Washington Bar Association - Apr

OFFICERS:

Ronald C. Jessamy, Sr.
President -- (202) 434-8358
E-mail: rjessamy@jessamylaw.com

Iris McCollum Green
1st Vice President
E-mail: igreen@washingtonbar.org

Rodney C. Pratt
2nd Vice President
E-mail: rpratt06@hotmail.com

Richard Wilson
Treasurer

Jay A. Stewart
Secretary
E-mail: jstewart@washingtonbar.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Ronald C. Jessamy
President

Judge Anita Josey Herring
Robie Beatty
Rodney Pratt
Johnnie D. Bond
Robert Bell
Iris McCollum Green
Richard Wilson
Jay A. Stewart
Charles G. Byrd, Jr.
Yaida O. Ford
Joseph H. Hairston
Kevin D. Judd
Felicia L. Chambers
Kim M. Keenan
Donald A. Thigpen, Jr.

COUNCIL OF PAST PRESIDENTS:

Robert L. Bell
Kevin D. Judd
Felicia L. Chambers
Kim M. Keenan
Donald A. Thigpen, Jr.

WEBSITE: www.washingtonbar.org
Newsletter Editor-in-Chief:
Natalie S. Walker
Newsletter Production Editor: Jeffrey Jones

Calendar of Events

June

June 17, 2010 – 4:00 p.m.
Biennial Conference
Dorothy I. Height/NCNW Building, 633 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

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June 17, 2010 – 6:30 p.m.
Annual Meeting and election of Officers/Board Members, and the WBA Hall of Fame Ceremony,
Dorothy I. Height/NCNW Building, 633 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

[The particulars will be on the WBA website]

Judicial Council Update -- (Continued from page 1)

The thrust of this program is to provide law students with an opportunity to hone their legal skills under the supervision of judge mentors who teach law students how to become great lawyers. This experience also exposes the interns to the Court process and litigation from the perspective of the bench.

In March, the Judicial Council celebrated its' 10th Anniversary and Symposium at the Historic Courthouse, formally the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The founders of the Judicial Council were celebrated at this event dubbed "Then and Now". The audience was full and engaged and they commented about how much they learned about the history of the local Courts from distinguished jurist who were panel members and enjoyed the event. The elevation to the bench of Administrative Law Judges from the 1970's forward was also discussed by the panel members. Also, to further enhance our ability to judge more effectively in the courtroom, Judicial Council members participated in cultural competence training lead by Tawara Goode, the Assistant Director of the National Center for Cultural Competence at Georgetown University.

This is just a glimpse of our activities for the 2010 Program Year. I think you will agree that participation of judges in these and other activities exemplify our commitment to positively impacting the profession through education and community service. As the Judicial Council forges ahead over the coming years, it will continue impacting justice by doing justice and creating opportunities for the profession to thrive.

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