National Association of Women Judges
The Honorable Diana Becton
NAWJ President |
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
 Greetings,
It gives me great pleasure to know we are nearing our 2017 Midyear Meeting and Leadership Conference, and Inaugural Lady Justice Awards Gala. Our theme this year is 'Honoring our Past-Pressing Toward the Future for Access, Fairness, and Diversity.' The beautiful setting of Beverly Hills, California will provide the perfect location for the dynamic energy of our members and friends, as we gather to take up the issues of the day, to reconnect, build relationships, and to recognize the pioneering and impactful achievements of our heroes. This year's Conference is inspired by the strength and tradition of service of those who have paved the way for our future.
The Lady Justice Awards Gala will personify the spirit of celebrating and uplifting outstanding professionals who promote justice. And for the first time, NAWJ will honor a selection of exceptional individuals with the NAWJ Lady Justice Award. Congratulations to all of our honorees. Special thanks to the vision of former NAWJ Executive Director Drucilla Ramey for organizing our Gala Reception so NAWJ may proudly honor California's Law School Deans.
NAWJ is extremely grateful for the generous support of our sponsors and our Resource Board Members, particularly CourtCall's Cathy Winter for her industry, commitment and care. Thank you to the Friends Committee and the Midyear Planning Committee for your hard work and support.
I can't wait to see you in Beverly Hills.
Diana
Honorable Diana Becton
Contra Costa Superior Court
President, National Association of Women Judges
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National Association of Women Judges
2017 Midyear Meeting and Lady Justice Gala
June 7-8 • The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles |
NAWJ LADY JUSTICE AWARD HONOREES
LADY JUSTICE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Retired), United States Supreme Court
LADY JUSTICE FOUNDERS AWARD
Justice Joan Dempsey Klein, California Court of Appeal (Retired)
Justice Vaino Hassan Spencer (posthumously), California Court of Appeal
LADY JUSTICE PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
Senior Judge Dorothy W. Nelson, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
LADY JUSTICE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD
Jackie Lacey, Los Angeles County District Attorney
LADY JUSTICE ARTISTIC INTEGRITY AWARD
Janet Langhart Cohen, Emmy-Nominated Journalist and Playwright
LADY JUSTICE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Nina Shaw, Esq., Entertainment Attorney & Activist
LADY JUSTICE SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD
Sharon Stone, Actress & Activist
REGISTRATION fees range from $350 to $795. Email Yve Dinte with inquiry at accounting@nawj.org.
ROOM RESERVATIONS: Call (310) 274-7777
NAWJ Rate: $299 night, plus state and local taxes, single or double occupancy
SCHEDULE
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2017
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| 8:30 am - 12:00 pm |
NAWJ Strategic Planning Committee Meeting |
| 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
NAWJ 2016-17 Board of Directors Meeting |
| 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
NAWJ 2016-17 District Directors Meeting |
| 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
NAWJ Resource Board Meeting |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Meet the Judges |
| 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
WELCOME RECEPTION |
| 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
DINE-AROUND |
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THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2017
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| 8:30 am - 8:45 am |
WELCOME ADDRESS by HONORABLE VIRGINIA A. PHILLIPS
Chief Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California |
| 8:45 am - 10:15 am |
SAFETY AND THE AGING POPULATION: NAVIGATING MEDICATION USE
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| 10:30 am-12:00 pm |
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA IN THE INTERNET AGE |
| 12:25 pm - 1:45 pm |
KEYNOTE LUNCHEON - PAMELA SAMUELS YOUNG, ESQ. |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
DIVERSITY AND THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY |
| 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
RED CARPET ARRIVAL |
| 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
GALA RECEPTION HONORING LAW SCHOOL DEANS |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
INAUGURAL LADY JUSTICE AWARDS GALA |
| 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm |
GALA AFTER PARTY |
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Call for Nominations for
2017-2018 NAWJ Board of Directors Positions |
The Nominating Committee of the National Association of Women Judges seeks nominees for
the following positions for the 2017 - 2018 term:
President-Elect
Vice President for Districts
Vice President for Publications
Secretary
Treasurer
International Director
Article. X (Duties of Officers) and
Article. VIII (Representatives to Other Organizations.)
Article. IX provides:
§1: "Only voting members of the organization in good standing shall be eligible to hold office."
§2(b) "The Nominating Committee shall present at least one (l) nominee for each officer's position. A nomination for each officer's position also may be submitted in writing to the Nominating Committee by petition of no less than nine (9) voting members of the organization at least sixty (60) days prior to the Annual Meeting. The list of nominees for each position designated by the Nominating Committee and by petition shall be circulated to the voting membership at least thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Meeting. Nominations for all officer positions may also be made by voting members from the floor at the Annual Meeting provided such nominees' names have previously been submitted to the Nominating Committee and the Nominating Committee has failed to endorse their candidacy."
Article. XI, §7 provides:
"The Nominating Committee, chaired by the Immediate Past President, shall consist of no less than nine (9) members selected to afford fair representation to all regions of the country. Names of the members of the Nominating Committee shall be circulated by the President to the voting members not less than ninety (90) days prior to the Annual Meeting."
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We invite you to nominate yourself or another member (with consent) for any of these offices.
Only voting members, current members who are either sitting or retired member judges, in good standing are eligible to hold office and remain subject to the canons of judicial conduct.
