Global Judicial Leadership Conference - Day Two
Jun 11, 2019 @ 8:00AM - Jun 11, 2019 @ 5:00PM
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL
435 West 116th Street
New York, NY 10027-7297
Online registration for the Global Judicial Leadership Conference is closed.
(Admittance to the United Nations for Monday, June 10 conference events is closed.)
Contact NAWJ at (202) 393-0222 or lcousin@nawj.org if you want to register and join the conference Monday June 10 for lunch 12:00-2:00 pm at Zaika Restaurant (230 East 44th Street, New York City) and at Columbia Law School on Tuesday, June 11 for all of the day's events 7:30 am - 4:00 pm.
No refunds on or after May 27.
HOTEL INFORMATION
NAWJ lists three nearby hotels for your convenience (see Hotel Information below.) Feel free to select another hotel of your choice.
DAY TWO AT COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL AND THE COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
This event is co-supported by the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School.
PROGRAM CHAIRS:
Judge Lisa S. Walsh
NAWJ President (2015-2016), 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Judge Myriam Lehr
11th Judicial Circuit of Florida; NAWJ State Chair; Co-Chair, NAWJ 2012 Annual Conference
| TIME | PROGRAM | |
| 7:30 AM | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST | |
| 8:30 AM | WELCOME REMARKS | |
| Dean Merit E. Janow, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs | ||
| Judge Tamila E. Ipema, President, National Association of Women Judges; Superior Court of California, County of San Diego | ||
| Sally ("Salwa") Shatila Kader, Founder and President of the International Federation for Peace and Sustainable Development | ||
| Program Co-Chairs: | ||
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| Judge Myriam Lehr, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida; NAWJ State Chair; Co-Chair, NAWJ 2012 Annual Conference | ||
| 9:00 AM | IMMIGRATION AND US POLICIES AFFECTING IMMIGRANT WOMEN | |
| Speakers: | ||
| Judge Mimi Tsankov, Officer, National Association of Immigration Judges | ||
| Katherine Franke, Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Columbia Law School | ||
| Moderator: | ||
| Judge Bernadette D'Souza, Orleans Parish Civil District Court; NAWJ President-Elect | ||
| 10:00 AM | Break | |
| 10:30 AM | HUMAN TRAFFICKING: ORGAN TRAFFICKING AND SURROGACY ISSUES | |
| Speakers: | ||
| Hon. Elizabeth K. Lee, Superior Court of Califorina, County of San Mateo; Former Chair, NAWJ Human Trafficking Committee | ||
| Yasmine Ergas, Director of the Specialization on Gender and Public Policy and Lecturer in Discipline in International and Public Affairs, Columbia University | ||
| Moderator: | ||
| Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, District of Columbia Court of Appeals; NAWJ Past President (2013-2014) | ||
| 12:00 PM | KEYNOTE LUNCHEON | |
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Realizing Women’s Equal Citizenship: Ending Gender Discrimination in Nationality Laws and the Role of Judges in Advancing Equality Speaker: Catherine Harrington, Associate Director, Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, Women's Refugee Commission |
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| 1:30 PM | SEXUAL ASSAULT ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES: LESSONS LEARNED FOR THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM | |
| Speakers: | ||
| Suzanne Goldberg, Herbert and Doris Wechsler Clinical Professor of Law, Columbia Law School | ||
| Judge Carolyn Temin, Court of Common Pleas (Retired), First Assistant District Atttorney, Philadelphia, PA; NAWJ Past President (2003-2004) | ||
| Jordan Rosendorf, University of California, Berkeley | ||
| Moderator: | ||
| Judge Lisa S. Walsh, 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida; NAWJ Past President (2015-2016) | ||
| 2:30 PM | Break | |
| 3:00 PM | MODERN MATURITY: RESOURCES AND STRATEGIES TO COMBAT ELDER ABUSE AND DISRUPT AGING | |
| Speakers: | ||
| Rawle Andrews, Regional Vice President, AARP | ||
| Catherine A. Christian, Special Assistant District Attorney for External Affairs; Chief, Elder Abuse Unit, New York County District Attorney’s Office | ||
| Beth R. Finkel, State Director, New York State Office, AARP | ||
| Moderator: | ||
| Judge Myriam Lehr, 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida; Co-Chair, NAWJ 2012 Annual Conference |
Event Details
Hotel Information
NAWJ lists three nearby hotels for your convenience. Feel free to select another hotel of your choice.
MILLENIUM HOTEL NEW YORK ONE UN PLAZA
One UN Plaza New, NY 10017. Across the street from the United Nations.
EVEN Hotel New York-Midtown East HOTEL
221 East 44th Street, New York, NY 10017
The hotel is located three blocks west of the United Nations Building, a six minute walk to the UN building, 0.3 mile.
THE LEXINGTON HOTEL
511 Lexington Avenue at 48th Street, New York, NY 10017
The hotel is located eight blocks northwest of the United Nations Building, a 12 minute walk to the UN Building, 0.6 mile.
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