NAWJ 36th Annual Conference

Protecting and Advancing Meaningful Access to Justice

October 15–19, 2014 • San Diego, CA

The Westin Gaslamp Quarter

KEYNOTE SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court
Janet Napolitano, President, University of California
Professor Anita F. Hill, Brandeis University
Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Harvard Law School

Registration
Conference Brochure
Hotel
Schedule of Events
Planning Committee
California Institution for Women Book Drive
Excursions
Current Sponsors
Become a Sponsor
Film Screenings
Lawyers Club of San Diego Judicial Reception
MCLE
San Diego Tourism Authority Video
Pocket Schedule
Conference Program
Photos

REGISTRATION

Please note that pre-registration is now closed. Anyone still wanting to register for the conference should do so in person at the conference.

The registration fee includes all educational sessions, receptions, meals, transportation to events listed in the program and use of the hospitality suite. Guest registration fee includes all of the above except educational sessions. In the case of unforeseen circumstances, if NAWJ is notified of cancellation by September 9, 2014, the registration fee, less a $50 processing fee, is refundable. Cancellations received within 3 days of the conference are refundable less a $100 processing fee.

2014 Annual Conference Registration Fees:

$525 for Members who are First-Time Attendees
$595 for NAWJ Members
$695 for Non-Member Attendees
$575 Guest Rate (spouse and children of attendees)

HOTEL

The host hotel for the conference is The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter located at 910 Broadway Circle • San Diego, CA 92101. Click here to reserve online, or call (619) 239-2200 and state that you are with the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ). Rooms at The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter have been guaranteed at the rate of $219 per night, plus applicable state and local taxes, single or double occupancy. Reservations must be made on or before September 22, 2014 to guarantee the conference rate. Occasionally room blocks fill before the cut-off date; early booking is recommended.

Lawyers Club Judicial Reception

Friday, October 17, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: U.S. Courthouse Annex, 333 West Broadway, San Diego.

This reception is sponsored by Lawyers Club of San Diego for NAWJ attendees and Lawyers Club members, including our local judiciary.

There is no additional cost to NAWJ attendees.

FILM SCREENINGS

JUSTICE IS A BLACK WOMAN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY

Screening Times
Wednesday, October 15th 1:00-2:00 pm
Saturday, October 18th 1:30– 2:30 pm

Westin Gaslamp Quarter Hotel

Born on September 14, 1921, in New Haven, Connecticut, Constance Baker Motley became a major advocate for civil rights, and eventually the first black woman to be appointed to a federal judgeship in 1966. Her pioneering career as a civil rights lawyer, lawmaker and judge spanned six decades and was highlighted by historic achievements including becoming the first African American woman accepted at Columbia Law School, the first African-American woman elected to the New York Senate, the first woman and the first black woman to hold the position of Manhattan Borough President, and the first African American woman appointed to serve as a federal district judge. She died in New York City in 2005.

ANITA

Screening Times
Wednesday, October 15th 8:30–10:05 pm

Westin Gaslamp Quarter Hotel

Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Mock, this film is a celebration of Anita Hill’s legacy and a rare glimpse into her private life with friends and family. Anita Hill speaks openly and intimately for the first time about her experiences that led her to testify before the Senate and the obstacles she faced in telling the truth. She also candidly discusses what happened to her life and work in the years since.

The screening of ANITA was made possible by the generous support of Galente Ganci, APC.

PRESUMED GUILTY

Screening Times
Thursday, October 16th 8:30– 10:00 pm
Friday, October 17th 2:00–3:30 pm

Westin Gaslamp Quarter Hotel

In this documentary, filmmakers Roberto Hernandez and Layda Negrete document the struggle to free Antonio Zuniga, who was wrongly convicted of murder. The film includes live scenes from the trial, as well as Zuniga’s time in the Mexican prison. This film was initially banned in Mexico and has been the subject of ongoing legal proceedings. View this Emmy award winning film, then meet the attorney/filmmakers at the “Presumed Guilty: The Challenge of Justice in the Americas” panel held on Friday at 3:45 p.m.

