Judge John Gleeson on Sentencing and the Holloway Project

DefSoc and the Capital Assistance Project are excited to host former EDNY Judge and U.S. Sentencing Commissioner John Gleeson. Judge Gleeson, who is now a Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton and Co-Chair of their Pro Bono Committee, will be speaking about the Holloway Project.

The Holloway Project is a pro bono project dedicated to obtaining sentencing relief for people who were subjected to what the Chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States called in 2009 one of the “most egregious mandatory minimum provisions” in the federal system, which produced “the unfairest, harshest, and most irrational results”: the enhanced consecutive sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). As of April 2025, more than 70 Debevoise lawyers working with The Holloway Project have obtained 66 sentence reductions for clients around the country. The average sentence reduction is approximately 39 years.

Please join us in SLB 120 for a fantastic discussion on the work of the Holloway Project and the importance of pro bono work in the sentencing reform space. Lunch will be provided!

Event co-hosted by DefSoc, CAP, and Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law Fiona Doherty

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