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NAWJ Monthly Update October 2018

Written by National Association of Women Judges|October 01, 2018|Monthly Update Archive

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October 2018

In This Issue:

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Dear Members,

The countdown to San Antonio begins! I am excited to see you and to meet our new Executive Director, Connie Pillich. Our 40th Annual Conference, "Shaping the Future of Justice in the Emerging Legal Landscape" coincides with San Antonio's Tricentennial, which celebrates the rich history and culture of this vibrant city. I encourage you to enjoy the various cultural aspects that San Antonio has to offer.

I salute Judge Orlinda L. Naranjo, Laura Tamez, Esq., Justice Eva Guzman, Justice Gina Benavides and the entire planning committee for their steadfast commitment and dedication to planning an outstanding conference. Our conference will feature the nation's leading thought leaders on various legal matters; exceptional musical entertainment; stylish fashions, jewelry, and distinctive judicial robes available for purchase; as well as a fashion show. This is one conference that you should not miss and there is still time to register!

It has been my honor and pleasure to serve as your 38th President. I thank my board and the entire Resource Board for their support and dedication to NAWJ. I also thank Lavinia Cousin and Mary-Kathleen Todd for their valuable assistance.

I congratulate the incoming President, Hon. Tamila E. Ipema, and her new board and offer them my steadfast support and assistance. I will remain faithful to the charge that we remain the leading voice of women in the judiciary.

See you in San Antonio.

Sincerely,

Hon. Tanya R. Kennedy
President, National Association of Women Judges


NAWJ NAMES 2018 JUSTICE VAINO SPENCER LEADERSHIP AWARD HONOREES:
HON. BERNADETTE D'SOUZA, HON. MARCELLA A. HOLLAND, HON. LISA A. WALSH

The Justice Vaino Spencer Leadership Award honors outstanding leadership in promoting NAWJ's vision, core values and mission.

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HON. BERNADETTE D'SOUZA

The Honorable Bernadette D'Souza was elected as the first Family Court Judge at Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans on February 1, 2012. Judge D'Souza was previously a practicing attorney in public interest law for over 18 years, many of them as Managing Attorney of the Family Law and Domestic Violence Unit at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services. Judge D'Souza received her Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University School of Law in 1992. Upon graduation she dedicated her legal career to public interest law representing indigent clients in family law, housing, and domestic violence cases. She has spent over a decade promoting awareness to domestic violence issues by devoting time to educating and supervising law students from Tulane Law School and from around the country post-Katrina. Judge D'Souza served as an adjunct professor at Tulane Law School, teaching a course on family law and domestic violence and instructing students through a clinical externship program. She also served as a guest lecturer at Loyola University College of Law on topics of domestic violence and poverty law. Judge D'Souza now serves on the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges faculty of the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence. Due to her experience in family law and dedication to ensuring that legal services are available to all who need them, Judge D'Souza was appointed to the Louisiana Commission on Women's Policy and Research by Governors Mike Foster and Kathleen Blanco. Additionally, she served on the City of New Orleans Mayor's Domestic Violence Advisory Committee. Judge D'Souza has served on many community boards. She became a member of NAWJ in 2012, immediately joined the Domestic Violence Committee, and became its Co-Chair in 2014. She was elected to NAWJ's Board as District Director, and currently serves as its Secretary, and Chair of the Personnel Committee. Judge D'Souza also served as Co-Chair of the Executive Director Search Committee.

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HON.MARCELLA A. HOLLAND

Upon her admission to the Maryland State Bar Association in December 1983, The Honorable Marcella A. Holland was sworn in as Assistant State's Attorney for Baltimore City and remained there for 13 years. She was assigned to the Economic Crimes Unit for the last nine years before her appointment on September 18, 1997 as Associate Judge on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. In March 2001, she became Judge in Charge of the Domestic Docket. On November 8, 2003, Judge Holland began her appointment as Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, the first African American woman to hold that position in the state of Maryland. As Administrative Judge, she handled operations in three judicial buildings, managed a budget of approximately $15 million, staff of hundreds, 16 Masters, and 32 Associate Judges, in addition to media relations, governmental relations and planning for a new criminal courthouse. Judge Holland retired from this position as an active judge on November 30, 2013. She continues as a Senior Judge sitting occasionally in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Judge Holland is a 1980 graduate of the University of Maryland - Baltimore County, where she majored in Political Science. She is also a 1983 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law, which awarded her the Alumni Association Prize. Throughout the years Judge Holland has constantly mentored young people by participating in various programs and one-on-one counseling. She is proud to have mentored 16 law clerks, two of whom are now judges, one in the state of Maryland, and one in New York.