Please submit a letter stating the roles the nominee has played in NAWJ activities, including particular accomplishments you wish to bring to the committee's attention, and the nominee's curriculum vita. The letter also should include a paragraph on the strengths the nominee would bring to the leadership of the organization, such as, for example, past financial experience for the position of treasurer. Current officers seeking a different office must submit a letter of nomination. The President-Elect must have served a term as Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer, or, as Chair of the Projects Committee or the Finance Committee. Candidates for the position of President-Elect should also address their plans to continue and build on NAWJ's existing projects and programs and to implement NAWJ's Strategic Plan which can be found at NAWJ's website here.
Individual nominations, nominations by petition and letters of support must be submitted to the Nominating Committee via mkomisar@nawj.org and plovett@Calibrecpa.com.
Mail nominations to:
National Association of Women Judges
ATTN: Hon. Lisa Walsh, Chair, Nominating Committee
1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1138
Washington, D.C. 20036
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NAWJ Awards Committee Seeks Nominations
for Annual Hon. Joan Dempsey Klein Honoree of the Year Award
and Florence K. Murray Award
NAWJ Executive Committee and President to Consider Candidates for
Mattie Belle Davis Award and Justice Vaino Spencer Leadership Award |
The NAWJ Awards Committee requests nominations for the Honorable Joan Dempsey Klein Honoree of the Year Award and for the Florence K. Murray Award. To assist you in nominating candidates for these two awards, click here for application guidelines for the KLEIN Award, and here for the MURRAY Award.
In addition, the Executive Committee and the President will respectively select 2017 honorees for the Mattie Belle Davis Award and the Justice Vaino Spencer Leadership Award. Click here to review guidelines for the Mattie Belle Davis and Justice Vaino Spencer Awards, and share nominees whose achievements fit those NAWJ seeks to recognize.
Descriptions of all awards may be found here.
Please submit completed nominations by email to mkomisar@nawj.org and plovett@Calibrecpa.com.
National Association of Women Judges
1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1138
Washington, D.C. 20036
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Vice President of Publications Judge Jane Craney
Calls for Submissions for the Next Issue of Counterbalance
Deadline: July 1, 2017 |
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Counterbalance informs and connects our members around the country by featuring news and information which highlights NAWJ's educational programs and activities. Consider sharing news from your jurisdiction with fellow colleagues in the newsletter. If you know of women judges in your state who have been recently elected, appointed, promoted or honored, let us know. If you have articles, announcements, book reviews, or events that you would like included in Counterbalance, please pass them along as well. NAWJ will also publish essays and articles of interest which are in accord with our mission.
The deadline for submitting information for the next issue of Counterbalance is JULY 1, 2017. Look for the spring issue to arrive in your mail boxes soon if it hasn't already. Those interested in submitting material should do so by emailing all text and picture files to Lavinia Cousin at lcousin@nawj.org.
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President and First Lady Jimmy Carter, Sally Yates
Access to Justice: Past, Present and Future
NAWJ 39th Annual Conference
October 11-15, 2017
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel |
The 39th NAWJ Conference in Atlanta, Georgia will feature vibrant and interactive programs. Our theme, Access to Justice: Past, Present, and Future, will allow attendees to explore historical lessons about justice from the Civil Rights movement; discuss present justice changes such as criminal justice reform, and envision justice initiatives for years to come.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES:
$525 for members who are First-Time Attendees until June 30, 2017
$595 for NAWJ Members until June 30, 2017
$695 for Non-Member Attendees until June 30, 2017
Register online here, or download and mail this registration form.
ROOM RESERVATIONS:
The conference host hotel is the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel. Call (866) 716-8134 • NAWJ Rate: $199/night, plus applicable taxes, single or double occupancy.
For more information, contact: Anne Mercer, amercer@colliegorg.com.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
New Judges and First-time Attendees Meeting
International Judges Meeting
Welcome Reception
Labor Trafficking
Criminal Justice Reform
Conversation with President and First Lady Jimmy Carter
A View from Georgia's Federal Judges
International Tea and Ethics
Reception at the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building
Judicial Ethics and Implicit Bias
Immigration
Law in the LBGTQ Issues
Emerging Issues in Elder Law
Sally Yates
Judge Patricia Banks on Elder Law
Lessons from the Civil Rights Movement for Today's Judges
Bar Associations Reception
Professionalism for Judges and Attorneys
Law School Incubator Project
Attorney Ethics
Trauma Informed Courts
Optional Tours: Local Jail Facility, Civil Rights, Carter Presidential Library
Community Service
Annual NAWJ Banquet
Lisa Foster
Explore optional social activities such as a Dine Around, a civil rights tour, excursions to the Carter Presidential Library and Museum, and a visit to a local jail or prison.
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CAJO 2017 5th Biennial Conference
Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers
September 28-30, Curaçao
Renaissance Curacao Resort and Casino |
HIGHLIGHTS
Innovative, Independent, Responsive - The Modern Court
Cybercrime
Responsive Approaches to Sexual Offences
Appropriate Standards of Behavior in a world of social media
Life and Work Balance
Ethics
Speakers: Professor Hilary Beckles • Dr. Dianne Douglas
More to come.
CAJO hopes to attract participation from our brothers and sisters in the non-English speaking Caribbean - Dutch West Indies and Haiti and from Latin and North America.
There is an afternoon of networking for Registrars and Court Administrators, Magistrates and Judicial Officers and some entertainment for those so inclined!
Should you wish more information please visit the CAJO website.
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Calendar of Events |
2017
June
NAWJ Midyear Meeting and Lady Justice Awards Gala will take place in Los Angeles, California from June 7-8, 2017 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.
October
NAWJ 39th Annual Conference will take place in Atlanta, Georgia from October 11-15, 2017 at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel.
2018
October
NAWJ 40th Annual Conference will take place in San Antonio, Texas from October 3-7, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk. |
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