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In This Issue:
You Can Still Register for NAWJ's Annual Conference in Newark, October 12 - 16, 2011
Deadline to Make Hotel Reservations for 33rd Annual Conference is September 28th
BOOK DRIVE: View NAWJ's Book Wish List at Amazon and Support Women in Prison
NAWJ Past President Hon. Bernice Bouie Donald Confirmed to the US Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
2011 NAWJ Annual Award Recipients Announced
Nomination Slate Announced for 2010-2011 NAWJ Board Officer Positions
Photo Scenes for NAWJ's 2001 Annual Conference Thanks to Justice Phyllis Gangel-Jacob
State Justice Institute Continues Support of NAWJ's Immigration Training Programs
Check Your In-Box Next Week for Your 2012 Membership Directory Member Record Update Notice
Global Women's Issues
NAWJ's 33rd Annual Conference
October 12 - 16, 2011
Hilton Newark Penn Station Hotel
Newark, New Jersey
Room Reservations: (973) 622-5000
NAWJ Rate: $170/night, plus applicable taxes 
Deadline to Reserve: September 28, 2011
Conference Registration Fees*
NAWJ New Member 1st Time Attendee:    $425 (Attending within the first three years of joining)
NAWJ Member 1st Time Attendee:    $500
NAWJ Member Attendee:    $525
Non-NAWJ Member Attendee:    $545
*Includes $50 late registration fee
Download the Conference Agenda at a Glance here, and the Registration Form here.
Conference Chair
The Honorable Sue Pai Yang, Judge, New Jersey Workers' Compensation Court
Co-Chair
Associate Dean Frances Bouchoux, Rutgers School of Law, Newark
Executive Committee
District 3 Director    Judge Sandra Ann Robinson
NAWJ New Jersey Chapter Chair    Judge Michelle Hollar-Gregory
Education Programs    Judge Rosemary Gambardella
Conference Highlights
(subject to change)
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Pre-conference Trial Observations for International Judges
Pre-Conference NAWJ Bullying Program Sponsored by the New Jersey Women's Lawyers Association
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
2010-2011 Board Meeting
Time: 11:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Pre-Conference Trial Observations for International Judges
Mentor/Mentee Meeting for First time Attendees and International Judges
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception at the Historic Courthouse
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Opening Welcome and Panel
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Remarks by NAWJ President Judge Marjorie Laird Carter
Remarks by Conference Chair Judge Sue Pai Yang
Conversation with Leaders on Global Women's Issues
Friends Appreciation Program at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Time: 11:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker:    Hon. Alice Chamberlayne Hill (Judge, Retired)
Senior Counselor to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Late night Hospitality Hosted by the 2012 Conference Committee
Friday, October 14, 2011
NAWJ District Breakfast Meetings at the Hilton
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG SYMPOSIUM AT RUTGERS SCHOOL OF LAW-NEWARK
Promoting Global Equality for Women through the Law
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
An all day symposium including four panel programs featuring academics, international judges, and human rights advocates discussing violence against women; human trafficking; deprivation of women's property rights; reproductive health issues; and related issues that are vital to promoting women's rights across the globe. Panelists will discuss what the law is/should be and the gaps between the law and enforcement in their respective jurisdictions. The goal would be to publish both the transcript of the symposium and scholarly articles.
Panel 1: Ending Violence Against Women
Panel 2: Ensuring Economic Equality for Women in a Global Society
Panel 3: Prevention of Human Trafficking
Panel 4: Prevention of Human Trafficking II
Sponsored by Rutgers School of Law-Newark, International Association of Women Judges and the American Society of International Law.
LUNCHEON
EVENING SPEAKER RECEPTION
Location: U. S. District Courthouse
Host: Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Harvard Law School Professor Annette Gordon-Reed, former Professor at Rutgers University and recipient of a 2010 MacArthur Fellowship. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2009 for her publication, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family.
Late night Hospitality Hosted by NAWJ District Three
Saturday, October 15, 2011
NAWJ Committee Breakfast Meetings at Seton Hall University
Time: 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
These programs are dedicated to the memory of the late Honorable Shirley Tolentino, NAWJ President 1996-97 and Seton Hal alumna.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
THE JUDICIAL ROLE IN CURRENT ISSUES: BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Session One: Urban Revitalization: Foreclosure Crisis, Access to Education, and Prisoner Reentry
Session Two: Forensic Evidence and Daubert Issues
Session Three: Cross-Cultural Issues in the Courts
Session Four: Family Law and Domestic Violence
Session Five: Immigration and Its Impact on Families
Session Six: Effective Leadership Styles 
Sponsored by Seton Hall University School of Law.
NAWJ Business Meeting Investiture Luncheon at Don Pepe Restaurant
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
NAWJ Resource Board Meeting
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
2011-2012 NAWJ Board Meeting at the Hilton
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 5:45p.m.
NAWJ Annual Awards Banquet
Keynote Speaker: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Late night Hospitality Hosted by NAWJ 2012 Annual Conference Planning Committee
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Farewell Breakfast featuring a video montage of the Newark Conference Events
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Women in Prison Committee Book Drive During NAWJ's 33rd Annual Conference in Newark
The New York Women in Prison Committee has organized a book drive in conjunction with the 33rd Annual Conference to be held this year in Newark, New Jersey. The drive will benefit the library at the Taconic Correctional Facility in New York which is in District Two, and a facility for women in NAWJ District 3, our host district.
We have been provided a wish list of titles by the prison librarian, including some in Spanish. To make it simple for our members and friends to donate books, and to avoid duplication, we have arranged a wish list on Amazon.com where you can make a purchase, and have it shipped to NAWJ for delivery. Click here to view list.
We hope many of you, whether you will be attending the conference or not, will want to purchase a book for our 2011 prison book drive. If you have any questions, please let us know.
Thank you in advance for making this effort a success!
Hon. Joan V. Churchill, Chair and the Hon. Laura L. Jacobson, Co-Chair NAWJ Projects Committee
PS - Please note that you can sort the list in various ways by selecting the drop-down on the Amazon web page (to the right on the screen)
About the NAWJ Women in Prison Committee
This Committee gathers and disseminates information about, makes recommendations to the Executive Committee and Board regarding, and develops new initiatives relating to, current and future NAWJ programs to improve the conditions of incarceration, reentry, and day-to-day lives of women inmates and/or ex-offenders and their children, including projects involving opportunities in prison for education, rehabilitation, treatment and maintenance of familial bonds, particularly with children; presentation of educational programs for inmates; provision of educational programs for prison personnel, and/or NAWJ members and other judges; provision of necessaries, holiday gifts and other items to inmates and/or their children; and support of legislative initiatives, if any, deemed important and appropriate for NAWJ to undertake for the benefit of incarcerated women.
Former NAWJ President Hon. Bernice Bouie Donald Now Judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Judge Bernice Bouie Donald was confirmed by the U.S. Senate yesterday by a vote of 96-2. She had previously received unanimous support in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and NELA was proud to support her nomination by President Barack Obama. Prior to her elevation to the Sixth Circuit, Judge Donald served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Judge Donald has a well-rounded professional and judicial background as well as a stellar national reputation. She will be the first African-American woman to sit on the Sixth Circuit and the first African-American from Tennessee to serve as a Sixth Circuit judge.
From her experience as a legal services attorney and public defender to her nearly three decades of serving on the federal and state benches, Judge Donald brings the kind of professional diversity to the Sixth Circuit that is sorely lacking throughout the federal judiciary. Judge Donald's professional experiences exemplify the kind of background that NELA believes is critical to ensure equal justice under law for all Americans. In addition, Judge Donald's varied experiences have enabled her to develop an appreciation of the real world circumstances that employees face on the job and the need to provide a remedy for violations of their workplace rights.
The investiture ceremony will take place October 20, 2011 at 2:00 pm. at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 North Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38103. Click here to view ceremony details.
Judge Donald was NAWJ Past President for the 1990-1991 year.
NAWJ Announces Its 2011 Award Recipients
JOAN DEMPSEY KLEIN NAWJ HONOREE OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT
Hon. Judith Kaye (Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals, Retired)
FLORENCE K. MURRAY AWARD RECIPIENT
Elaine Metlin, Esq., Partner, Dickstein Shapiro LLP
JUSTICE VAINO SPENCER LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT
Hon. Judith Chirlin (Los Angeles Superior Court, Retired)
MATTIE BELLE DAVIS RECIPIENT
District Chief Judge Jennifer Gee, U.S. Department of Labor

NAWJ 2011-2012 Board of Directors Nomination Slate
In accordance with the NAWJ Bylaws, the Nominating Committee presents the following Nomination Slate for the 2011-2012 Board of Directors:
President
Hon. Amy L. Nechtem
(Automatically assumes office)
Massachusetts Juvenile Court, Lynn, Massachusetts
President-Elect
Hon. Joan V. Churchill
Immigration Court (Retired), Chevy Chase, Maryland
Vice President, Districts
Hon. Tanya R. Kennedy
Civil Court, New York, New York
Vice President, Publications
Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Washington, D.C.
Treasurer
Hon. Julie E. Frantz
Multnomah County Circuit Court, Portland, Oregon
Secretary
Hon. Maritza Segarra
Geary County District Court, Junction City, Kansas
International Director
Hon. Ann Walsh Bradley
Wisconsin Supreme Court, Madison, Wisconsin
The members of the Nominating Committee include:
Hon. Dana Fabe, Alaska Supreme Court, Chair
Hon. Judith Chirlin, California Superior Court (Retired)
Hon. Jane Craney, Morgan Superior Court, Indiana
Hon. Bernice Donald, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
Hon. Carol Feinman, New York City Civil Court, New York
Hon. Debra James, New York State Supreme Court
Hon. Rosemary Ledet, Civil District Court, Louisiana
Hon. Brenda Stith Loftin, St. Louis County Circuit Court, Missouri
Hon. Brenda Murray, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Hon. Cara Lee Neville, 4th Judicial District Court, Minnesota
Hon. Mary M. Schroeder, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Arizona
Hon. Bea Ann Smith, Third Court of Appeals, Texas (Retired)
The election of officers shall be held at a general session of the Annual Meeting on Saturday October 15, 2011.
Photos from 2001's Annual Conference, Ten Years Ago
NAWJ amazingly held its 2001 Annual Conference in New York after a whirlwind of upheaval, loss and dislocation. During the upcoming descendance on Newark, New Jersey for NAWJ's 33rd Annual Conference some of you may find your way over to the southern tip of Manhattan's 'Ground Zero' site and exhibits. New York Justice Phyllis Gangel-Jacob fondly remembers the extraordinary efforts of Justice Pearle Appleman to make that year's conference warm and inviting, as well as educational, succeeding so well that not a single person cancelled. Everyone from across the country came and joined their fellow members and friends. Click here to read Justice Gangel-Jacob's short note to me. Click here to view her photos.
State Justice Institute Continues Support for NAWJ Immigration Training
We are pleased to announce that NAWJ has been awarded a second $30,000 grant from the State Justice Institute to support NAWJ's Removing Obstacles to Justice for Immigrant Women and Their Families program. This one year grant, awarded for 2012, will expand the training program opportunities throughout NAWJ's Chapter and District communities.
The first $30,000 grant received last year supported three training sessions at national events. We updated the program with an overview of the topic at the NAWJ Midyear Meeting and Leadership Conference in Laguna Beach, California, and a training session for members of the NAWJ Board and judges in the local area. The keynote luncheon speaker, actress Daryl Hannah, shared perspectives from her work in combating human trafficking. The need for language access to the court system for those with Limited English Proficiency, trafficking issues, and the importance of understanding immigration status and the ramifications of general judicial decisions on immigration status were the focus of discussion at the Sixth Annual Meeting with the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues in Washington D.C. The final session for 2011 will take place at NAWJ's 33rd Annual Conference in Newark New Jersey.
Five workshops are planned which will cover different aspects of the topic:
Cultural aspects of violence against women, and the proposed International Violence Against Women Act.
Prevention of Human Trafficking I - International Aspects.
Prevention of Human Trafficking II - Domestic Aspects.
Cross-Cultural Issues in the Courts
Immigration and Its Impact on Families
Ambassador at Large, Luis CdeBaca, head of the U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, will be a keynote speaker at the Conference in Newark.
We encourage District Directors and Chapter Presidents to arrange for presentation of the program during the year. It can be presented as a lecture at a brown bag luncheon, as was organized by Judge Tamila Ipema at her court in San Diego, or it can be organized as a speaker event at a District or Chapter meeting. It can also be presented as the educational program at a two day local conference. The Immigration Project has numerous components, each of which can be the topic of a stand-alone program. These include:
Immigration 101 (an overview of immigration issues);
The inter-relationship of immigration status and criminal matters;
The inter-relationship of immigration status and family law matters;
Human trafficking; and
The impact of cultural issues, including language access issues, on court systems.