EXCURSIONS

The conference includes several optional tours that appear in the Schedule of Events section below. See the Wednesday morning and Saturday afternoon section of the schedule. If you have already registered for the Conference and wish to attend any of the tours, please notify Mary-Kathleen Todd at mtodd@nawj.org. If you wish to attend but have not registered for the Conference, please mark your registration form at the appropriate boxes for those tours you plan to attend. Space is limited for all tours, and available on a first come first serve basis.

BOOK DRIVE

(Click here to contribute a book to the women’s book clubs.)
Even if you are not joining the Las Colinas Women’s Detention Reentry Facility excursion, please support the Women in Prison Committee’s book drive created in conjunction with the 2014 Annual Conference. This drive will benefit the library of the California Institution for Women (CIW) in Corona. CIW needs 50 copies of each title - Casting the First Stone by Kimberla Lawson Roby; Bad Childhood- Good Life, by Dr. Laura Schlessinger; and Raw & Naked, But Good, by Moesha McCaffe. The book drive will continue through the end of the year to give every NAWJ member a chance to participate. Click here and take a moment to support this drive. The Warden and Public Information would like to thank NAWJ for its support thus far. Its first book reading was a success, and there is a waiting list of female offenders wanting to sign up for the book club. Let us know if you have purchased a book to be sent to CIW, and we will recognize you on the San Diego Annual Conference web page.

DONORS
Judge Teresa Beaudet
Judge Jamoa A. Moberly

CLE FLASHDRIVE

CLE and other education session reading supplements and materials will be uploaded to the conference website and available for download for free. However, attendees may purchase them on a flashdrive that includes all written materials and supplemental readings submitted by program participants. The drives will be created only upon request. Please mark your registration form accordingly, and add $20.00 to your registration fee. Contact Lavinia Cousin at 202-393-0222 for more information.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15*

9:00 AM-5:30 PM

REGISTRATION

OPTIONAL TOURS

9:30 AM-11:30 AM

Tour of Las Colinas Detention Center for Women
Coordinators: Hon. Pennie McLaughlin and Hon. Margie G. Woods
We are fortunate to be among the first to tour Phase I of this newly constructed Reentry Detention Facility. Please join us for an intimate tour of San Diego County’s largest female detention center. The facility is situated on a campus-like setting supporting direct supervision and a “normative environment.” You will learn first-hand how San Diego County addresses the age-old problem of high recidivism by offering training and job skills that women will be able to use in securing employment upon their release. Programs offered to the inmates include certifications in food handling, laundry work, culinary baking, sewing and landscaping. Currently, the sewing program produces the majority of clothing provided to the inmates resulting in a large cost savings to the County. We will travel to and from the facility in one of the Sheriff’s detention buses, so please arrive by 9:15 am for a 9:30 sharp departure. The guided tour will take place in small groups throughout the expansive grounds and include time for questions and answers. Comfortable shoes and early registration are recommended as this event is limited to 30 participants.

10:30 AM-1:30 PM

San Diego International Border Optional Tour
Coordinators: Hon. Jill Burkhardt and Hon. Tamila E. Ipema
(Limited to first 40 people)

The International Border Tour has reached capacity. Please email mtodd@nawj.org to be placed on a waiting list.

This excursion has three parts: 1) a one-hour walking tour of the Port of Entry, 2) a rolling brief of San Diego Sector Operations from inside the Border Infrastructure System on the east side of the San Ysidro Port, and 3) points of interests on the west side of the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

Attendees will be provided with a narrator who will give a one-hour walking tour of the Port of Entry and answer any questions they might have. They will view primary and secondary pedestrian and vehicle inspection procedures; multi-layered enforcement operations and seizures; watch commander office; canine utilization operations; border technologies: SENTRI primary processing; US-VISIT; License Plate Readers (LPR); Card Readers; Radiation Portal Monitors (RPM); Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT); Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS); Customs Automated System (CAOS); Port Runner Exit Control System; NII Inspection System. They will view Port Enforcement Team (PET) and Anti-terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team (ATCET) operations.

Attendees will enter the Border Infrastructure System (BIS) and be provided with a rolling brief of San Diego Sector Operations. Points of interests on the east side of the San Ysidro Port of Entry will include: view of stadium style lighting; RVSS camera system; All-Weather Rd.; Colonia Libertad; and Soccer Fields.

