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Upcoming Events Calendar
If you would like to post events on the NAWJ calendar, please send an e-mail
with “NAWJ Calendar Submission” in the subject line to
nawj@nawj.org and include the following information event date, time,
title (e.g., “District 4 Meeting”), brief description, contact
information (name, telephone and/or e-mail), location (place,
address, city, state).
Archived Events
2013
JANUARY 2013
FEBRUARY 2013
February 6 - 12, 2013 | | ABA 2013 Midyear Meeting
The American Bar Association will hold its 2013 Midyear Meeting in Dallas, Texas. Visit the ABA E-Program at http://www.abae-program.com/ to plan your Midyear Meeting experience. Click here for registration and housing details.The ABA Headquarter Hotel is the Hilton Hotel Anatole, 2201 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75207, Tel: (214) 748-1200. Click here survey a map of all Meeting hotel locations, rates and room options.
Contact Information: Click here to reach the ABA 2013 Midyear Meeting webpage for more information.
Location:
Hilton Hotel Anatole
2201 N. Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, Texas
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February 6, 2013 | | MentorJet: Taking Networking to New Heights
A speed networking event for those interest in legal careers sponsored by the National Association of Women Judges, the Women’s Lawyers Association of Michigan and Thomas M. Cooley Law School Career and Professional Development Department. Download the event's program here.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact Judge Katherine Hansen, katherine.hansen@36thdistrictcourt.org; Allison Bach, Esq., Dickinson Wright PLLC, Abach@dickinson-wright.com; Karen M. Poole, Esq., Career & Professional Development Coordinator, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, poolek@cooley.edu.
Location:
Ann Arbor Campus of Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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February 8, 2013 • 1:00pm - 2:30pm| | Human Trafficking 101 for Lawyers and Judges - Understanding the Issue—Exploring Solutions
The American Bar Association’s Judicial Division National Conference on Specialized Court Judges, program on human trafficking will discuss the nature and scope of this issue in the United States. The panelists will provide a review of federal and state law, discuss the work of state human trafficking task forces, and local legislative developments, provide an overview of the business community efforts to combat and discuss pro bono opportunities for attorneys. Click here to download the program announcement, including speaker details. NAWJ is a proud co-sponsor of this program.
Contact Information: Click here to reach the ABA 2013 Midyear Meeting webpage for more information. Click here to download this Human Trafficking 101 program announcement
Location:
Senator’s Lecture Hall, Lobby Level (Tower) in the Hilton Hotel Anatole, Tel: 214 748 1200.
2201 N. Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, Texas
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February 14 - 16, 2013 | | NAWL 2013 Midyear Meeting - Stretch and Balanced: A Holistic Approach to Law Practice for the Women Lawyer
The National Association of Women Lawyers will hold its 2013 Mid-Year Meeting presenting CLE programs that “will assist you as a woman lawyer in your practice setting.” Network with NAWL members from across the country, plan future activities with your colleagues on NAWL committees, and have a family-oriented, fun-filled time at the theme parks. Click here for details in the conference program. Registration fees: $425-$500. Click here for registration details. NAWJ is a proud co-sponsor of this event.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact Maureen Randolph at randolphm@nawl.org.
Location:
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Walt Disney World®
4401 Floridian Way
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
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February 14, 2013 • 3:30pm - 5:30pm| | MentorJet: A Speed Mentoring Experience
Your opportunity to mentor with diverse Alaskan attorneys and judges and learn the steps to a successful and rewarding career in law. This event follows the UAA City-wide Career Fair. Free and open to all interested college students.
Contact Information: RSVP to (907) 264-0864.
Location:
University of Alaska, Anchorage Consortium Library, Room 307
Anchorage, Alaska
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February 22, 2013 | | Color of Justice in Oklahoma
As part of the University of Tulsa’s College of Law “Minority Law Awareness Day” event, NAWJ District Director Hon. Orlinda Naranjo will partner with the school to present NAWJ’s first Color of Justice program in Oklahoma.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact Judge Orlinda Naranjo, NAWJ District 11 Director, at orlinda.naranjo@co.travis.tx.us.
