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Archived Events
2010 JANUARY 2010
January 27, 2010 • 5:00PM - 7:00PM| | Judicial Reception NAWJ and the Seattle Universtiy Women's Law Caucus will hold a reception to provide an opportunity to pay tribute to women judicial officers and to support the professional development of women who will be entering the legal profession. In addition, a $1,000 NAWJ scholarship will be awarded to a Seattle University School of Law student.
 Contact Information: RSVP would be appreciated for planning purposes. Please contact Myra Downing at Myra.Downing@courts.wa.gov or (360) 705-5290 if you will be attending. Location: The Vermillion Gallery 1508 11th Avenue Seattle, Washington
| January 30, 2010 | | Annual Meeting and Recruitment Drive
 Contact Information: Location: Hilton Hotel in Manhattan New York, New York
| January 2010 | | Annual "Red Shoes" Awards Ceremony and Membership Drive
 Contact Information: Location: New York, New York
| FEBRUARY 2010
February 2, 2010 | | Annual Joint Dinner with Women Legislators of Maryland
 Contact Information: Location: Annapolis, Maryland
| February 6 , 2010 • 12:00PM - 3:00PM| | Similarities and Differences, Today and Tomorrow: The Role of Women Lawyers and Judges in Korea and the United States In anticipation of the 10th Biennial International Conference of Women Judges, to be held May 10-15, 2010, in Seoul, Korea, District 14 of the NAWJ is honored to join the Consul General to offer NAWJ members and guests an expert analysis of the role of the Korean courts in history, differences with the U.S. system, recent expansion of the role of the jury trial in Korea, Korean-American business transactions, and the role of women lawyers and judges in this dynamic country’s amazing transformation over the last 60 years.Panelist include lawyers and judges from Korean and American Courts, and experts from the University of California-Irvine Korean Law Center, including: The Honorable Jae Soo Kim, J.D., Consul General of the Republic of Korea Erwin Chemerinsky, Founder and Dean, UCI Law Hon. Jamoa Moberly, Superior Court Judge of Orange County Ryul Kim, Lecturer and Director, UCI-Korean Law Center Judge Michael Kim LASC Judge Harold Halm LASC Judge Susin Lee, Korea Moderator: Hon. Kathleen Mulligan, U.S. Administrative Judge [EEOC] Luncheon and Reception co-presented by the Hon. Jae Soo Kim, Esq., Consul General of the Republic of Korea [Los Angeles], and the National Association of Women Judges. Please see the attached flyer more information.
 Contact Information: Please contact District 14 Director Hon. Jamoa Moberly, jmoberly@occourts.org, for more information. RSVP by Friday, January 20, 2010. Location: Korean Consul General's Residence 627 South Rossmore Avenue Los Angeles, California
| February 6, 2010 • 2:30PM - 4:30PM| | Diversity on the Bench: Is the "Wise Latina" a Myth? NAWJ joins 59 other co-sponsors to support presentation by the ABA's National Conference of Federal Trial Judges' free CLE program, Diversity on the Bench: Is the "Wise Latina" a Myth?
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact Amanda Raible at 312-988-5450 or by email at raiblea@abanet.org. Location: Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort Orlando, Florida
| February 25, 2010 • 7:00PM| | Mini Choir Concert and Theatrical Play on the Life of the Late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall Bowie University’s Fine Arts Center along with The Elder Theodore L. Barber Scholarship Foundation, Inc. will be presenting a mini-concert by the Oxon Hill High School Choir at 6:30 p.m., followed by a play on the life of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Bowie State University’s Meyers Auditorium inside the Martin Luther King, Jr. Communications Center.The play will feature a cast of judges and dignitaries from Maryland and Washington, D.C. The role of Thurgood Marshall will be played by Maryland Court of Appeals’ Chief Judge Robert Bell. Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown will play the role of Spottswood Robinson, Marshall’s colleague, Prince George’s County Circuit Court Judge Sheila Tillerson-Adams will play the role of Buster, Marshall’s first wife, Prince George’s County Judges Thurman Rhodes and Larnzell Martin will portray Robert Carter and Walter White, colleagues of Marshall, and U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Gauvey of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland will portray the University of Maryland admissions officer who denies Marshall admission to its law school in 1930. Prince George’s County Circuit Court Judge Albert Northrop will play the voice of the Supreme Court and D.C. Administrative Law Judge Nicholas Cobbs will portray John Davis, Marshall’s opposing counsel who argued Brown v. Board of Education before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend will make opening remarks.
