Speakers will include:
Hon. Judith S. Kaye, former Chief Judge of the State of New York and now Of Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (invited);
Susan Merrill, the first woman enforcement chief at FINRA and now a partner at Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Susan Blount, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Prudential Financial, Inc.;
Sheila Davidson, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, New York Life Insurance Company.

The event is co-sponsored by the Financial Women’s Association (FWA) of New York’s Professional Services Liaison Committee and PwC LLP.

Entry fees: NYCLA member price: $50; non-member attorney price: $75; law office staff: $25.

To register, call (212) 267-6646 ext. 215.

Contact Information: For more information, please visit the following URL: http://www.nycla.org/index.cfm?section=CLE&page=CLE_Detail&itemID=2258&dateID=20110303.
Location:
New York County Lawyers’ Association Home of Law
14 Vesey Street
New York, New York

Reserve your room at the Ritz Carlton by calling 1-800-241-3333.

Contact Information: For more information, please contact Alison Love at alove@vtla.com or via fax 804-343-1143.
Location:
Ritz Carlton
Tyson's Corner, Virginia

A panel of powerful women lawyers will then reflect on how they have addressed these factors and capitalized on their ambition to pursue, obtain and exercise power. Following group discussions facilitated by the panelists, the program will conclude with a discussion of each group’s insights and suggestions for embracing ambition, pursuing power, and using it to make changes in women’s individual lives and the legal profession as a whole.

Speakers:

• Hilarie Bass, Global Operating Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Anna Fels, M.D., Faculty Member, New York Presbyterian Hospital
• Cathy Hampton, Atlanta City Attorney, City of Atlanta
• Leslie M. Turner, General Counsel, CCNA, The Coca-Cola Company

Moderators:

• Deborah Epstein Henry, ABA Commission on Women, Liaison; Founder & President, Flex-Time Lawyers LLC; Author, Law & Reorder
• Lisa Horowitz, ABA Commission on Women, Commissioner; Past President, National Association of Women Lawyers; Director of Professional Development, McDermott Will & Emery, LLP

ABA Co-sponsors: Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law; Commission on Racial & Ethic Diversity; General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division; Government & Public Sector Lawyers Division; Section of Antitrust Law; Section of Family Law; Section of Individual Rights & Responsibilities; Section of Intellectual Property Law; Section of International Law; Section of Litigation; and Section of Public Utility, Communications & Transportation Law

External Co-sponsors: Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers; National Association of Women Judges; National Association of Women Lawyers; and National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations

CLE Information: Professionalism CLE has been requested for this program for Georgia attorneys. Please be aware that each state has its own rules and regulations, including its definition of "CLE.”

Contact Information: Click here to register. ABA members $20; Non-members $30; Law students (with student id) $10. Note the cut-off for advance registration is February 1, 2011. After February 1, participants must register on-site and an additional $5 will be charged. We recommend you register in advance as seating is limited. If you cancel through February 1st, you will receive a refund of your registration fee less $4.50 to cover the cost of the handout. No refund requests will be processed after February 1st.
Location:
Centennial Ballroom I, Hyatt Regency Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia

Confirmed participants:
Margaret H. Marshall, Chief Justice, Supreme Judicial Court
Carmen Ortiz, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
Joanne Goldstein, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development
Mary Beth Heffernan, Secretary of Public Safety

Entrance Fee: Law Students - $10.00; Lawyers - $20.00.

RSVP online at www.womensbar.org or call 617.973.6666 x.2236.

Contact Information: For more information about attending or participating, please contact Ariane Vuono, Associate Justice, Massachusetts Appeals Court via email at ariane.vuono@appct.state.ma.us or by phone, 617.973.6666 x.2236.
Location:
John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square
Boston, Massachusetts

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ruth Lewinson, NYCLA’s first female officer as well as the first woman to have her portrait hung in the Home of Law’s auditorium, joined NYCLA in 1920 as one of 33 female members among a total of 3664. She was a trusts and estates lawyer and a NYCLA treasurer from 1935 to 1971, holding that post longer than anyone else in the Association’s history.

Information on this event can be found at: http://www.nycla.org/index.cfm?section=Calendar&page=event_Detail&itemID=1544&dateID=20090331.

Contact Information: For more information, please contact Anita Aboulafia, aaboulafia@nycla.org, (212)267-6646x225 or Jennifer Wang, jwang@nycla.org, (212)267-6646x211. To rsvp, please contact dlamb@nycla.org and write ‘Lewinson Lecture’ in the Subject line.
Location:
NYCLA Home of Law
14 Vesey Street
New York, New York

A NYCLA member for 44 years, Edith I. Spivack served as chair of NYCLA's newly created Special Committee on Women’s Rights beginning in 1993. It soon became a standing committee and under her extraordinary leadership, the Committee was highly regarded for its advocacy of equal rights under the law for women. In addition to the leadership role taken by Ms. Spivack, she is remembered for her service as mentor, role model and inspiration to many women lawyers.

