SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ELENA KAGAN TO ADDRESS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN JUDGES' MIDYEAR MEETING AND LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, MARCH 9, 2012

Washington, D.C.– The National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) announced today that it will host its Midyear Meeting and Leadership Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Friday, March 9, 2012 at Harvard Law School. Highlighting the Conference will be a conversation with Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan moderated by Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow.

NAWJ President Judge Amy L. Nechtem, Massachusetts Juvenile Court, will preside over the Conference. Judge Nechtem invites the members of the legal community and all interested persons to attend the Conference. "The National Association of Women Judges continues to focus on its mission to serve as the leading voice for women jurists throughout the nation. And in this era of fiscal challenges in our courts, we will vigorously marshal the resources of the NAWJ and the commitment of over 1250 judges nationally to ensure the delivery of equal justice and access to our courts," stated President Nechtem.

Members and Guests will have the privilege of hearing Justice Kagan speak about her experience as a member of the Supreme Court of the United States. Also, there will be a presentation of the NAWJ Justice Elena Kagan Scholarship Award to a deserving law school student. Prior to the conversation with Justice Kagan, Judge Nancy Gertner (Ret), U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts will be the Keynote Luncheon speaker on the topic of Choice Feminism and the Revolution of Declining Expectations. The Conference will include an educational program and a reception will follow at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

Attendees will include judges from across the nation and leaders from the academic, legal and business communities.

For registration information, please visit our website: www.nawj.org or call our National Office in Washington, D.C., phone: 202-393-0222 or email: mkomisar@nawj.org.

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. It is dedicated to ensuring equal justice and access to the courts for women, minorities and other historically disfavored groups. Its mission includes providing judicial education on cutting-edge issues affecting these groups; increasing the numbers and advancement of women judges at all levels of the judiciary; and defending and preserving judicial independence.