Appellate Judges Conference
Welcome to the webpage of the ABA Judicial Division’s Appellate Judges Conference (AJC). The AJC is the largest national conference of appellate judges, appellate lawyers and appellate staff attorneys.
Our conference includes judges on federal circuit courts, the military court of appeals, state courts of last resort, and state intermediate appellate courts. We also welcome appellate lawyers and appellate staff attorneys who can join the Council of Appellate Lawyers (CAL) or the Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys (CASA).
We are particularly proud of the educational opportunities that AJC provides through its educational arm, the Appellate Judges Educational Institute. Our annual Summits feature high quality programming, with nationally recognized speakers and programming to meet the needs and interests of judges, lawyers and staff attorneys. Hundreds of judges and lawyers attend, making it the premier educational opportunity for appellate judges and lawyers in the nation. This year’s program will be held in Orlando, Florida, November 19-22, 2009. More information can be found at this link or by downloading the brochure.
Through the AJC we work on and have input into many issues of importance to judges and appellate lawyers, such as the revision of the Model Code of Conduct. We have opportunities for professional development, education, and informal exchanges. Reaching out and conversing with fellow judges, lawyers, and staff attorneys across the country provides contact with many talented colleagues through the country. Those who participate develop friendships which have lasted well beyond the AJC work.
If you wish to become involved in the improvement of the appellate judiciary nationwide, we have committees and task forces that you can join. Another great way to become involved is through participation in the ABA Minority Judicial Clerkship Program to encourage law students to seek judicial clerkships after graduation.
Those of us who have been members of AJC and have participated in its functions know how much it has meant to us both professionally and personally. We want you to join us and become part of our extended appellate family. For information on how to join our conference, please click here.
Honorable Martha C. Warner, Chair
As an active judge in the ABA Judicial Division, the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) would like to offer you free membership in the Section. TIPS addresses the issues that are important to you, such as fair and impartial courts and judicial pay restoration. TIPS is also one of the most trusted sources of knowledge and leadership on critical issues of justice and the legislative and regulatory laws that affect the tort and insurance practice areas.
To join TIPS at no charge, call the ABA service Center at 800.285.2221 and provide the code DIL9MJU2. For more information contact Linda Wiley, TIPS Membership Specialist or call 312.988.5673 or 800.238.2667.This one year complimentary section membership is available to Judges who are Lawyer Members of the ABA and not currently TIPS members. You may enroll in one complimentary section during the ABA Membership year. Your complimentary membership in TIPS will end at the end of the ABA Membership year, August 31st, 2010. At that time, your TIPS membership will automatically renew and you will be billed for the 2010-2011 Section dues. If you choose not to renew, simply cancel the Section when you send back your invoice, or call 1.800.285.2221.
As we continue our work on behalf of an independent and vibrant judiciary, the Section of Litigation would like to invite Judge Members of the Judicial Division to join with us in our continued commitment to justice through a complimentary membership in the ABA Section of Litigation. This offer is available exclusively to Judge Members of the Judicial Division who are not currently members of the Section of Litigation.
Membership in the Section of Litigation will help keep you informed on issues of importance to you – such as rules revisions, judicial salaries, adequate state court funding and state court disqualification standards – and on which the judiciary looks to the Section for support. You can listen to one such recent discussion featuring retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, at www.abanet.org/litigation.
To take advantage of this offer, simply call the ABA Service Center at 800.285.2221 and mention source code DLT9MFJM. If you have any questions, please call the Litigation Membership & Marketing Director, Theresa Livingston at 312.988.5490.
This one-year complimentary Section Membership is available to Judge Members of the ABA Judicial Division. You may enroll in only one complimentary Section during the ABA Membership year. You may not utilize the complimentary Section offer for a Section that you are currently, or were previously, enrolled in as a member. Your complimentary Section membership will end at the end of the ABA Membership year, August 31, 2010. At that time, your Section membership will automatically renew and you will be billed for the 2010-11 Section dues. If you choose not to renew, simply cancel the Section when you send back your invoice, or call 1.800.285.2221.
