in helping bring the U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals to the Paul M. Hebert Law Center later this month. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, the court will hold oral arguments in the David Robinson Courtroom, providing LSU Law students with a unique opportunity to observe the proceedings and file amicus curiae briefs under the direction of supervising attorneys.
“Essentially, the court will be picked up from Washington, DC and moved to Baton Rouge for the day,” Meginley said. “Law students will have the opportunity to see the prestige and ceremony that comes with the legal process firsthand.”
The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 310 at LSU and the university’s rich military history make LSU Law a perfect fit for the U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals visit. Meginley began working to bring the court to his alma mater prior to his retirement and said he’s eager to return to the Law Center later this month to observe the oral arguments as a spectator, wearing his Air Force retirement button.
“My two passions came together to make this happen,” Meginley said. “My goal was simply to do whatever I could to highlight LSU Law.”