Information on this event can be found at: http://www.nycla.org/index.cfm?section=Calendar&page=event_Detail&itemID=1504&dateID=20090318.

Contact Information: For more information, please contact Anita Aboulafia, aaboulafia@nycla.org, (212)267-6646x225 or Jennifer Wang, jwang@nycla.org, (212)267-6646x211. To rsvp, please contact dlamb@nycla.org and write ‘March 18 event’ in the Subject line.
Location:
NYCLA Home of Law
14 Vesey Street
New York, New York

• Convene judges, legal practitioners, NGOs, government officials and other luminaries to discuss obstacles and solutions to eradicating violence against women, with the goal of furthering the dialogue started at the 2008 Senior Roundtable for Women and Justice
• Announce the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell Law School and other new initiatives that will assist judges across the globe in their efforts to provide women and girls access to justice.

After the screening of the film, advocates will explore the relationship between domestic violence and womens' pathways to prison. There will be discussion with the filmmaker and the committee and a dialogue about the Violence Against Women Committees' continued advocacy for the Merit Time Bill. A reception with refreshments will follow. The film is co-sponsored by NAWJ, Amnesty International, and Columbia Law School Criminal Justice Action Network, Columbia Law School.

Contact Information: To RSVP, please contact Stacey Thompson, Community Outreach Organizer at: sthompson@correctionalassociation.org or call: 212-254-5700 x333. You can find out more about the Correctional Association of NY at www.correctionalassociation.org.
Location:
Columbia University School of Law
435 West 116th Street at Amsterdam Avenue
New York, New York

To RSVP, please contact dlamb@nycla.org and write ‘Jan. 29 forum’ in the Subject line. More information about this event can be found at the NYCLA web site.

Contact Information: For more information, please contact Anita Aboulafia, aaboulafia@nycla.org, (212)267-6646x225 or Jennifer Wang, jwang@nycla.org, (212)267-6646x211.
Location:
NYCLA Home of Law
14 Vesey Street (second floor)
New York, New York

Host Hotel: Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
Group Name: NAWJ
Group Rate: $163.00 plus tax, single or double occupancy.
Reservations: (800) 228-9290
Book your hotel ASAP. Rooms at the group rate are very limited.

Events are expected to begin Wednesday evening and end with a farewell breakfast on Sunday.

Contact Information:
Location:
Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
Portland, Oregon

Reserve your hotel room today! Information on hotel reservations, the preliminary schedule, and other information can be found on the 2008 Mid West Regional Conference page.

Contact Information:
Location:
InterContinental Chicago
505 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Luncheon Co-Chairs:
National Association of Women Judges
Hon. Gladys Kessler, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, NAWJ Past President
Hon. Vanessa Ruiz, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, NAWJ Past President

Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues Co-Chairs
Hon. Lois Capps, United States House of Representatives, D-CA
Hon. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, United States House of Representatives, R-WA

Luncheon Sponsors:
Fulbright & Jaworksi L..L.P.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Arnold & Porter LLP

Contact Information:
Location:
Capitol Hill
Washington, District of Columbia

This year’s lecture, moderated by Stephanie Gendell of the Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, will address “The Effects of AFSA and New York’s Permanency Laws on New York City’s Family Courts and Families.”

Speakers at this event are: Hon. Lee H. Elkins, Kings County Family Court; Sharon E. Selby, Esq., Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP; Michele Cortese, Esq., Deputy Director, Center for Family Representation, Inc.; and Sabra Jackson, Parent Advocate, Child Welfare Organizing Project.

Contact Information: For more information, please download the attached flyer. To RSVP, please email dlamb@nycla.org.
Location:
14 Vesey Street
New York, New York

• Election Meeting for 2007-2009 officers of NAWJ District 4
• Joint reception with the National Assn. of ALJs on the occasion of their Annual Conference, which is being held this year in Washington DC.
• Presentation of an NAWJ Equal Access to Justice Scholarship by Judge Irma Raker, Maryland Court of Appeals
• Performance (at 5PM) of “Full Truth,” an original play by ALJ Paul Handy, of DC Office of Administrative Hearings. Full Truth tells the story of Thurgood Marshall’s struggle to eliminate racial segregation in the public schools, as he coordinated the NAACP Legal Defense Fund presentation of Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

PARTICIPATING LAW SCHOOLS:
American University Washington College of Law
The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
George Mason University School of Law
George Washington University Law School
Howard University School of Law
University of Maryland School of Law

The event flyer can be downloaded here.