Location:
The University of Tulsa College of Law
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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MARCH 2013
March 5, 2013 • 5:00pm - 6:45pm| | iPad and iPad Apps for Judges
Bring your iPad, iPad mini, iPhone or just bring yourself – The D.C. Chapter of the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) along with The Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference (FALJC) and District 4 of NAWJ is hosting a judicial reception and seminar -- iPad and iPad Apps for Judges. The forum will be preceded by a reception that will start at 5:00pm; the program to begin at 5:30pm. Registration for NAWJ members is free. Registration will be open to all after January 6, 2013, if seats are available. Download the flyer here.
Contact Information: For more information, please email lcousin@nawj.org to register, or call the National Association of Women Judges at (202) 393-0222.
Location:
District of Columbia Superior Court, D.C. Superior Court Board of Judges Conference Room, #6405
500 Indiana Avenue, NW
Washington, District of Columbia
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March 6, 2013 • 6:00pm| | 19th Annual Judge Irma S. Raker Dinner
The Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Women Judges joins the Women Legislators of Maryland in the state capitol. Arrangements are based upon the number of guests attending and space is limited. We will not have a cost until after the event is held, but expect it to be in line with last year’s dinner at the Government House. Download the flyer here.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact Anand Das, Legal Assistant to Judge Irma Raker (Court of Appeals of Maryland). Tel: 240-777-9330 or anand.das@mdcourts.gov.
Location:
Government House
Annapolis, Maryland
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March 15, 2013 | | NAWJ, Queen’s Bench, California Women Lawyers and LexisNexis Presents the Color of Justice
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Charlene Padovani Kiesselbach will chair the Color of Justice program at the San Francisco Superior Court in downtown San Francisco. Near 100 students from Balboa High School will interact with professionals from a variety of legal fields, learning what it takes to be a lawyer or judge, and asking what it takes to get there.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact Lavinia Cousin at lcousin@nawj.org or 202-393-0222.
Location:
San Francisco Superior Court
850 Bryant Street
San Francisco, California
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March 28, 2013 • 5:30pm - 7:00pm| | “So You Think You Want to Write a Book.”
District 4 of NAWJ invites lawyers, judges, law students, and all other friends of NAWJ (male and female) to a judicial reception and one-hour forum on “So You Think You Want to Write a Book.” Speakers include: - Professor Steve Wermiel of American University Washington College of Law, and author of Justice Brennan;
- Judge (Retired) Janice Law, founder of the American Women Writers National Museum and author of The Fires of London, Night Bus, Time Lapse, Backfire and Cross-Check;
- Gene Taft, book publicist; and
- Allison Leotta, author of Discretion. Ms. Leotta will be distributing free to first 25 attendees, advanced copies of her new book, Speak the Devil.
Contact Information: Free and open to all members: register by calling NAWJ at 202-393-0222, or email Lavinia Cousin at lcousin@nawj.org. Non-members may also attend: registration fee $20.
Location:
300 Constitution Avenue, NW, Courtroom of Judge Gladys Kessler, Courtroom 26A (In Annex Building). Use entrance on 3rd Street, between ‘C’ and Constitution Avenue, NW.
Washington, District of Columbia
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APRIL 2013
April 9, 2013 • 6:30pm - 7:30pm| | Let Freedom Ring
NAWJ and Howard University join to present a staged reading of Let Freedom Ring, a play written by District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings Judge Paul Handy, featuring a cast of notable local judges and politicians. Former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend will offer introductory remarks. Let Freedom Ring is a play in six scenes about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s emergence as a civil rights leader during the Montgomery bus boycott. The reading will run 45-50 minutes. A “Meet the Cast” and celebration reception will follow the reading.District 4 will award an NAWJ Equal Access to Justice Scholarship during the play to a Howard University School of Law student. District 4 of NAWJ will also salute the appointment of Okianer Christian Dark as Interim Dean of Howard University School of Law. Cast members includes:
Judge Krystal Alves, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County
Councilman Marion Barry, District of Columbia (Former Mayor)
Judge Emanuel Brown, Circuit Court for Baltimore City
Judge Edward Hargadon, Circuit Court for Baltimore City
Judge Anita Josey-Herring, District of Columbia Superior Court
Judge Larnzell Martin, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
Judge Sheila Tillerson Adams, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County
Judge Robert Rigsby, District of Columbia Superior Court
Judge Vanessa Ruiz, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Judge Alexander Williams, U.S. District Court for Maryland Download flyer here.
