Apr
14
NAWJ HOSTS COLOR OF JUSTICE PROGRAM IN SOUTH COUNTY DIVISION OF CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURTS
On April 14, 2017, the Honorable Patricia Garcia chaired the Color of Justice program in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego's South County Division for students from Southwest High School in San Diego. Continue Reading
Written by National Association of Women Judges | News
Apr
12
PAVING THE WAY FOR DIVERSITY: NAWJ TEXAS OUTREACH TO AUSTIN YOUTH, AWARDS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIP TO LAW STUDENT PAIGE DUGGINS
On April 12, 2017 NAWJ Texas Chair Judge Orlinda Naranjo, in partnership with the Travis County Women Lawyers Association (TCWLA), University of Texas School of Law's Williams Wayne Justice Center for Public Law, sponsoring law firms including Chamberlain McHaney and Law Office of Liliana Fores, PLLC, held the 10th annual educational Color of Justice program for Austin's youth. Continue Reading
Written by Orlinda Naranjo | News
Apr
11
NAWJ PRESENTS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIP TO LEWIS AND CLARK LAW SCHOOL STUDENT MARTHA IZENSON
On April 11, 2017, NAWJ Past President Judge Julie Frantz (pictured photo above, right) presented an NAWJ Equal Access to Justice Scholarship to law student Martha Izenson (pictured photo above, left) at the Lewis and Clark Law School. Continue Reading
Written by Karen Donohue | News
Apr
04
NAWJ RECOGNIZES TEXAS' WOMEN JUDGES DAY WITH RECEPTION AT THE TOM C. CLARK BUILDING IN AUSTIN
On April 4, 2017 women judges at all levels throughout the State of Texas were recognized at the State Capitol for their judicial achievements and dedication to public service. Continue Reading
Written by Orlinda Naranjo | News
Mar
24
NAWJ MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL BENCH IN MASSACHUSETTS
On Friday, March 24, leaders of District One met with the women on the federal bench in the United States First Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Continue Reading
Written by MaryLou Muirhead | News
Feb
02
JUDGE BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY NAMED CHIEF JUDGE OF THE D.C. COURT OF APPEALS
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission has designated Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby to serve as chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Judge Blackburne-Rigsby will assume the office on March 18, 2017. Continue Reading
Jan
31
WOMEN ARE BACK AT FEDERAL PRISON IN DANBURY
Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut. Following an outcry over the plan to move female prisoners from the only federal women's lockup in the Northeast, the Bureau of Prisons is now considering keeping some female prisoners housed at the Federal Corrections Institute in Danbury, officials said. Continue Reading
Written by Dirk Perrefort News-Times | News
Jan
19
IVP REPORT FROM THE HIGH PLAINS
The National Association of Women Judges' Informed Voter Project provided critically important help in Kansas' 2016 retention elections, where all of the 11 appellate judges on the ballot were retained by voters on November 8. Continue Reading
Written by Informed Voters Fair Judges | News
Jan
19
KANSAS INFORMED VOTERS PROGRAMS PROVES SUCCESS
The dust is settling as four Kansas Supreme Court Justices remain safely on the bench after a brutal battle between politics and justice. Continue Reading
Written by Informed Voters Fair Judges | News
Jan
16
FOR FEMALE INMATES IN NEW YORK CITY, PRISON IS A CROWDED, WINDOWLESS ROOM
More than a hundred female federal inmates, sentenced to long-term prison, have instead been held for years in two windowless rooms in a detention center in Brooklyn. Continue Reading
Written by WYNC New York Public Radio | News
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