NAWJ ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP FOR 2012-2013

(Selected judges just sworn in after the annual officer election ceremony. From left to right: Hon. Karen A. Romano, Hon. Sheila Woods-Skipper, Hon. Margaret A. Clark, NAWJ Founder Hon. Joan Dempsey Klein, Hon. Simone Marstiller, Hon. MaryLou Muirhead, Hon. Orlinda Naranjo.)

At its Annual Business Meeting of the National Association of Women Judges held during its 34th Annual Conference in Miami Beach, Florida, members convened to elect new officers for its 2012-2013 Board of Directors. Leadership for 2012-2013 is listed below:

NAWJ BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President
Hon. Joan V. Churchill
Immigration Court (Retired)

President-Elect
Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby
District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Vice President, Publications
Hon. Tanya R. Kennedy
New York State Supreme Court

Vice President, Districts
Hon. Ariane Vuono
Massachusetts Appeals Court

Secretary
Hon. Julie E. Frantz
Multnomah County Circuit Court, Oregon

Treasurer
Hon. Lisa S. Walsh
Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida

Immediate Past President
Hon. Amy L. Nechtem
Massachusetts Juvenile Court

Projects Committee Chair
Hon. Sue Pai Yang (Retired)
New Jersey Workers Compensation Court

Finance Committee Chair
Hon. Susan Criss
212th District Court
Galveston County, Texas

DISTRICT DIRECTORS

District One (MA, ME, RI, NH, PR)
Hon. MaryLou Muirhead
Boston Housing Court
Massachusetts

District Two (NY, CT, VT)
Hon. Phyllis Orlikoff Flug
New York State Supreme Court

District Three (NJ, PA, DE,VI)
Hon. Sheila Woods-Skipper
Court of Common Pleas, 1st Judicial District
Philadelphia, PA

District Four (MD, DC, VA)
Hon. Claudia Barber
District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings

District Five (FL, GA, NC, SC)
Hon. Simone Marstiller
First District Court of Appeal
Tallahassee, FL

District Six (AL, LA, MS, TN)
Hon. Mary Hotard Becnel
40th Judicial District Court
Edgard, Louisiana

District Seven (MI, OH, WV)
Hon. Margaret A. Clark
Brown County Probate/Juvenile Court
Georgetown, OH

District Eight (IN, IL, KY)
Hon. Ann Breen-Greco
Illinois State Board of Education

District Nine (MO, IA, WI)
Hon. Karen A. Romano
Iowa District Court
Des Moines, IA

District Ten (KS, MN, NE, ND, SD)
Hon. Renee Worke
Minnesota Court of Appeals

District Eleven (TX, AR, OK)
Hon. Orlinda Naranjo
419th District Court, Texas

District Twelve (AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY)
Hon. Ann A. Scott Timmer
Court of Appeals, Arizona

District Thirteen (WA, OR, AK, HI, ID, MT)
Hon. Catherine Easter
Anchorage Superior Court
Alaska

District Fourteen (CA, NV)
Hon. Diana Becton
Contra Costa County Superior Court
California

SPECIAL DIRECTORS

International Director
Hon. Ann Walsh Bradley
Wisconsin Supreme Court

ABA Delegate
Hon. Norma Shapiro
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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About the National Association of Women Judges
The National Association of Women Judges is a non-profit organization of more than 1,250 federal, state, administrative, tribal and military judges from across the country. For 34 years, NAWJ has served as the nation's leading voice for jurists dedicated to ensuring equal justice and access to the courts for women and other historically disfavored groups, providing judicial education on cutting-edge issues, and increasing the numbers and advancement of women.

For more information contact NAWJ Executive Director Marie Komisar 202-393-0222 ext. 10.