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Virtual CLE Training on Diversity Jurisdiction - August 21, 2026

Virtual Continuing Legal Education Training
on Diversity Jurisdiction

Friday, August 21, 2026
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (AST)

 
Topics: Diversity Jurisdiction:  Empirical and Historical Perspectives
Duration: 3 hours
Location: Online Training
Agenda:  
Speakers:

Prof. Daniel Klerman (Bio)

University of Southern California
Gould School of Law
Training Materials:  
Registration:

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Submission Deadline:  Wed, July 29, 2026
Cancellation: On or before Monday, August 17, 2026, send an e-mail to: prd-cle-registration@prd.uscourts.gov

Notice from the Clerk: 
The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico is pleased to announce a Virtual Continuing Legal Education Program (CLE) to be held on Friday, August 21, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (AST). This virtual CLE will be a one-day, three-hour program, to be offered free of charge to members of the Bar in good standing. Every effort will be made to obtain accreditation from the Puerto Rico Supreme Court Continuing Legal Education Program.

The virtual CLE program speaker will be Professor Daniel Klerman of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, a nationally recognized scholar in civil procedure, jurisdiction, legal history, and empirical legal studies. Professor Klerman will present Diversity Jurisdiction: Empirical and Historical Perspectives, a program examining the doctrinal foundations, historical development, and contemporary debates surrounding diversity jurisdiction in the federal courts. The presentation will also explore empirical research regarding the role of diversity jurisdiction in addressing potential bias against out-of-state litigants and the broader use of empirical methods in evaluating legal institutions and judicial processes.

For your convenience, a detailed agenda, speaker information, and lecture materials will be posted on the Court’s CLE Program website. Requests for reservation will only be received through the Court’s CLE Registration Application.

Prior to submitting your registration application, please note the following:

  • Attorneys must be in good standing to register. Attorneys in good standing must have received an email confirmation receipt for their 2025 electronic payment of fees. If you did not receive a confirmation receipt, please verify your good standing status by sending an e-mail to prd-cle-registration@prd.uscourts.gov.
  • Each attorney must submit his or her own reservation.
  • Telephone calls for registration to the CLE Program will not be accepted.
  • The deadline to register is Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
  • For accreditation from the Puerto Rico Supreme Court Continuing Legal Education Program, participants will be required to provide their registered “Registro Unico de Abogados (RUA)” number as part of the application.
  • Attendance for the entire virtual program is mandatory for confirmed participants.
  • Only attorneys with confirmed reservation may attend the Court’s virtual CLE Program.

After the reservation period closes, the Clerk’s Office will send a confirmation notice to registered attorneys at the email address listed in the CM/ECF System.  Attorneys with confirmed reservations who wish to cancel must do so by sending an email to prd-cle-registration@prd.uscourts.gov, no later than Monday, August 17, 2026.