Standing Committee on Minorities in the Judiciary
Events
2009 Midyear Meeting Events
Standing Committee Business MeetingWednesday, February 11, 2009
Time and Location to be Announced
Save the Date
Obtaining and Retaining a Diverse Judiciary
Panel Discussion with Audience Participation
Reception to Follow
Harvard Law School
11:00 -1:00 (tentative)
Past Events
On July 15, 2008 the Standing Committee on Minorities in the Judiciary presented Achieving a Diverse Judiciary and its Impact On Public Confidence in the Judicial System. This teleconference brought together judges, lawyers and others interested in increasing diversity in the judiciary. Speakers addressed difficult and complex issues confronted by lawyers of color, who aspire to become State and Federal Administrative Law Judges, State and Federal Appellate Judges and State and Federal Trial Judges through both the election and appointment process.
Moderator:
Gloria Wilson Shelton Esq., Baltimore, MD
Distinguished Speakers:
Judge Joan Davenport, Administrative Law Judge, District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings, Washington, D.C.
Judge Jose Martinez, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami FL
Judge Maria Rivera, First District Court of Appeal, Division Four, San Francisco, CA
Judge Michael Witte, Dearborn Superior Court, Lawrenceburg, IN
The teleconference was cosponsored by the ABA Judicial Division Lawyers Conference and the ABA Young Lawyers Division
Donzaleigh Abernathy Program & Book Signing
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 a.m.
Achieving A Diverse Judiciary: The Path to Becoming A Judge
Friday, August 10, 2007
Golden Gate University Law School
The Standing Committee on Minorities in the Judiciary addressed issues confronted by minority lawyers who aspire to become judges at all levels of the judiciary through the elected, appointed and nominations process. The program provided insightful information into the judicial selection process. Participants gained a better understanding as to how the process works.
The Standing Committee on Minorities in the Judiciary sponsored the following programs during the 2006 Midyear Meeting:
- School Outreach
- Roper v. Simmons Educational Program
If you are interested in learning more, view a copy of the detailed opinion in Roper v. Simmons.
Committee members and others might also be interested in the following related programming:
