Jane Kelly, an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Iowa, has been nominated by President Obama to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. If she is confirmed, she would be only the second woman to serve as a judge in the Eighth Circuit.
For information about the efforts to increase the number of women judges in the Eighth Circuit, see The Infinity Project.
The NCWBA is an affiliate of the American Bar Association, with a vote in the ABA House of Delegates. Representation in the ABA House of Delegates adds our collective voice to the debate and vote on many key ABA resolutions.
The National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations (NCWBA) is a unique organization and coalition of over 35,000 women lawyers of various women’s bar associations. We are dedicated to championing the success of women’s associations and providing a national forum for exchanging ideas and information vital to organizational growth and success in today’s profession.
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