 Contact Information: For ticket information, call Marilyn at 301 442-2166. NAWJ District 4’s treasurer and D.C. Administrative Law Judge Claudia Barber is a member of the board of directors of the scholarship foundation sponsoring the play. Tickets are $20, and $10 with student I.D. Proceeds raised are used to award scholarships to college students. Location: Bowie State University’s Meyers Auditorium inside the Martin Luther King, Jr. Communications Center 14000 Jericho Park Road Bowie, Maryland
| February 25 - 26, 2010 • All day conference (February 26)| | Cyberstalking and Color of Justice programs District 13 is planning a reception on February 25 and a one day 'conference meeting' on February 26, 2010 in Seattle Washington. Contents of the day long event on 2/26 tentatively includes a half day presentation, in connection with state bar programming, on cyberstalking; a novel Color of Justice presentation panel for lawyers.
 Contact Information: Please contact Myra Wall Downing, Gender and Justice Commission, Myra.Downing@courts.wa.gov, for more information. Location: Seattle, Washington
| MARCH 2010
March 9, 2010 • 6:00PM – 8:30PM| | International Women’s Day Reception A documentary film, “Courting Justice,” examining the professional and personal challenges facing six women judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa during the transition from apartheid to democracy will be shown at 7:00PM with a pre-screening reception at 6:00. Following the film will be discussion with filmmaker, Ruth Cowan, and international judges.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact Judge Marcy Kahn, mkahn@courts.state.ny.us. The Admissions Charge is $10 and payable at the door to the National Association of Women Judges. Click here to vi`ew flyer list of sponsors. Location: U.S. Court of International Trade 1 Federal Plaza, 4th floor (enter on Lafayette Street side, between Worth and Duane Streets.) New York, New York
| March 11 - 14, 2010 March 12, 2010 | | Avon Global Center 2010 Women and Justice Conference on Gender-Based Violence and Justice in Conflict and Post-Conflict Areas In coordination with the Cornell International Law Journal, and with generous support from Avon Foundation for Women and Virtue Foundation, the Avon Global center for Women and Justice will bring together judges (from international tribunals and national courts), scholars, policymakers, and practioners, to discuss advances and obstacles to securing justice for women and girls in conflict and post-conflict areas.
 Contact Information: Location: Washington, District of Columbia
| March 18, 2010 • 6:00PM - 7:00PM| | Careers for Women in the Judiciary Sheila Driscoll, Director of Judicial Clerkships, at the George Washington University Law School will moderate a panel. She will ask that each of the judges introduce themselves and provide a little information about the type of court where they sit. Judges will talk about how they hire law clerks, what they look for in applicants, and what law clerks typically do in your court system (or in similar court systems). If there is time, we may also talk about how you hire law students as interns, and/or share how you came to become a judge yourself and any advice or tips for students who have that ambition themselves.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact Sheila Driscoll at (202)994-9250 or via email at sdriscoll@law.gwu.edu.Panel presentation to take place in room LL102. Wine and cheese reception to follow in the Kelly Lounge. Directions and parking: The Law School is a series of five interconnected buildings: Lisner Hall, Stuart Hall, Lerner Hall, Stockton Hall, and the Burns Building. The Lerner Building is at the corner of 20th and H Street NW. If you use the H Street entrance, our classroom (LL102) is in the Lerner Building. Take the stairs on your right to the lower level; our classroom is below the Moot Court Room. Kelly Lounge is on the main floor immediately after you enter from H Street. Metro: The closest Metro stations are Farragut West and GWU/Foggy Bottom. Driving: The Clerkship Office will validate your parking if you park at either of the following locations: Marvin Center Parking Lot (on H Street, between 21st and 22nd Streets), University Garage (on I Street between 22nd and 23rd Streets). Please bring your parking ticket with you for validation. Location: Room LL102, Lerner Building corner of 20th and H Street NW Washington, District of Columbia
| APRIL 2010
April 19, 2010 • 10:00AM - 12:30PM (9:30AM - 10:00AM registration & coffee)| | Seeking Safety Across Borders: Battered Mothers & the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction Battered mothers who seek safety with their children in the US after suffering abuse in another country can have their children forcibly returned to their abusive husbands by US courts. We present results from a NIJ funded study on battered mothers facing legal action under the Hague Convention and what happens to them and their children.Speakers will include: Jeffrey L. Edleson, PhD, University of Minnesota; Taryn Lindhorst, PhD, University of Washington; Sudha Shetty, Esq, University of Minnesota; Bill Vesneski, Esq, University of Washington, PhD student; Gita Mehrotra, MSW, University of Washington, PhD student; Luz Lopez, PhD, Boston University; Bernard Auchter, National Institute of Justice; Prof. Merle Weiner, University of Oregon Law School. Please see attached event flyer.
