National Women’s Law Center Applauds Senate Confirmation of Loretta Lynch as U.S. Attorney General
April 23, 2015 (Washington, D.C.) Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) applauds the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Loretta Lynch to be the Attorney General of the United States. She is the first African American woman to serve as the nation’s foremost law enforcement officer. The following is a statement by NWLC Co-President Marcia D. […]
GABWA Members Confirmed as US District Court Judges
Congratulations to Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys members Leslie Abrams and Judge Eleanor Ross who were confirmed unanimously this week by the US Senate to become the first African-American women on the federal district court bench in Georgia. To read more, click here.
TV Show “Bad Judge” Cancelled after Bad Ratings and Protest by Miami-Dade FAWL
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Miami-Dade Chapter of Florida Association for Women Lawyers Objects to “Bad Judge” TV Show
The Miami-Dade Chapter of Florida Association for Women Lawyers has written to NBC protesting the TV show “Bad Judge,” which features a female judge who exhibits crude and unethical behavior. Click below to download the letter: Miami-Dade_FAWL_letter_to_NBC In the words of Bunny Cunningham of Jezebel, “It’s likely that Bad Judge is not long for this […]
Paulette Brown to be First African-American Female President of the American Bar Association
Paulette Brown became the first African-American woman to assume the title of president-elect of the American Bar Association at the Association’s annual meeting in Boston on August 12. She will become ABA president in August 2015. Among other leadership roles, she is a past president of the National Bar Association and the Association of Black […]
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association Announces 2014 Grants
The New Jersey Women Lawyers Association (NJWLA) was formed in 1981 to promote the retention and advancement of women in the legal profession. NJWLA has grown from a handful of members to more than 1,000 members. NJWLA advocates for the appointment of female judicial candidates and screens and endorses female judicial candidates. NJWLA holds numerous […]
Women, the Judiciary and Transformation in South Africa
While leaders of women’s bar associations were meeting in San Francisco this August for our annual Summit, a similar conference was being held in South Africa, focusing on the role of women lawyers and the advancement of justice.
Marriage Equality
The NCWBA celebrates marriage equality today noting the historic rulings by the United States Supreme Court in the United States v. Windsor finding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional and in Hollingsworth v. Perry effectively permitting gay marriage in California. The NCWBA applauds the civil rights of all being respected and upheld.
White House Briefing on the Judicial Vacancy Crisis
NCWBA President-Elect Andrea Carlise and Immediate Past President Cezy Collins were among the advocates from around the country who gathered this week for a White House briefing on vacancies on the Federal bench. For information on what women’s bar associations can do to encourage diversity in the courts, click here.
Local Bar Association Develops Women-Focused Programming
Here’s an item from the most recent newsletter of the National Association of Bar Executives: CLE gives women a chance to learn, network A CLE program centered on issues of concern to female attorneys has been very successful for the Lafayette (LA) Bar Association, and is celebrating its fifth anniversary. The “Running in Heels Women’s […]