NAWJ ANNOUNCES ITS 32ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE 'SAN FRANCISCO, OPEN YOUR GOLDEN GATE' FOCUSING ON WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND THE ELDERLY, OCTOBER 13-17, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. May 12, 2010 - The National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) announces "San Francisco, Open Your Golden Gate", its 32nd Annual Conference to be held in San Francisco, California from October 13-17, 2010 with the Ritz Carlton, San Francisco serving as host hotel and Conference site location. NAWJ President Justice Dana Fabe of the Alaska Supreme Court will preside over the Conference, with Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Barbara Ann Zuñiga as Conference Chair.

Conference Education Chair, California Appeals Court Justice Mark Simons has orchestrated three full days of over thirty intensive informative education sessions. This year's plenary sessions include the following panel discussions: 'Republican Party of Minnesota v. White' regarding the First Amendment rights of candidates for judicial office. Panelist include: include Professor Pamela Karlan, Stanford Law School, California Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin and Michelle Friedland, Esq., Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP.

'Before (and After) Roe v. Wade' including speakers and panelists: Judge Marla Miller, San Francisco City and County Superior Court and Professors Linda Greenhouse and Reva Siegel, Yale Law School;

'Responding to Violence Against Women: Past Successes and Future Challenges.' Speaker: former judge Susan B. Carbon of Concord, N.H. now Director for the Justice Department's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW).

Keynote Luncheon Addresses by former New York Times editorial page editor Gail Collins, and former trial lawyer and best-selling author of "Conviction" and "Protect and Defend," Richard North Patterson will round out Conference education activities with personal offerings of insight and entertainment on Thursday October 14th and Friday October 15th respectively.

For Conference Sponsorship and Registration information visit our website www.nawj.org.

NAWJ's Annual Awards Banquet will take place Saturday evening October 16th.

About the National Association of Women Judges

Founded in 1979, NAWJ is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization committed to providing a national voice for federal, state, military, administrative and tribal women jurists at all levels of the judiciary dedicated to ensuring equal justice and access to the courts for women, minorities and other historically disfavored groups; to providing judicial education on cutting-edge issues affecting these groups; to increasing the numbers and advancement of women judges at all levels of the judiciary; and to defending and preserving judicial independence.