Events
2012
NAWJ's Midyear Meeting and Leadership Conference will take place March 9 - 10 in Cambridge, Massachusetts at The Charles Hotel.
The International Association of Women Judges 2012 Bi-Annual Conference will take place May 2 - 5 in London, United Kingdom.
NAWJ's 34th Annual Conference will take place in Miami, Florida, November 7 - 11 at the Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach.
2013
NAWJ's 35th Annual Conference will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana.
2014
The 2014 International Association of Women Judges Bi-Annual Conference will take place in Tanzania May 6 - 9.
NAWJ

Mission Statement:
The National Association of Women Judges' mission is to: Promote the judicial role of protecting the rights of individuals under the rule of law through strong, committed, diverse judicial leadership, fairness and equality in the courts, and equal access to justice.

About NAWJ:
Since its formation in 1979, NAWJ has inspired and lead the American judiciary in achieving fairness and equality for vulnerable populations. Led by two visionary women - Justice Joan Dempsey Klein and Justice Vaino Spencer - 100 brave and intrepid women judges met and formed an organization dedicated to the following ideals: ensuring equal justice and access to the courts for all including women, youth, the elderly, minorities, the underprivileged, and people with disabilities; providing judicial education on cutting-edge issues of importance; developing judicial leaders; increasing the number of women on the bench in order for the judiciary to more accurately reflect the role of women in a democratic society; and improving the administration of justice to provide gender-fair decisions for both male and female litigants.

From the day it was founded, NAWJ has been committed to diversity in our membership. Our organization welcomes both men and women. We include appellate, trial, tribal, administrative law judges, state and federal judges, and members from every state in the nation.

NAWJ takes pride in its accomplishments. We were at the forefront in the establishment and implementation of gender bias task forces in both federal and state courts. We have greatly advanced the administration of justice in areas of domestic violence, child support and child custody, and the treatment of women in the courts of America. We also are respected as a leader in educating judges on bioethics, elderly abuse, the sentencing of women offenders with substance abuse problems; improving conditions for women in prison; and the problems facing immigrants in our court system. Currently we are developing curricula on the effect of genetic advances on women and vulnerable populations, the impact of international law on state and federal courts, and cognitively disabled persons in criminal courts.

In addition to addressing these and other important issues, NAWJ provides an opportunity for judges to meet and discuss professional issues of mutual concern in a supportive atmosphere. Connecting with others with the same values, we laugh, enjoy life and mentor one another nationwide.