Contact Information: To register, please click here or email secle@wcl.american.edu. For more information, please contact: Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education, American University Washington College of Law, Phone: 202.274.4075 or email secle@wcl.american.edu.
Location:
AU Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, District of Columbia

Speakers: Maureen Bunyan, Moderator, ABC Channel 7 News Anchor
Hon. Claire L’Heureux-Dube, retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Hon. Patricia Wald, former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for DC, and Former Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

Suggested donation: $75 (any amount above $25 cost is welcome). The event flyer can be downloaded here.

Contact Information: For more information, please contact events@iawj.org, tel: 202-661-6501, fax: 202-661-6511. Rsvp deadline: October 9, 2007.
Location:
Embassy of Argentina
1600 New Hampshire Ave.
Washington, District of Columbia

• Reception with Attorneys and Judges
• Visit to the local courts
• Optional ABA Conference events

Menu
Fruit and cheese
Buffet of salads, roasted vegetables, various delicious entrees
Sparkling water and wine
Dessert and coffee.

The invitation can be downloaded here.

Contact Information: To RSVP, please contact Nan Duffly at 617.626.7912 or fernande.duffly@appct.state.ma.us. Send checks payable to NAWJ District 1, to Nan: Appeals Court , Adams Courthouse, Ste 3500, 1 Pemberton Square, Boston MA 02108
Location:
The Adams Courthouse Conference Center, 2nd Floor
1 Pemberton Square
Boston, Massachusetts

Sunday, May 20, 2007
11:00AM Tour of the newly renovated State Capitol. Arranged by City of Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder. Coffee and pastries will be served.
12:00PM Tour of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Arranged by the Honorable Elizabeth B. Lacy, Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
1:00PM A conversation with Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit about its history and traditions. Panelists will include the Hon. Karen J. Williams, Hon. Diana G. Motz, and Hon. Allyson K. Duncan, Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Moderator: the Hon. Norma I. Shapiro, Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Cost: $ 65 per person.

Hotel Accommodations: NAWJ has made a block room reservation at the historic Linden Row Inn, conveniently located in downtown Richmond. A limited number of these rooms is available at $ 99 per night until April 19, 2007. Please contact the Linden Row Inn directly to book rooms (804-783-7000).

Contact Information: For more information, please contact Hon. Hannah Lauck, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for E.D. Virginia, at Hannah_Lauck@vaed.uscourts.gov.
Location:
Richmond, Virginia

Genome Justice will be moderated by the President-Elect of the National Association of Women Judges, Justice Fernande R.V. Duffly, Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Panelists will include Professor Jennifer L. Rosato, Acting Dean of Drexel University College of Law, who has participated in many of NAWJ's Genome Justice programs, and Dr. Philip R. Reilly, MD, JD, Board Chairman & CEO, Interleukin Genetics, Inc., who participated in the Genome Justice program presented at NAWJ's Florence K.Murray Memorial Conference, April 7-9, 2006.

Contact Information: For more information about this program, please contact Jocelynne Welsch, Administrative Attorney, Probate and Family Court Department, by phone at 617-788-6600 or by email at jocelynne.welsh@jud.state.ma.us.
Location:
Warren Conference Center & Inn
Ashland, Massachusetts

The evening will be filled with informal discussions with women judges, legislators, and members of the Executive Branch, including:

Judicial branch members: Hon. Susan Beck, Massachusetts Appeals Court (ret.); former General Counsel Exec. Office Admin & Finance; Hon. Nonnie Burns, Massachusetts Superior Court (ret.); Commissioner of Insurance; Hon. Patricia Curtin, Massachusetts District Court; Hon. Judith Nelson Dilday, Massachusetts Probate & Family Court; Hon. Patricia Flynn, Massachusetts Juvenile Court; Hon. Linda Giles, Massachusetts Superior Court; Hon. Emogene Johnson-Smith, Massachusetts District Court; Hon. Leila R. Kern, Massachusetts Superior Court; Hon. Amy Nechtem, Massachusetts Juvenile Court; Hon. Martha R. Reeves, U.S. Administrative Law Judge; Hon. Mary Lou Rup, Massachusetts Superior Court; Hon. Karyn Scheier, Chief Justice, Massachusetts Land Court; Hon. Eleanor Sinnott, Boston Municipal Court, former Chief Legal Counsel MA State Police, and former Deputy General Counsel Exec. Office Public Safety; and Hon. Ariane Vuono, Massachusetts Appeals Court and former Assistant Attorney General.