Points of interests on the west side of the San Ysidro Port of Entry will include: the Revitalization of the Border community near the Tijuana River Channel; tactical border infrastructure and enhancements; W-8; Smuggler’s Gulch; Goat Canyon; Border Field State Park. The attendees will visit the Border Field State Park (the most southwestern point of the United States.)

12:00 PM-3:00 PM

Unaccompanied Immigrant Minor Children's Camp Optional Tour
Coordinators: Hon. Robert Longstreth and Hon. Tamila E. Ipema
Each year, over 85,000 unaccompanied children enter the United States from countries such as Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador. For 2014, it is expected that close to 60,000 will be detected by immigration authorities. These children are often apprehended at international borders and detained by immigration officials, left feeling hopeless and isolated while awaiting immigration court proceedings.

Enter Southwest Key Programs, a national nonprofit organization which operates as the largest provider of services to detained youth. It aims to reunite immigrant children with their families while encouraging the development of personal, social, academic, and vocational skills; working with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Southwest Key provides children with opportunities to maximize their potential in the U.S. Conference participants will have the unique opportunity to attend an eye-opening tour of one of two Southwest Key shelters located in San Diego. The rural El Cajon shelter, which tour attendees will have the chance to explore, features a nurturing and therapeutic environment within a three-acre campus for boys ages 12 to 18. Attendees will gain a personal understanding of the Southwest Key shelter mission, and will experience the activities that the camp offers the children, including, outdoor sports, ponies, chickens, roasters, and a fish farm that children assist in caring for, and organic gardening. At the shelter, the youth receive counseling, legal, and medical services, as well as recreation time and an on-site education, all of which tour participants will experience first-hand.

12:00 PM-4:00 PM

NAWJ 2013-2014 Board Meeting and Lunch

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Film Screening: Justice is a Black Woman: The Life and Times of Constance Baker Motley

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

International Judges Reception at the San Diego Law Library
Includes an exhibit on international Legal Systems.

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

New Judge/First-Time Attendee/Mentor Reception at the Federal Courthouse
Conference Room (16th Floor)

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Welcome Reception at the United States Courthouse

8:30 PM-10:05 PM

Film Screening: ANITA

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16*

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

REGISTRATION

7:30 AM-8:30 AM

Breakfast

8:30 AM-9:00 AM

FLAG OPENING WELCOME CEREMONY

9:00 AM-10:15 AM

OPENING PLENARY SESSION:
NAWJ’s Historic Efforts, Changes, and Future Challenges for the “Violence Against Women Act” (VAWA)

Lisalyn Jacobs, Vice President for Government Relations, Legal Momentum
Judge Theresa Pouley, Chief Tribal Judge Tulalip Tribe, State of Washington
Lynn Hecht Schafran, Esq, Senior Vice President, Director, National Judicial Education Program, Legal Momentum
Judge Mary M. Schroeder, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, NAWJ Past President

10:45 AM-12:00 PM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Changing Families, Changing Times – Part 1

Jennifer C. Pizer, Esq, Senior Counsel, Lambda Legal
Denise M. Visconti, Esq., Littler Mendelson P.C.
Deborah Wald, Esq., The Wald Law Group

Meaningful Access to Justice in Indian Country

Moderator:	Chief Judge Christine Williams, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Tribal Court
Panelists:	Presiding Judge Suzanne Kingsbury, Superior Court of California, El Dorado County Chief Judge Patricia Lenzi, Cedarville Rancheria Tribal Court

Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

Moderators:	Hon. Dana Leigh Marks, President, National Association of Immigration Judges Immigration Judge Renee Renner
Panelists:	Elizabeth Camarena, Esq., Associate Director for Legal Programs, Casa Cornelia Law Center Dr. John A. Martin, Director, Immigration and the State Courts Initiative; Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative; Center for Public Policy Studies Ms. Rosalind Oliver, Esq., Supervising Attorney for Pro Bono Programs, Kids in Need of Defense

12:00 PM-1:45 PM

KEYNOTE LUNCHEON
Speaker: Manal Omar, Associate Vice-President, Middle East and Africa Center, United States Institute for Peace

2:15 PM-3:30 PM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Access to Justice through Diverse Leadership: Appointment of Counsel to Boards, Commissions, and Special Assignments

