The Judicial Division and the Justice Center entities will meet from Wednesday, July 29 through Sunday, August 2. The Judicial Division headquarter hotel is the Drake Hotel located at 140 E. Walton Place. Most events will take place at the Drake, unless otherwise noted.

Click here to register online.

Click here to view the Justice Center Annual Meeting Schedule

Lawyers Conference
National Conference of the Administrative Law Judiciary
National Conferece of Federal Trial Judges
National Conference of Specialized Court Judges
National Conference of State Trial Judges

Please Note: Print your Conference agenda book and bring it with you to the Annual Meeting. Hard copies of the agenda books will not be available onsite.

The ABA Justice Center will present the 2009 John Marshall Award to Edward W. Madeira, Jr., Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia, PA. This award is named in honor of John Marshall, fourth Chief Justice of the United States, who is credited with establishing the independence of the judiciary and enhancing its moral authority. The John Marshall Award was established to recognize those dedicated to the improvement of the administration of justice. 

The award will be presented during the ABA Annual Meeting on Friday, July 31, at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, IL.  Tickets for this event (JD01) are available through the ABA. Tickets are $100 per person.  For more information, please click here.  

  John Marshall Award

  Judicial Division Awards

  NCSCJ Awards

Link to the 2009 Chicago Annual Meeting House of Delegates Reports