 Contact Information: For more information, please go to www.haguedv.org.This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited. RSVP required. Location: University of Washington, School of Social Work 4101 15 Ave NE, # 305 Seattle, Washington
| April 19, 2010 • 6:00PM - 8:30PM| | A Local and International Perspective on Afghanistan – U.S. Efforts Toward Equality for Afghani Women The brutal oppression of women and girls under the Taliban regime was cited as one of the justifications for U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan in 2001 and the promotion of women’s rights was integral to the overall U.S. strategy and all key programs. What has been accomplished? What remains to be done? Speakers: Tamara Klajin, governance and communications advisor, U.S. Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan; Andeisha Farid, founder and executive director, Afghan Child Education and Care Organization; and Sunita Viswanath, co-founder, Women for Afghan Women and editor, Women for Afghan Women: Shattering Myths and Claiming the Future.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact Anita J. Aboulafia, New York County Lawyers' Association, dlamb@nycla.org. Location: NYCLA Home of Law 14 Vesey Street (between Broadway and Church Street) New York, New York
| April 20, 2010 • 3:00PM – 6:30PM| | Perceptions of Justice: A Town Hall Dialogue on Color, Ethnicity and the Courts A program bringing together diverse members of the legal profession, local leaders and citizens to talk, reflect and seek solutions regarding the divide between reality and the perception of fairness in our justice system. Moderators: Professor F. Michael Higginbotham of the University of Baltimore School of Law, and the Honorable Allen J. Webster, Jr. of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Join us for an honest and vital discussion focusing on solutions. For more information, please see the event flyer.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact & RSVP to Gilda Fairley at fairleyg@staff.abanet.org or by calling (312) 988-5689. An RSVP is preferred, but not required. You may also contact Judge Joan Davenport in Washington, DC at joan_hearing@hotmail.com or at (202) 727-8283. Location: Old Council Chambers, One Judiciary Square 441 4th Street, N.W. Washington, District of Columbia
| April 20, 2010 • 5:30PM – 8:00PM| | District One Annual Dinner Meeting The reception will start at 5:30pm, dinner at 6:30pm. Chief Justice Margaret Marshall will make Opening Remarks, followed by Featured Speaker Leigh Swigart, Ph.D., International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life at Brandeis University.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact Ariane Vuono at ariane.vuono@appct.state.ma.us or (413) 737-7737. Location: The Hotel Marlowe, Cambridgeside Galleria 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd Cambridge, Massachusetts
| April 20, 2010 • 6:00PM - 9:00PM| | Problem-Solving Courts Symposium - The Pros and Cons of Treatment in the Criminal Justice System The panel will debate the various functions of problem-solving courts, including access, standards and whether those most in need of treatment are being served. The discussion will focus on how to effectively find solutions to some of society’s concerns while balancing individual constitutional rights. Panelists (information): Hon. Marcia P. Hirsch, Presiding Justice, Queen Treatment Court; Justin Barry, New York City Citywide Drug Court coordinator; Marvin Schechter, co-chair, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Problem-Solving Courts Task Force; Candice Singer, policy analyst, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, New Jersey; and Ann Swern, first assistant district attorney, Kings County, and in charge of the Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Program.