Opening Remarks:	Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, NAWJ President, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Moderators:	Karen Johnson-McKewan, Esq., Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Co-Chair, NAWJ Resource Board Elaine Metlin, Esq., Dickstein Shapiro LLP; Co-Chair, NAWJ Resource Board
Panelists:	Justice Fernande R.V. Duffly, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, NAWJ Past President U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag, Northern District of California Linda Leali, P.A. Roberta D. Liebenberg, Esq., Fine Kaplan and Black R.P.C. Chief Judge Laura S. Taylor, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Southern District of California

Of Babies, Bodies and Borders: Emerging Issues in International Surrogacy

Speakers:

Justice Debra L. Stephens, Washington Supreme Court
Professor of Law Mary Ziegler, Ph.D., Florida State University College of Law

The Forgotten Warriors: Female Veterans, Healthcare and the Courts

Panelists:

Ms. Elisa Basnight, Esq., Director, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Women Veterans;
Hon. Wendy Lindley, Superior Court of California, Orange County Veterans’ Court (Retired);
Ms. Suzanne Will, Esq., U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel, San Francisco Region

Immigration: Who "Belongs" and Who Doesn't?
This program is presented and sponsored by CourtCall and the Western Justice Center.

Facilitator:	Ms. Melissa Morgan, Director of Partnerships, Orange County Human Relations Council
Moderator:	Judge Judith C. Chirlin, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (Retired)
Actress:	Frankie Garcés, Actor, ENCOMPASS

3:45 PM-5:00 PM

Plenary Session – Access to Justice for Family Violence Survivors: ‘Family Justice Centers’ and Other Innovative Practices

Judge Ronald B. Adrine, Cleveland Municipal Court
Reena Becerra, MA, Survivor; Chair, National VOICES Committee
Casey Gwinn, President, National Family Justice Center Alliance
Gael B. Strack, CEO and Co-Founder, National Family Justice Center Alliance

5:30 PM-8:00 PM

RECEPTION AT THE MARITIME MUSEUM

8:30 PM-9:45 PM

Film Screening: Presumed Guilty

8:30 PM-11:30 PM

Hospitality Suite

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17*

6:30 AM-7:30 AM

Walking Tour of San Diego Harbor
Coordinator: Hon. Pennie McLaughlin

6:30 AM-7:30 AM

YOGA

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

REGISTRATION

7:30 AM-9:00 AM

KEYNOTE PLENARY BREAKFAST

Speakers:	Professor Anita F. Hill, Brandeis University
Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Harvard Law School

9:10 AM -10:25 AM

Plenary Session: Labor Trafficking
Professor of Law Terrance Coonan, Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Florida State University College of Law

10:35 AM-11:45 AM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Global Women’s Issues: Using the Rule of Law to Promote Women’s Rights

Moderator:	Hon. Judith Chirlin, Los Angeles Superior Court (Retired)
Presenter:	Betty Bernstein-Zabza

Language of Sexual Violence

Claudia J. Bayliff, Esq., Project Attorney, National Judicial Education Program, Legal Momentum

Changing Families, Changing Times – Part 2

Larry A. Conway, Esq., Conway Law Group Inc.
Ginger Jacobs, Esq.,, Jacobs and Schesinger, LLP
Judge Maureen A. Tighe, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California

12:00 PM-1:45 PM

FRIENDS APPRECIATION LUNCHEON

Keynote Speaker: Janet Napolitano, President, University of California

2:00 PM-3:15 PM

Film Screening: Presumed Guilty

2:15 PM-3:30 PM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Who do you believe and why? The Science of Credibility

Moderator:	Administrative Judge Kathleen Mulligan, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Panelists:	Professor Marybeth Herald, Thomas Jefferson School of Law Immigration Judge Carol King Judge Elizabeth Lee, Superior Court of California, San Mateo County, Juvenile Court

From Tragedy to Triumph: How two men turned the horror of murder into a community reconciliation

Henry Coker, Esq., Public Defender of San Diego County
Judge Peter Deddeh, San Diego Superior Court
Ples W. Felix, Jr., Co-Founder of Tariq Khamisa Foundation
Azim M. Khamisa, Co-Founder of Tariq Khamisa Foundation
Judge Joan Weber, San Diego County Superior Court

International Tea and Ethics: Join judges from around the world for a discussion of global ethical hot topics for this international round table over tea

Facilitator:

Victoria Henley, Director/Chief Counsel, California Council on Judicial Performance

Panelists:

Judge Desiree Bruce-Lyle, San Diego County Superior Court
Judge Yvonne E. Campos, San Diego County Superior Court
Hon. Judith Chirlin, Los Angeles Superior Court (Retired)
Hon. Patricia Cowett, San Diego Superior Court (Retired)
Judge Patricia Garcia, San Diego County Superior Court
Judge Tamila E. Ipema, San Diego County Superior Court
Presiding Justice Judith D. McConnell, California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, NAWJ Past President
Judge Margie G. Woods, San Diego County Superior Court

3:45 PM-5:00 PM

Plenary Session: Presumed Guilty - The Challenge of Justice in the Americas

Moderator:	Judge M. Margaret McKeown, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Panelists:	Professor Justin Brooks, J.D., LL.M, Executive Director, Institute for Criminal Defense Advocacy, California Western School of Law; Project Director, California Innocence Project Justice Janet Tello Gilardi, Supreme Court of Peru Roberto Hernandez, Filmmaker Layda Negrette, Filmmaker

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

NAWJ Resource Board Meeting

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Lawyers Club of San Diego NAWJ Judicial
This reception is sponsored by Lawyers Club of San Diego for NAWJ attendees and Lawyers Club members, including our local judiciary.

Dinner on your own
Discover San Diego’s famous Gaslamp Quarter, which features an abundance of restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues. Or, take a boat cruise around the San Diego Bay!

8:30 PM-11:00 PM

Hospitality Suite – Co-hosted by the Salt Lake City 2015 NAWJ Conference Committee

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18*

6:30 AM-7:30 AM

Walking Tour of San Diego Harbor
Coordinator: Hon. Pennie McLaughlin

6:30 AM-7:30 AM

YOGA

7:30 AM-12:00 PM

REGISTRATION

7:30 AM-8:45 AM

NAWJ Annual Business Meeting – Breakfast

9:00 AM-10:30 AM

Plenary Session: Judicial Decision-Making: Demographics, Neuroscience, Fairness, and Access to Justice

Sponsored by the State Bar Council on Access and Fairness

Judge Brenda Harbin Forte, Alameda County Superior Court
Kimberly Papillon, Esq., The Better Mind

10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Plenary Session: “Election, Selection, and Retention of Judges: Challenges to Judicial Independence”

Moderator:	Karen Johnson-McKewan, Esq., Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Co-Chair: NAWJ Resource Board; Chair: California Coordinating Committee for the Informed Voters/Fair Judges Project
Panelists:	Bert Brandenburg, Executive Director, Justice at Stake Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, California Supreme Court Justice Peggy A. Quince, Florida Supreme Court

12:30 PM-3:00 PM

NAWJ 2014-2015 Board of Directors Meeting

12:15 PM-6:00 PM

Lunch on your own and free time to enjoy San Diego

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Family Justice Center Optional Tour Sign-ups for this excursion are closed. Coordinators: Hon. Margaret Mann and Hon. Margie G. Woods
Opened in 2002, the San Diego Family Justice Center was designed to provide comprehensive support by law enforcement, professionals and civic minded groups for people facing family violence, child abuse, and elder abuse, in one location. Services provided by the Center range from safety and protection from the abuser, to legal help, counseling, food, clothing, spiritual support and medical assistance. The Center is committed to providing victims of domestic violence the help they need to break the cycle of family violence. The Center's mission and structure were recognized as an innovative, model program by President George Bush in 2003, and has been duplicated in other communities nationally and internationally. The National Association of Women Judges is pleased to offer a tour of the Center's facilities and conversations with its staff, which will cover the use of its casual gathering rooms, child play rooms, and professional offices. We know you will learn from the experience how people struggling with family violence can find comfort at the Center and start on their journey of recovery and empowerment. Transportation will be provided.

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Film Screening: Justice is a Black Woman: The Life and Times of Constance Baker Motley

5:30 PM-6:30 PM

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

6:30 PM-9:30 PM

NAWJ GALA AWARDS BANQUET
Investiture of the New President and Officers
Keynote Speaker: Justice Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court

10:30 PM-11:30 PM

HOSPITALITY SUITE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19*

8:30 AM-9:30 AM

Breakfast and District Meetings

10:00 AM-11:15 AM

Plenary Session: Access to Justice and Implicit Bias: a Conversation

Moderator:	Administrative Law Judge Margaret Mangan, District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings
Panelists:	Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge M. Margaret McKeown, U.S. Federal Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Justice Sonia Sotomayor, U.S Supreme Court

11:15 AM

ADJOURN

PLANNING COMMITTEE

CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Hon. Tamila E. Ipema, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
Hon. Margie G. Woods, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Advisory Committee
Chair: Hon. Judith McConnell, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District

Education Committee
Chairs:
• Hon. Susan P. Finlay, National Conflict Resolution Center, West Coast Group (Judge, Retired)
• Hon. Randa M. Trapp, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Members:
• Hon. Diana Becton, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
• Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• William Brunson, J.D., National Judicial College
• Hon. Yvonne E. Campos, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Judith C. Chirlin, Western Justice Center, (Judge, Retired)
• Hon. Joan V. Churchill, Immigration Judge (Retired)
• Hon. Ana España, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Irma E. Gonzalez, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (Retired)
• Hon. Joan Irion, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District
• India Jewell, Esq., Sony Electronics, Inc.
• Hon. Vallera J. Johnson, Office of Administrative Hearings, State of California
• Hon. Keri G. Katz, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Robert C. Longstreth, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Jerrilyn Malana, Esq., Littler Mendelson, P.C.
• Hon. Margaret A. Mangan, District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings
• Hon. Margaret M. Mann, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of California
• Hon. Judith McConnell, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District
• Hon. M. Margaret McKeown, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• Col. Linda S. Murnane, Franklin County Municipal Court (U.S. Air Force, Retired)
• Hon. Kathleen Mulligan, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Hon. Beverly S. Nash, District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings
• Jennifer C. Pizer, Esq., Lamda Legal
• Hon. Renee Renner, Immigration Judge, U.S. Department of Justice, San Diego
• Hon. Paula S. Rosenstein, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Laura S. Taylor, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of California
• Hon. Joan Weber, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Margie G. Woods, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

CLE Committee Chair
Hon. Robert C. Longstreth, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Finance Committee Chair
Hon. Cindy D. Davis, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Friends Committee
Chairs:
• Jerrilyn Malana, Esq., Littler Mendelson, P.C.
• India Jewell, Esq., Sony Electronics, Inc.

Liaison:
Hon. Patricia Cowett, Superior Court of California, San Diego County (Judge, Retired)

Hospitality Suite Committee
Hon. Patti C. Ratekin, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Members:
• Hon. Carolyn M. Caietti, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Jeannine Lowe, JAMS (Judge, Retired)
• Hon. Darlene A. White, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

International Judges Mentor Committee
Chairs:
• Hon. Patricia Cowett, Superior Court of California, San Diego County (Judge, Retired)
• Hon. Tamila E. Ipema, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Members:
• Hon. Desiree A. Bruce-Lyle, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Carol Frausto, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Tamila E. Ipema, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Terrie E. Roberts, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Darlene A. White, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

International Judges Scholarship Committee
Chair: Hon. Judith C. Chirlin, Western Justice Center, (Judge, Retired)

Member:
• Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, Wisconsin Supreme Court
• Hon. Tamila E. Ipema, Superior Court of California, San Diego Country
• Judge Lisette Shirdan-Harris, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
• Justice Geraldine Sparrow, Ontario Court of Justice
• Hon. Carolyn Temin, Court of Common Pleas, 1st Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Retired)
• Cathy Winter, CourtCall LLC

Keynote Speakers Committee
Chair: Hon. Yvonne E. Campos, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Members:
• Hon. Laura J. Birkmeyer, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Julia C. Kelety, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Sharon Majors-Lewis, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Randa M. Trapp, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Law School Liaison Committee Chair
Hon. Keri G. Katz, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