Contact Information: RSVP to Lavinia Cousin at lcousin@nawj.org.
Location:
Howard University School of Law – Moot Court Room
2900 Van Ness Street, N.W.
Washington, District of Columbia
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April 16, 2013 • 5:00pm - 7:00pm| | 2013 Justice Esther M. Tomljanovich Tea for Women in Law
This annual William Mitchell College of Law alumni event celebrates the achievements of Esther M. Tomljanovich by presenting current education panels on topics in law. Judge Worke will share the mission of NAWJ and present an EAJ Scholarship Award to one of the law school’s students.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact NAWJ District 10 Director Judge Renee Worke, Tel: (651) 297-1011.
Location:
William Mitchell College of Law
875 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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MAY 2013
May 1, 2013 • 1:00pm| | Law Day
Minnesota’s Third Judicial District will celebrate Law Day at its Steele County, Minnesota Courthouse.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact NAWJ District 10 Director Judge Renee Worke, Tel: (651) 297-1011.
Location:
The Steele County Courthouse
111 East Main Street
Owatonna, Minnesota
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May 2 - 4, 2013 | | NAWJ Midyear Meeting and Leadership Conference
NAWJ President the Honorable Joan V. Churchill and a planning team of local judges and attorneys will hold NAWJ’s 2013 Midyear Meeting and Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Highlights will include a joint meeting with members of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, and a discussion forum and reception at the United States Supreme Court Building on Friday, May 3, 2013. The NAWJ Board of Directors will meet on Saturday, May 4, 2013.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact NAWJ Executive Director Marie Komisar at (202) 393-0222.
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia
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May 22, 2013 | | White & Case Presents the Color of Justice
The law firm of White & Case LLP will present the Color of Justice program to seventh and eighth graders of the Washington Middle School for Girls.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact Lavinia Cousin at lcousin@nawj.org or 202.393.0222.
Location:
The Washington, D.C. offices of White & Case LLP
Washington, District of Columbia
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May 23, 2013 • 5:00pm - 8:00pm| | Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Law Day Testimonial Dinner
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid will celebrate 100 years of service to the community at a May 23 dinner featuring former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as keynote speaker. Introductory remarks will be made by U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. The reception starts at 5 p.m., followed at 6:30 p.m. with the dinner/program.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact Legal Aid’s Barb O’Connell, tel: 612.746.3709 or boconnell@mylegalaid.org. Registration is $175.00.
Location:
Minneapolis Hilton
1001 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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OCTOBER 2013
October 9 - 13, 2013 | | NAWJ 35th Annual Conference
A four day conference of judges, attorneys, scholars and students convening to discuss major legal and social challenges of the day.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact NAWJ Executive Director Marie Komisar at (202) 393-0222.
Location:
The Ritz Carlton
New Orleans, Louisiana
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October 15 - 19, 2014 | | NAWJ 2014 Annual Conference: Protecting and Advancing Meaningful Access to Justice
The National Association of Women Judges’ 36th Annual Conference will convene in San Diego, California for a multi-day exploration of current topics in access to justice from leading local and national jurists, scholars and experts; visits to major legal landmarks; presentation of annual NAWJ awards; and many fun social receptions and hospitality activities to join and meet fellow conferees.
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Location:
Host Hotel: The Westin Gaslamp Quarter
910 Broadway Circle
San Diego, California
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