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HON. LISA S. WALSH

Honorable Lisa S. Walsh is a Circuit Court Judge, currently presiding in the Criminal Division of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Miami-Dade, Florida. She previously served in the Circuit's Civil and Dependency divisions. From 2008 to 2011, Judge Walsh was a County Court Judge assigned to the Civil Division. Before becoming a judge, she practiced law for 16 years in trial and appellate state and federal courts, and also served as a Special Master for the City of Miami Beach. Judge Walsh received an "AV Preeminent" rating from Martindale-Hubbell and was named in Super Lawyers and Florida Trend Legal Elite. Judge Walsh was the President of Miami-Dade Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Vice-Chair of a Florida Bar Grievance committee, a member of the Board of Directors for Legal Services of Greater Miami, where she was awarded for her commitment to equal justice, and a member of the Florida Bar Criminal Executive Council and the Appellate Rules Committee. Judge Walsh is the recipient of the 2018 Florida Bar Young Lawyer's Division Outstanding Jurist Award, the 2018 MDTLA Judge Steven Levine Award, the 2017 Dade County Bar Association President's Award as Outstanding Community Leader and the 2010 Judge Alan Schwartz Judicial Excellence Award. She has received the "Devorah Judge" Award by the Miami Jewish Legal Society. She was named "Outstanding Woman in Government & Law" by the Miami-Dade Commission for Women, received the 2015 Mattie Belle Davis Award from Miami-Dade FAWL, and the 2015 Alumni Leadership Award by the University of Miami Law School. Judge Walsh has mentored for Educate Tomorrow and Big Brothers/ Big Sisters. She is an Adjunct Professor of appellate advocacy at St. Thomas Law School. She has been part of the faculty and administration of Florida's Advanced Judicial College, Florida Judicial College, and the Florida Circuit Court Conference education committee since 2008. Judge Walsh was NAWJ President for the 2015-2016 year. She served on NAWJ's Board of Directors for five years prior to assuming the presidency. Judge Walsh obtained her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and her law degree from the University of Miami School of Law. She is married to attorney David Rosendorf and is the proud mother of two children.


NAWJ RECOGNIZES ATTORNEY KAREN JOHNSON-MCKEWAN
WITH ITS 2018 MATTIE BELLE DAVIS AWARD

Karen G. Johnson-McKewan, an Intellectual Property partner in Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's San Francisco office, is a trial lawyer with thirty-two years of experience. She concentrates her practice on complex intellectual property and commercial litigation for technology and consumer products companies. She was recently selected to serve as one of eight members of the firm's Management Committee. Karen served as Orrick's San Francisco Office Leader from 2005-2008. She was named one of the 100 "Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business," by the San Francisco Business Times in 2007 and 2009; and "Forever Influential" in 2010. Karen was also named one of the "Top Women Litigators" by the Daily Journal (California), in 2010. She joined NAWJ's Resource Board in 2005 and served as co-chair from 2006 to 2009. Among her many accomplishments during this period, she secured Forster-Long, Inc.'s partnership in producing a statistical summary of gender ratios of the judiciary in every state of the country. In 2011, she assumed the responsibilities of co-chair of the Resource Board for a second time and, together with Elaine Metlin, Esq., played a critical role in moving NAWJ forward. She continues to serve as co-chair of the Resource Board, along with Cathy Winter. Karen also served as vice-chair of NAWJ's California Coordinating Committee for the Informed Voters-Fair Judges Project (IVP) in that project's first year.

With Ms. Johnson-McKewan's support, Orrick has provided substantial resources for NAWJ's Informed Voter-Fair Judges Project in the form of generous financial contributions and pro bono work of its attorneys, who preserved NAWJ's tax-exempt status and the independence of IVP's Intellectual property. Ms. Johnson-McKewan has served on several panels, including NAWJ's 2018 Midyear Meeting panel "Somebody IS Watching Me - Cybersecurity, Privacy, and the Internet of Things." In 2015, she received NAWJ's Florence K. Murray Award for Leadership. NAWJ appreciates Karen Johnson-McKewan's dedication for the past twelve years and commitment to further NAWJ's mission to ensure "Equal Access to Justice for All."