Executive branch members: Mary Beth Heffernan, Undersecretary of Labor; Margaret Hurley, Assistant Attorney General; Maureen McGee, Deputy Legal Counsel, Gov. Patrick, former Legal Counsel, Chief Justice SJC, and former Executive Director State Ethics Commission.

Legislative branch members: Massachusetts State Senators Marian Walsh and Diane Wilkerson and Representatives Sarah Peake, Alice Peisch and Denise Provost.

Law firm/legal association representatives: Julia Huston, President Women's Bar Association, Partner, Bromberg & Sunstein and Lissy Medvedow, Executive Director Women's Bar Association.

Sponsored By: The National Association of Women Judges and Co-Sponsored by the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts and Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

Cost: $10 for those newly admitted to the bar; Law students are free. Click here to RSVP by Friday, April 20, 2007.

Contact Information: For more information, please contact Appeals Court Law Clerk Stephanie Mandell at stephanie.mandell@appct.state.ma.us.
Location:
John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square
Boston, Massachusetts

Opening Remarks: Linda Klein, Chair, ABA Coalition for Justice; Bert Brandenberg, Executive Director, Justice At Stake
Panelists: Deborah Goldberg, Director, Democracy Program; Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law; Celinda Lake, President Lake Research Partners; The Hon. James Wynn, North Carolina Court of Appeals
Moderator: Professor Sherrilyn Ifill, University of Maryland School of Law

Admission is free, but space is limited. Please respond today. http://www.abanet.org/justice/home.html

Contact Information: For more information, please contact Gilda Fairley at fairleyg@staff.abanet.org or at 312.988.5689 with questions.
Location:
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, District of Columbia

NAWJ Discounts on Conference Cost: Before 7/15/06: $375.00 for early NAWJ registrants. After 7/15/06: $425 for NAWJ registrants.

Red Lion Hotel Cost: $119.00 per night (special conference rate). The Red Lion Hotel is located in downtown Seattle (within easy walking distance of tourist attractions).

CLEs: 14.75 (including 2 ethics credits) available.

Contact Information: For more information, click on the website link above, or contact NAWJ member, Judge J.E.Sullivan, at: 206-464-6550 or sullivan@biia.wa.gov.
Location:
Red Lion Hotel (a downtown Seattle hotel, within easy walking distance of tourist attractions)
Seattle, Washington

Hon. Patricia Wald, retired, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

• Going from a national to an international court
• Going from an appellate to a trial court
• Retiring from the bench

• going from a trial to a supreme court

• becoming a judge
• going from Capitol Hill to the bench

• going from a military to a civilian court

• going from MD to DC

Open Bar. Business attire is recommended. The fee for APALA/NJ members is $70; the fee for non-members and guests is $100; the fee for law students is $30.

If attending, kindly RSVP by May 31, 2006 to: Sudha Kantor, APALA/NJ, Treasurer, 19 Fox Run, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054. Make checks payable to APALA/NJ.

Please visit www.apalanj.com for more details and directions to Noodle Chu.

Contact Information: For more information, please contact Eugene Huang, APALA/NJ President-Elect, Wiley, Malehorn and Sirota, 250 Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.
Location:
Noodle Chu Restaurant
770 US Highway 46
Parsippany, New Jersey

The following NAWJ Members will speak on the panel entitled Female Judges Describe Their Experiences on the Bench:
Justice Carol Beier: Supreme Court of Kansas
Justice Geraldine Sparrow: Ontario Court of Justice
Judge Vanessa Ruiz: DC Court of Appeals & President, NAWJ
Judge Joan Churchill: Immigration Judge, retired & President, NAWJ Dist. 4

Contact Information: If you would like some more information about attending or participating in this event, please contact District 4 Director, Judge Joan Churchill, at churchil@erols.com.
Location:
The Washington College of Law at American University
4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, District of Columbia

Secretary Saar and Susan Galbraith have graciously agreed to spend part of a summer evening with us to address this subject, which is important to many women and children. We urge you to come down to the river side and attend. Thank you.

Contact Information: For reservations, please contact Judge Mimi Raffel Cooper at Mimi.Cooper@courts.state.md.us or (410) 836-4510, Judge Patrice Lewis at Patrice.Lewis@courts.state.md.us or (301) 952-4011, or Judge Brenda P. Murray at Murrayb@sec.gov or (202) 551-6043. Cost: $30.00 NAWJ Members and $35.00 Non-members

6:30PM Cocktails
7:00PM Dinner
7:45PM Discussion

Location:
Pauls on South River
3027 Riva Road
Riva, Maryland