May
01
NAWJ CO-SPONSORS WITH PROJECT FOR ATTORNEY RETENTION FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE "POSITIONING LAW FIRMS FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS: NEW STRATEGIES FOR ADVANCING WOMEN LAWYERS"
The one day "Positioning Law Firms for Long-Term Success: New Strategies for Advancing Women Lawyers" Conference will be held May 15, 2008 at George Washington University's Marvin Center in its Third Floor Ballroom, 800 21st Street, NW in Washington, D.C. Continue Reading
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Apr
15
MASSACHUSETTS' LEGAL COMMUNITY COMES OUT FOR NAWJ'S NORTHEASTERN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Over 400 people attended the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) Northeastern Leadership Conference and Midyear Meeting weekend of events April 11 - 13, 2008 in Boston. Highlighting the Conference was Keynote Luncheon Speaker Jeffrey Toobin, CNN commentator and New Yorker staff writer, delivering a captivating precis of his current bestseller, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court. The luncheon took place in the luxurious Cityview Room in the World Trade Center,... Continue Reading
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Mar
31
US AIR FORCE (RETIRED) LINDA STRITE MURNANE AND ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE (RETIRED) RUTH COOPER BURG TO RECEIVE THE MARGARET BRENT AWARD
NAWJ member Colonel (US Air Force, Retired) Linda Strite Murnane has been named a recipient of the prestigious Margaret Brent Award, to be bestowed by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession at the ABA Annual Conference in New York City this August. Continue Reading
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Mar
05
HON. NANCY GERTNER - RECIPIENT OF AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S 2008 THURGOOD MARSHALL AWARD
On August 9th, 2008, United States District Judge Nancy Gertner, Co-Chair of NAWJ's Federal Courts Committee, will receive the ABA's distinguished Thurgood Marshall Award. Only the second woman to receive this coveted award (the first was Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg), Judge Gertner's selection was based on her lifelong extraordinary career of courageous and tireless efforts, both as an attorney and federal judge, to guarantee the Constitutional rights of women, racial minorities, criminal... Continue Reading
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Jan
21
PRES. DUFFLY RECEIVES 'TRAILBLAZER' AWARD
The Northeast Region of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association recognized NAWJ President Fernande Duffy as 'Trailblazer'. Continue Reading
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Jul
12
COUNTERBALANCE
The newest edition of Counterbalance, NAWJ's biannual newsletter, is now available online for NAWJ members. Continue Reading
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Feb
02
NY CHAPTER OF NAWJ INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS
The New York Chapter of the National Association of Women Judges installed its officers on Saturday, January 27, 2007 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Manhattan, New York. Chief Judge of the State of New York, Judith S. Kaye, gave the oath of office to Supreme Court Justice La Tia Martin, President of The New York Chapter, and other officers before a group of one hundred women judges, lawyers and friends. Continue Reading
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Jan
10
NAWJ PRESIDENT IN WASHINGTON, DC FOR EVENTS HONORING SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, REP. NANCY PELOSI
Hon. Brenda Stith Loftin proudly represented NAWJ at two magnificent events celebrating Rep. Nancy Pelosi's ascension to the position of Speaker of the House. On January 3, 2007, Judge Loftin attended a Tea, held at the Mellon Auditorium in The Great Hall, honoring both Rep. Pelosi and the late Hon. Ann Richards. More than 400 women leaders from all across the country, Democrat and Republican alike, were in attendance. After brunch the following morning at the Library of Congress, Rep. Pelosi... Continue Reading
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Dec
18
NAWJ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN PROVIDENCE JOURNAL ON THE IMPACT OF THE FIRST WOMAN CHIEF JUDGE IN RHODE ISLAND
NAWJ Executive Director, Drucilla Ramey, shared her thoughts with the Providence Journal on the recent elevation of Hon. Mary M. Lisi who, this month, succeeded Hon. Ernest C. Torres as chief judge of the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island. Chief Judge Lisi is the first woman to hold that position and only the second woman in Rhode Island history to head a major court. The late Hon. Florence K. Murray, who was presiding justice of the state Superior Court, was the first. Read the Providence... Continue Reading
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Dec
08
2007 CONFERENCE HOST HOTEL ANNOUNCED
The 29th Annual NAWJ Conference is November 7 - 11, 2007 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. Room rates are $198 Single and $228 Double. Register today to ensure you are able to take advantage of this great rate. The group identifier is National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ). Call today! 1-866-516-1100 or 215-963-1500. Continue Reading
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