When your association receives a call from a civic group or club requesting a speaker, do you have something ready to present?

If so, that's great. If not, consider sharing a video on fair and impartial courts produced by the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. The video, "Protecting our Rights, Protecting our Courts," features former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor as one of the presenters.

In discussing the role of judges and the courts as one of the three equal branches of government in the United States, the video offers information on how to evaluate judges.

If you are interested in detailed training on presenting the video and its supporting materials, please contact Konstantina Vagenas, Judicial Independence Initiative manager at 312-988-5105 or vagenask@staff.abanet.org.

The following is a sample news release suitable for announcing the presentation in local media or newsletters for the organization.

(Headline)
________ Bar Association (officer) discusses fair and impartial courts at upcoming (sponsoring organization) meeting

(News Release)

Learn about the role fair and impartial courts have in our system of government when (Name of Presenter), (Position with Bar Association), shows a video, "Protecting our Rights, Protecting our Courts," at the weekly/monthly/quarterly meeting of the (Name of sponsoring organization).

The meeting will take place on (day of week), (date), at (time) at (location). There is no charge for the program.

Following the video, (last name of presenter) will lead a discussion on what we can expect from our courts.

The video was produced by the Standing Committee on Judicial Independence of the American Bar Association.

More information on this program is available by phoning XXX-XXX-XXXX (your local contact number.)

(Information on sponsoring group)

(Information on bar association)

To download the video, click here.


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