 Contact Information: For more information and to register, please go to http://problem-solvingcourts.eventbrite.com. Location: NYCLA Home of Law 14 Vesey Street New York, New York
| April 29 - 30, 2010 • All Day Conference| | Fourth Women in Law and Leadership Academy (WILL) The American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession and Young Lawyers Division will present its two-day Conference to assist aspiring lawyers realize their leadership potential, develop business, and take their career sto the next level. Attendees will be able to obtain concrete advice and guidance and learn best practices from prominent general counsel, judges, and practitioners. The WILL Academy features interactive and highly informative programs concerning cutting-edge issues of importance to every woman lawyer and will enable you to network with leading judges and lawyers from around the country.NAWJ Past President Fernande Duffly will moderate the panel, "Advice from the Bench" from 4:00 - 5:30PM. The panel of prominent state and federal court judges will discuss the different communication styles of women and men, and include, among other things, a discussion of how women lawyers are perceived in the judicial system. They will provide practical tips and best practices for effective oral argument, opening and closing, examination of witnesses, and communication with the court, opposing counsel, and the jury. The goal of this program will be for attendees to enhance their litigation, negotiation, and appellate advocacy skills. | Program Speakers: | Judge Judith S. Kaye, Of Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals | | Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas | | Judge M. Margaret McKeown, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | | Judge Norma L. Shapiro, U. S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | | Moderator: | Associate Justice Fernande "Nan" Duffly, Massachusetts Appeals Court |
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact Alia Graham at (312) 988-5715 or abacwp1@abanet.org. Register online at http://www.abanet.org/aba_timssnet/meetings/tnt_meetings.cfm?action=long&primary_id=WP0410&webtextid=45394&Subsystem=MTG&related_prod_flag=0. Location: Loews Hotel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| April 2010 | | Color of Justice Program
 Contact Information: Location: Indiana University Law School Indianapolis, Indiana
| MAY 2010
May 3, 2010 • Noon - 2:00PM| | You Be The Judge: Cross-Cultural Issues In The Courts What does "the rule of law" mean in today's multicultural society? In a growing number of federal and state courts all across the country, immigrants are pleading "the cultural defense" -- invoking the customs and traditions of their homelands to explain their actions. Even when it is not raised per se, culture plays a role in many cases -- both civil and criminal. In this engaging and highly-interactive presentation, audience members will "vote" on the outcome of vignettes drawn from fascinating and controversial real-life cases, "ripped from the headlines" and presented by an inter-disciplinary panel of some of the nation's leading cross-cultural experts. Does the adage that "all men are presumed to know the law" apply even to recent immigrants? Should immigrants be held to the same standards as everyone else, on the theory of "When in Rome . . . ?" You be the judge!!!Program participants: Moderator: Professor Jonathan Turley, George Washington University School of Law; Panelists: Mark J. Mills, J.D., M.D., Forensic Psychiatrist, Professor, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; Rene L. Valladares, Chief of the Trial/Appellate Division, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Editor/Contributor, "Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense"; Hon. Delissa A. Ridgway, U.S. Court of International Trade, Chair, National Conference of Federal Trial Judges. NAWJ joins in co-sponosrship.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact Hon. Delissa A. Ridgway at (212) 264-5482. Location: Law Library of Congress Washington, District of Columbia
| May 11 - 15, 2010 | | IAWJ 2010 10th Biennial International Conference Conference Theme: Judicial Challenges in a Changing World
 Contact Information: For more information, please see the conference page on the IAWJ website. Location: Seoul, Korea
| May 24, 2010 • 6:00PM - 9:00PM| | District 4 Edna Parker Dinner Annual Award Dinner held in memory of Judge Edna Parker to persons in the Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. region who reflect Judge Parker’s dedication to leadership, service, and the promotion of justice.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact Joan Churchill at churchiL@eroLs.com. Location: Cosmos Club 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, District of Columbia
| JUNE 2010
June 22, 2010 • 5:00PM| | NAWJ Membership Reception In conjunction with Tennessee Lawyer’s Association for Women’s Annual Convention, NAWJ will hold a Membership meeting. An NAWJ scholarship will be awarded and approximately 15 women judges who are grads of the Nashville School of Law will be recognized.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact NAWJ District 6 Director, Judge Sharon Gail Lee, 865-594-6707 or justice.lee@tncourts.gov. Location: Nashville School of Law Nashville, Tennessee
| June 25 - 26, 2010 | | NAWJ District 13 Regional Meeting and Conference NAWJ members in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho and Montana join together for a regional meeting and education programs:- Commissioner Adam Eisenberg will lead an engaging discussion based on his book, A Different Shade of Blue: How Women Changed the Face of Police Work, prior to Friday night reception.
- Ms. Mary McQueen, President of the National Center for State Courts, will deliver the Keynote Address ‘Emerging Issues in the Courts’ on Saturday.
- Ms. Teresa Atkinson, an expert on cyberstalking, will give a presentation “Cyberspace: A Stalkers New Playground.”
- Ms. Margaret Fisher, a nationally recognized faculty member for Street Law and Youth Court programs will provide alternatives to the Color of Justice program that engage youth in exploring law as a career.
The $80.00 Conference Registration fee covers a Friday night reception; group plated breakfast of scrambled eggs, low fat yogurt, and croissants; buffet sandwich board on Saturday; and refreshments in the meeting room and beverage breaks. Hotel room rates are $159; to reserve, call (206) 623-8700. Click here for the registration form.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact Sondra Hahn, Administrative Office of the Courts, Olympia, Washington, at (360) 705-5276. Location: The Mayflower Park Hotel 405 Olive Way Seattle, Washington
| JULY 2010
July 15 - 17, 2010 • TBD| | NAWJ Membership Reception Kansas Women Attorneys Association Annual Conference
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact NAWJ District 10 Director, Judge Maritza Segarra at msegarra@8thjd.com. Location: Lindsborg, Kansas
| July 29, 2010 • Evening| | NAWJ Maryland Chapter Meeting Annual meeting to discuss upcoming business and program activity.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact Judge Toni Clarke, Chair, NAWJ Maryland, at (301) 952-4988. Location: Annapolis, Maryland
| AUGUST 2010
August 10, 2010 • 7:00 – 8:30AM| | Virginia Association of Women Judges Annual Meeting Breakfast Please download the event flyer.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact Ashley Tunner, Vice President of VAWJ at Ashley.Tunner@richmondgov.com. Location: Garden Suite of the Cavalier Hotel, Oceanfront Building Virginia Beach, Virginia
| SEPTEMBER 2010
September 22, 2010 | | NAWJ Texas Women Judges’ Reception and Dinner Annual Indoor and Outdoor Festival of Reception and Dinner with Education Program for Texas Women Judges. $40.00 admission charge.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact NAWJ District 11 Director, Judge Marielsa Saldana, at (361) 888-0333 or mgsaldana@aol.com. Location: 3302 Ocean Drive Corpus Christie, Texas
| September 24, 2010 • All day| | Color of Justice Mentoring Conference The University of Cincinnati Law School will host a day of program career development programs encouraging young people to pursue careers in the legal profession. The day will include a morning Color of Justice program presentation for high school students, and an afternoon presentation of the increasingly popular MentorJet program for law school students. An Equal Access to Justice scholarship will be given out at the Luncheon taking place between the two programs.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact NAWJ District 7 Director Judge Margaret Clark at (973) 378-6549. Location: University of Cincinnati Law School Cincinnati, Ohio
| OCTOBER 2010
October 13 - 17, 2010 | | NAWJ 32nd Annual Conference Reserve your hotel room today! Information on conference registration and hotel reservations can be found on the 2010 Annual Conference page.
 Contact Information: Location: Ritz Carlson, San Francisco 600 Stockton Street at California Street San Francisco, California
| NOVEMBER 2010
November 18 - 21, 2010 | | The Appellate Education Summit for Judges, Lawyers, and Staff Attorney The Texas Center for the Judiciary and West, a Thompson Reuters business has partnered to present the 2010 AJEI Summit. Keynote Speaker will be Laurence Tribe, Senior Counselor for Access to Justice in the Obama Administration’s Justice Department. Entertainment by the Texas Bar and Grill Singers. Some scholarships will be available. See attaché flyer for more information.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact Judge Margret Robb at mrobb@courts.state.in.us, and visit AJEI website at http://www.law.smu.edu/AJEI/Home. Location: Hotel Adolphus Dallas, Texas
| DECEMBER 2010
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May 22, 2011 - May 29, 2011 | | NAWJ 7-Day Glacier Discovery Cruise Please see the attached document for more information.
 Contact Information: Location: Alaska
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October 12 - 16, 2011 | | NAWJ 33rd Annual Conference Global Women’s Issues: Judicial. NAWJ 33rd Annual Conference of education programs, receptions and business meetings.
 Contact Information: For more information, please contact 2011 Conference Chair, Sue Pai Yang, by email at nawj2011@gmail.com. Location: Hilton Newark Penn Station Hotel (Gateway Hilton) Gateway Center - Raymond Blvd Newark, New Jersey
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