APPELLATE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Join us at the Appellate Judges Education Institute’s (AJEI) 2009 Summit for Appellate Judges, Lawyers, and Staff Attorneys in Orlando, Florida on November 19 – 22, 2009. The AJEI brings together federal and state appellate judges (Spencer-Grimes), appellate staff attorneys (CASA), and appellate lawyers (CAL) for an excellent education program.
Click here for 2009 brochure, or to be redirected to the AEJI website, click here.
Headlines
Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson to Receive ABA Spirit of Excellence Award for Diversity Leadership. Read about it here.
President Obama nomiates former Judicial Division Chair, James Wynn, Jr., to the 4th Circuit. Read about it here.
Annual Meeting Program Recording Now Available
The Cutting Edge of Federal-State Preemption:
The Advocate’s Strategy and the Supreme
Court’s Decisions in the 2008-2009 Term
Preemption is increasingly
a hot topic for lawyers,
judges, and legal academics.
Indeed, during the last Term,
the United States Supreme
Court issued several pathmarking
preemption decisions.
Those decisions – as well as the change of presidential administrations – may
well signal a shift in the balance of regulatory power between the federal
government and the States.
Members can listen to the recording by clicking on the following links:
The Cutting Edge Part I
The Cutting Edge Part II
Sign-up for the Judicial Voice, a directory of speakers who are Judicial Division members. Showcase your professional expertise and advance your career by participating in this new, member-only resource. Utilize this directory for planning conferences, teleconferences, and other educational programming for which there are speaker opportunities. If you are interested in finding a speaker using the Judicial Voice directory, please contact Lauren Silverstein by e-mail or by calling 312.988.5705.
2005 Report on Pro Bono Appellate Programs: The Pro Se-Pro Bono Committee of the
Council of Appellate Lawyers (CAL) gathered information from appellate courts around the country to produce this report which includes: 1) a discussion of the issues raised by pro se participation in the appellate process, 2) the practical benefits that can be realized from volunteering to take pro bono appeals, and 3) a summary of the information received from state and federal appellate courts.
Federal Judicial Pay: An Update on the Urgent Need for Action.
Judicial Clerkship Program - Celebrates 10 Years!
The Judicial Clerkship Program is a joint effort of the ABA Judicial Division and the ABA Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity in the Profession with the generous support of LexisNexis®. The Program is held for three days in various sessions and brings together up to 90 minority law students from around the country together with judges and former law clerks. The group participates in panel discussions, a research and writing exercise, and informal social events. These activities are designed to introduce and reinforce to the students the reasons and values of pursuing a judicial clerkship. Numerous students have obtained clerkships and internships as a result of their participation. The 2009 Program hosted approximately 100 minority law students from up to 19 law schools and nearly 50 judges from 22 states. The 2010 Program is expecting a record number as well. Register today! Unsure if you’ve already registered? Look here to see if you've already registered. Click here for questions. Contact Gilda Fairley if you need additional assistance.
Join AJC
Complete a membership application today.
The Judicial Division Appellate Judges Conference (AJC) is a nationwide network of over 1,100 state and federal appellate judges, appellate staff attorneys, and appellate lawyers.
Our Mission
The AJC is dedicated to an efficient, independent judiciary. Through dynamic educational programs and leadership, members keep abreast of important issues and speak out through the national voice that the ABA provides. As with all Judicial Division Conferences, the AJC operates independently with its own: membership, bylaws, leadership, committees, publications, programs, newsletter, liaisons to other entities, representative to the Judicial Division Council, representative to the ABA House of Delegates, and liaison from the ABA Board of Governors.
Meetings
Midyear Meeting
February 4-7, 2010
Orlando, FL
Model Code of Judicial Conduct