NAWJ PAST PRESIDENT HON. BEA ANN SMITH NAMED 2018
HONORABLE JOAN DEMPSEY KLEIN AWARD HONOREE OF THE YEAR

The NAWJ Awards Committee is pleased to share that the Honorable Bea Ann Smith (Ret.) is the 2018 Honorable Joan Dempsey Klein Honoree of the Year. Judge Smith is retired from the Third Court of Appeals of Texas and served as NAWJ President from 2002-2003. Judge Smith will be awarded the 2018 Honorable Joan Dempsey Klein Honoree of the Year award during the San Antonio Annual Conference.

Excerpts of the nomination for Judge Smith are below. We hope many of you can join us in San Antonio where we will honor her wonderful accomplishments.

Sincere congratulations to Judge Smith. We are grateful for her many contributions to NAWJ, the bench and entire legal community throughout her career, and look forward to celebrating her in October!

Bea Ann Smith received her J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where she served as editor on the Texas Law Review and was named to the Order of the Coif. After several years in private practice and teaching at the University of Texas Law School, Bea Ann was appointed to the Third Court of Appeals of Texas by Governor Ann Richards in 1991. There she served from 1991-2006. In Texas, all judges run for re-election every four years. Bea Ann retired without ever drawing an electoral opponent.

Bea Ann has been an NAWJ member since taking the bench in 1991. She served on the Executive Committee in the early 2000s and became President in 2002. She is a lifetime member and strong advocate for the organization.

While many of you may have witnessed her efforts on behalf of NAWJ as President and her involvement in the national meetings even today, you may not know the incredible impact she has on NAWJ here in Texas. She has been a mentor to many of our new women judges and is the first one to tell them they must join NAWJ. She has been actively involved in the Education Committee of the San Antonio Conference. She is in constant touch with others about the conference. She wants Texas to put its best foot forward as we welcome the members of an association that is so near and dear to her heart.

Bea Ann's judicial career in Texas was groundbreaking and legendary. The Central Texas legal community knows and respects her a great deal. She has at all times contributed to advancing the role of women in law, serving as a Sustaining Fellow of the Travis County Women's Law Association, and helping establish the Women's Law Section of the State Bar. Congratulations, Judge Smith!

Thank you also to the Chair of the Nominations Committee, Hon. Ariane Vuono, and the members of her committee for their work and for selecting a most deserving recipient.


NAWJ MEMBER JUSTICE JOANNE QUINONES RECOGNIZED BY THE
BROOKLYN WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION WITH ITS AMY WREN AWARD


John FK Coffey, Esq., BWBA Boardmember (left) and Carrie Anne Cavallo, Esq., BWBA President (center) present
the Amy Wren Award to Hon. Joanne D. Quinones, (right).

Just three months after receiving a prestigious award from the state bar, NAWJ member and New York State (Kings County) Supreme Court Justice Joanne Quinones was presented with the Brooklyn Women's Bar Association's (BWBA) Amy Wren Award during its annual Membership Party held at Brooklyn Borough Hall. "We are presenting her with this award for her dedication not only to the Women's Bar, but to the legal community and the legal profession at large," said BWBA President Carrie Anne Cavallo. "The BWBA is honored to have Joanne as one of its distinguished members and I am privileged to call her my friend." Click here to read more of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle's Legal Editor Rob Abruzzese's account of the event.


NAWJ MEMBER JUSTICE KATHRYN WERDEGAR AWARDED
WITKIN MEDAL BY CALIFORNIA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

The California Lawyers Association awarded the Honorable Kathryn M. Werdegar with the Bernard E. Witkin Medal for her pioneering legal career. Former California Supreme Court Justice Werdegar, center, received the Medal from the California Lawyers Association (CLA) last month for her pioneering legal career. CLA President Heather L. Rosing (left) and California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye (right) were on hand for the presentation.