New Judge/First Time Attendee/Mentor Committee
Chair: Hon. Sharon Majors Lewis, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Members:
• Hon. Patricia Garcia, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Tamila E. Ipema, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Margo L. Lewis, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Robert C. Longstreth, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Pennie K. McLaughlin, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Amalia L. Meza, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Patti C. Ratekin, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Polly H. Shamoon, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Publications/PR/Logo Committee
Chair: Hon. Katherine A. Bacal, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Members:
• Wendy Behan, Esq., Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP
• Ms. Jodi Cleesattle
• Cindy Freeland, Esq., Schor & Freeland, LLP
• Danielle Hickman, Esq., San Diego County District Attorney's Office
• Hon. Stephanie Sontag, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Theodore M. Weathers, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Registration Committee
Chair: Hon. Theodore M. Weathers, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Members:
• Hon. James T. Atkins, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Katherine A. Bacal, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Joan M. Lewis, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Patti C. Ratekin, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Security Committee
Chair: Hon. Joan Weber

Members:
• Hon. James T. Atkins, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Keri G. Katz, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Ms. Norma A. Swan, San Diego Inn of Court • Hon. Joan Weber, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Social Events Committee Chair
Chair: Hon. Lorna A. Alksne, Superior Court of California, San Diego County

Volunteers Committee
Chairs:
• Hon. Ana España, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Vallera J. Johnson, Office of Administrative Hearings, State of California

Members:
• Hon. Tamila E. Ipema, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Pennie K. McLaughlin, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Hon. Terrie E. Roberts, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
• Gayani Weerasinghe, Esq.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

(Click here to download the sponsorship opportunities brochure.)
Contact the Friends Committee Co-chairs below to support the NAWJ 2014 Annual Conference:
Jerrilyn Malana, Esq., Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, PC, Tel: (619) 515-1830. Email: jmalana@littler.com.
India JewellEsq., Legal Director, Law Department Sony Electronics Inc. Tel: (858) 942-0310. Email: india.jewell@am.sony.com.

WHY SPONSOR?

The Annual Conference Friends Committee Chairs invite your participation in NAWJ's 36th Annual Conference in San Diego, California from October 15 to 19, 2014.

We look to our Conference sponsors to provide financial support for the event, and encourage others in the legal and business communities to attend and support the Conference. Sponsoring the Conference allows members of your organization to participate in educational activities, network with attendees, and demonstrate your support for the legal profession and the mission of NAWJ.

Please review the Conference program in the following pages.

Below you will find detailed information about sponsorship levels and benefits. We hope that your organization will give generously as conferences such as this are not possible without the support of the legal and business communities. We look forward to seeing you at this important NAWJ conference in San Diego.

Please reach out to us or NAWJ's Executive Director with any questions.

Speaking Opportunity at Conference (5 min or less)	Recognition at Saturday Gala Dinner	Hospitality Suite Access	Full Conference Registrations (includes Friday Keynote Luncheon and Saturday Gala Dinner)	Recognition at Friday Keynote Lunch*	Ad in Conference Program	Company listed in Promotional Materials	Projection of Company Logo on Main Screens
Premier $20,000	X	1 Reserved Table of 10 and Special Recognition	X	10	2 Reserved Tables of 10* and Special Recognition	Full page	X	X
Gold $10,000	X	Special Recognition	X	5	1 reserved Table of 10* and Special Recognition	Full page	X	X
Silver $5,000	X	2	3 Tickets	Half page	X	X
Bronze $2,500	3 Tickets	Quarter page	X	X
Supporter Under $2,500	X

PHOTOS

San Diego, Thursday, October 16, 2014 http://bobross.zenfolio.com/p840950531

San Diego, Friday, October 17, 2014 http://bobross.zenfolio.com/p286714342

San Diego, Saturday, October 18, 2014 — Gala Awards Banquet http://bobross.zenfolio.com/p164992472

San Diego, Sunday, October 19, 2014 http://bobross.zenfolio.com/p520339812

NAWJ is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational non-profit association. For more information contact:

Marie Komisar
Executive Director
National Association of Women Judges
1341 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036-1834
Email: mkomisar@nawj.org
Phone: (202) 393-0222 Ext. 10
Fax: (202) 393-0125