Early in her journey, Justice Werdegar became the first female editor-in-chief of the California Law Review at University of California at Berkeley School of Law. After a short stint as a justice on the 1st District Court of Appeal in the early 1990s, she served for 23 years as a state Supreme Court justice. Justice Werdegar, who retired last year, was the third woman — and first mother — to sit on the state's high court. Justice Werdegar was praised for her landmark opinions regarding environmental, labor and criminal law during her distinguished tenure on the court. "She writes with a clarity that is unmatched," Justice Cantil-Sakauye said. Following her brief remarks during the ceremony at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, Justice Werdegar was publicly interviewed by two lawyers: Deputy Attorney General Karli Eisenberg and Duane Morris LLP partner Terrance J. Evans. She offered advice to women lawyers in the audience looking to climb the ladder in their careers. "I would say to women, 'You can do it. Believe you can do it. Believe in your case, and just do it,'" she said. She encouraged mothers who must step back from full-time work for family reasons to try to stay involved in their profession in a less-demanding way. "Most of us cannot certainly have it all at once, but you can have it all if you maintain some connection, some determination and have faith in the future," Justice Werdegar said.


NAWJ MEMBER HON. ANN BREEN-GRECO APPOINTED TO
ABA COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE

NAWJ member Judge Ann Breen-Greco has been appointed a Commissioner of the ABA's Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence. She formerly served as NAWJ's liaison to the Commission, and previously to the ABA's Task Force on Human Trafficking. She was NAWJ Vice President of Districts, and also former NAWJ District Eight Director. She is the immediate past chair of the American Bar Association's Judicial Division, the first state Administrative Law Judge to serve in that position. Judge Breen-Greco is an Administrative Law Judge with the City of Chicago Department of Administrative Hearings. Previously she was an Administrative Law Judge /Hearing Officer with the Illinois State Board of Education, presiding over special education hearings. Prior to that position she served as an Administrative Law Judge with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, handling child abuse and neglect cases. She is also a mediator and arbitrator.


NAWJ AWARDS FUTURE OF JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIP
TO ST MARY'S UNIVERTSITY SCHOOL OF LAW STUDENT
DANICA MCKINNEY

On Friday, October 5th, NAWJ will present a $500 scholarship to Danica McKinney, a law student at St. Mary's University School of Law in Texas, during NAWJ's 2018 Annual Conference in San Antonio. Ms. McKinney demonstrates a keen interest in the pursuit of justice. Prior to law school, she was a Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional Specialist, and witnessed so many instances where the justice system was presenting obstacles and failing the individuals she was trying to help. This has inspired her to become an attorney. In her words, "My goal as an attorney is to represent the underrepresented populations. I want to use my skills and my ability to help those people who have been limited by social, environmental, and physical factors receive the assistance they so need." Congratulations, Danica!

The Future of Justice Scholarship is an initiative of the Law School Outreach Committee.


NAWJ PRESIDENT JUDGE TANYA R. KENNEDY APPOINTS FORMER PRESIDENT
JUDGE LISA WALSH NAWJ LIAISON TO THE ABA COMMISSION ON
DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE

NAWJ President Justice Tanya R. Kennedy has appointed former NAWJ President Judge Lisa S. Walsh as the NAWJ liaison to the ABA Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence. Judge Walsh replaces Judge Ann Breen-Greco who has been the liaison for many years but has now been appointed by the ABA President as a Commissioner on the Commission. The mission of the ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence is to increase access to justice for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking by mobilizing the legal profession. The Commission offers a variety of resources for attorneys representing victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking including training through in person programming and webinars.

Additionally, the Commission works to further national and ABA policy on behalf of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and/or stalking. For years the Commission has worked on supporting The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a federal law aimed at ending violence against women and remedying the laws and social practices that have fostered and justified the history of violence against women.

The Commission's work also includes developing a Model Workplace domestic and sexual violence policy on employer response to domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence and/or stalking.


NAWJ JUDICIAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR PROFESSOR JUDITH
RESNIK RESPONDS TO CURRENT SUPREME COURT EVENTS WITH 'THIS
QUESTION CHANGED THE FACE OF THE SUPREME COURT'

On Tuesday September 25, 2018, CNN published an op-ed 'This question changed the face of the Supreme Court,' authored by Professor Judith Resnik, Co-Chair of NAWJ's Judicial Education/Academic Network Committee. In the op-ed, she reminds us all of the 'women's question,' and the importance of assessing judicial candidates' attitudes toward women equality.

She also describes how the important work of gender task forces, many of which NAWJ members were pivotal in launching, grew to shape current attitudes toward equal treatment of all human beings in courthouses around the country:

Many institutions, faced with inquiries about facts and law, have changed significantly since 1991, when the hearings provided a window into the mistreatment of people in a host of other legal encounters. Concerned about unfairness in courts, the chief justices of state judiciaries commissioned serious research projects. By the early 1990s, when Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas testified, more than 30 jurisdictions had issued reports on gender and race and ethnic bias. Many of the reports documented what people saw when some senators questioned Anita Hill. As the 1986 New York State's Task Force on Women in the Courts put it: "Women uniquely, disproportionately, and with unacceptable frequency must endure a climate of condescension, indifference and hostility."

That report was joined by dozens of others, officially commissioned by state chief justices or state bars associations. Within the decade, more than 60 such reports existed and half the federal circuits had undertaken studies.

In response, many courts issued new rules to insist on dignified and equal treatment of women and men of all colors. New codes of conduct for lawyers and judges were put into place. This work continues. Indeed, on September 13, 2018, the US Judicial Conference -- the policymaking body of the federal courts -- put out for public comment new rules to change judicial ethical codes and require judges to take responsibility for workplace misconduct.

Click here to read the full story.


YOU CAN STILL JOIN US!
REGISTER TODAY FOR NAWJ'S 4OTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

WEDNESDAY
• New Judges/First-Time Attendee Reception
• International Judges Reception
• Welcome Reception in La Vista Terrace

THURSDAY
• Opening Ceremony
• Public Policy's Role in Judging
• Harriet Miers: Access to Justice and the Judiciary
• Keynote Speaker Dan Rather
• Dark Web and Virtual Currencies
• Lucia v SEC: Appointment of Administrative Law Judges
• International Roundtable
• Hilarie Bass, ABA President
• Conversations with NAWJ Legends
• Reception at The Alamo
FRIDAY
• #MeToo: Exapnding the Conversation
• Social Media and the Judiciary
• Mental Health
• Race, Gender, Sexuality and the Judiciary
• Dementia in the Courtroom
• Monika Bickert, General Counsel of Facebook
• Neuroscience of Judicial Decision-Making
• Popular Opinion and Judicial Decision-Making in Federal Court
• NAWJ Informed Voters Program

SATURDAY
• U.S. Supreme Court Update
• Conversation with IAWJ President Judge Vanessa Ruiz
• Film Screening of The Judge
• NAWJ Gala Banquet

SUNDAY
• Farewell Breakfast

REGISTRATION

REGISTRATION TYPE FEES*
(starting September 3, 2018)
First Time Member $645
NAWJ Member $645
Non-Member $745
THURSDAY 10/4 ONLY $250
FRIDAY 10/5 ONLY $250
SATURDAY 10/6 ONLY $250
*Fees include a late fee of $50.

Click here to register online, or download this registration form, complete and email to accounting@nawj.org or mail to NAWJ, 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1138, Washington, D.C. 20036.

RESERVE ACCOMODATIONS AT THE HOST HOTEL
Rooms are available at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk for $229 per night, plus applicable state and local taxes, single or double occupancy. For reservations, call 888-412-1442.

PRIVATE RIVER WALK BOAT CRUISE – OCTOBER 3, 2018

Join us for an entertaining River Walk boat cruise along the San Antonio River. Take this opportunity to enjoy the city's rich history and culture while networking with other legal and business professionals.

Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Cost: $15/Person
Limit: 50 People Total (Two Boats @ 25 People/Boat)

Hurry! Space is limited!

Click here to register and make your payment for the private River Walk boat cruise! Don't miss out.


NAWJ 2018-2019 Board of Directors Nomination Slate

In accordance with the NAWJ Bylaws, the Nominating Committee presents the following Nomination Slate for the 2018-2019 Board of Directors:

PRESIDENT
Hon. Tamila E. Ipema, San Diego County Superior Court, San Diego, California
(Automatically assumes office)

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Hon. Bernadette D'Souza, Orleans Civil District Court, New Orleans, Louisiana

VICE-PRESIDENT OF DISTRICTS
Hon. Orlinda Naranjo, 419th District Court, Austin, Texas

VICE-PRESIDENT FOR PUBLICATIONS
Hon. Karen Matson Donohue, King County Superior Court, Seattle, Washington

SECRETARY
Hon. Elizabeth K. Lee, San Mateo County Superior Court, San Mateo, California

TREASURER
Hon. Randa McDaniel Trapp, San Diego County Superior Court, San Diego, California

NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Hon. Lisa S. Walsh, Florida Circuit Court, Civil Division, Chair
Hon. Lucy A. Billings, New York State Supreme Court
Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Hon. Bernice Bouie Donald, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Hon. Fernande (Nan) R.V. Duffly, Supreme Judicial Court (Ret.)
Hon. Dana Fabe, Alaska Supreme Court (Ret.)
Hon. Julie E. Frantz, Multnomah County Circuit Court (Ret.)
Hon. Cheryl J. Gonzales, New York City Civil Court, Housing Part
Hon. Sophia H. Hall, Circuit Court of Cook County, IL
Hon. Marcella A. Holland, Circuit Court for Baltimore City, MD (Ret.)
Hon. Gladys Kessler, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Ret.)
Hon. Brenda Stith Loftin, St. Louis County Circuit Court (Ret.)
Hon. Judith McConnell, California Court of Appeal
Hon. Sheri S. Roman, Appellate Division of the State of New York, Second Judicial Department
Hon. Vanessa Ruiz, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Hon. Betty J. Williams, New York State Supreme Court, Kings County (Ret.)


NEW JUDGES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A COMPLIMENTARY ONE-YEAR
MEMBERSHIP IN THE AMERICAN JUDGES ASSOCIATION

NAWJ member and North Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Natalie Tyrrell, has been a member of NAWJ and the American Judges Association (AJA) since her election in 2000. She is an AJA Officer for District Five. Judge Tyrrell's NAWJ and AJA membership has enhanced her judicial education and experience. She shares information that judges elected or appointed in the past 12 months are eligible for a complimentary one-year AJA membership. Visit the AJA website and click on the "Join Us" link to accept this offer and select the "Free year – Newly Elected/Appointed Judge" box.

New Judges are encouraged to join AJA and take advantage of this opportunity. AJA also offers outstanding conferences and valuable resources. Contact Judge Natalie Tyrrell, North Las Vegas Justice Court, natalie.tyrrell@ClarkCountyNV.gov for further information.


CRUISE THE DANUBE WITH NAWJ
BUDAPEST TO NUREMBERG • MAY 5 – 12, 2019

COUNTRIES: HUNGARY, AUSTRIA, SLOVAKIA, GERMANY
7 NIGHTS - BLUE DANUBE DISCOVERY CRUISE

on the AmaCerto with Amawaterways Cruise Line

Discover a wealth of art, history and cultural treasures. From Budapest, journey to Bratislava, Vienna, Passau and the 2,000-year-old town of Regensburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit magnificent cathedrals and Baroque abbeys; sample Vienna's famous sacher torte cake; experience breath taking scenery of the Wachau Valley winemaking region; and traverse Europe's Continental Divide.

PLEASE SIGN UP ASAP TO SECURE YOUR CABIN – LIMITED AVAILABILITY

SCHEDULE
DAY 1 - EMBARKATION – BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
DAY 2 - BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA
DAY 3 - VIENNA, AUSTRIA
DAY 4 - DÜRNSTEIN – MELK
DAY 5 - PASSAU, GERMANY
DAY 6 - REGENSBURG
DAY 7 - NUREMBERG
DAY 8 - NUREMBERG, GERMANY – DISEMBARKATION

OPTIONAL ADD ONS
2-night pre cruise package – Budapest: $520 pp double occupancy, $820 single
3-night post cruise package – Prague: $840 pp double occupancy, $1,290 single
For more information on how to reserve cabin, register with NAWJ, and the Amawaterways Cruise Line visit the event page at NAWJ here.


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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2018
October
NAWJ 40th Annual Conference - "Shaping the Future of Justice in the Emerging Landscape," October 3-7, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX.

NAWJ District Four Conference, October 20, 2018, 8:30 am to 1:30 pm, George Mason Law School, Arlington, Virginia. For more information contact District Director Judge Judith A. Kline, phone (757) 926-3622, email jkline@vacourts.gov.

Seventh Annual Judicial Officer and Law Student Reception, October 29, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at Seattle University School of Law (Sullivan Hall, 2nd Floor Gallery). Hosts include Seattle University School of Law Women's Law Caucus; Washington State Association for Justice; and Washington State Supreme Court Gender and Justice Commission. Contact: Kelley Amburgey-Richardson. amburgey-richardson@courts.wa.gov.

2019
May
Cruise the Danube with NAWJ, May 5-12, 2019, for seven nights, from Budapest to Nuremberg on the AmaCerto with Amawaterways Cruise Line. Book a cabin with NAWJ's group by contacting Maija Groden, Tzell Travel Group. Email: MGroden@Tzell.com. Phone: (212) 944-2121, ext. 2882.

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