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December 2020
Annual Dinner – Virtual Celebration
In lieu of our annual dinner at the Fairmont, the Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Washington will hold a Virtual Celebration December 9, 2020, from 4 to 6 p.m. via Zoom With Special Guest, NY Times Correspondent Adam Liptak, interviewed by Judge Lasnik Remarks by Ninth Circuit Judge Miller, Chief Judge Martinez, Judge Zilly, and Judge Pechman 2 CLE Credits General Registration is $25 Registration is now open at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fba-wdwas-37th-annual-celebration-registration-128271243743 Questions? Please contact FBA-WDWA Vice President…
Find out more »February 2021
Special Series: Trials Over Zoom
Special Series: Trials Over Zoom MCLE Available February 23, 2021 | Time: 4:00-5:30 p.m. (PST) Panelists Moderator: Judge Barbara J. Rothstein (WDWA) Judge Marsha J. Pechman (WDWA), Judge Robert S. Lasnik (WDWA), Michael S. Wampold (Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna), Mark P. Walters (Lowe Graham Jones) Registration link may be found here as well as on the attached flier. Courts During Covid.pdf
Find out more »March 2021
Ninth Circuit Cowboy: Program and Film
Looking for some inspiration? Join us for a special presentation by two-time Academy Award winning filmmaker Terry Sanders, in conversation with Judge Pregerson’s children, CDCA Judge Dean Pregerson and Katie Rodan. They will discuss Judge Pregerson’s judicial philosophy, and his roles as a mentor, an ethical leader on and off the bench, and as a father. Sanders will address the process of capturing all of that in his outstanding new documentary “9TH CIRCUIT COWBOY, The Long Good Fight of Harry…
Find out more »April 2021
Free Workshop – Silence = Acceptance: Starting the Conversation
Continued tragic and historical events surrounding race and systemic racism have sparked movements and conversations worldwide. The DMCMA Education Committee and the Minority & Justice Commission are sponsoring an upcoming workshop Silence = Acceptance: Starting the Conversation as a starting point to begin the essential and necessary work of eliminating systematic and institutional racism within our courts and continuing the dialogue. This workshop will increase one’s knowledge and bring awareness of how racism and bias evolved to present day and how…
Find out more »Courts’ Role in Addressing Racial Disparities: Module 1 of the FBA WDWA Race Equity Justice Educational Series
The Federal Bar Association for the Western District is launching a four-part Race, Equity and Justice (REJ) series that seeks to facilitate discussion and understanding of the many challenges attorneys and courts face in achieving equal justice. The initiative's first program discusses the courts' role in addressing disparity and how each federal district can lead by example. Please join us for a panel discussion moderated by Judge Tsuchida, who will explore this topic along with Chief Judge Martinez, Judge…
Find out more »Free Workshop: Silence = Acceptance: Starting the Conversation
Continued tragic and historical events surrounding race and systemic racism have sparked movements and conversations worldwide. The DMCMA Education Committee and the Minority & Justice Commission are sponsoring an upcoming workshop Silence = Acceptance: Starting the Conversation as a starting point to begin the essential and necessary work of eliminating systematic and institutional racism within our courts and continuing the dialogue. This workshop will increase one’s knowledge and bring awareness of how racism and bias evolved to present day and how…
Find out more »May 2021
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON’S ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING
The Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington and the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society invite you to the WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON’S ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING May 6, 2021 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 2.5 CLE CREDITS (Pending Approval) Presentations by: The Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington The Honorable Marc Barreca Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington The Honorable Robert S.…
Find out more »Racism, Truth, and Reconciliation in Washington Courts: Module 2 of the FBA WDWA Race Equity Justice Educational Series
This program will remind us that racism has come from decisions of courts we still appear before, in buildings we still work in, and from positions which, while occupied today by different people, still exist. Through a discussion of three cases—United States v. Hirabayashi, Price v. Evergreen Cemetery Co. of Seattle, and O’Meara v. Wash. Bd. Against Discrimination, we will ask, given that these courts and positions still exist: What has changed? What hasn’t changed? What is our responsibility to…
Find out more »September 2021
All-day CLE: Current Issues in Maritime Law 2021
The Federal Bar Association (WD WA) Admiralty Committee and WSBA invite you to join us for an all-day CLE "Current Issues in Maritime Law 2021" on Wednesday September 29, 2021. You will hear from esteemed faculty from all over the nation and London. Attendance will be online only as a member of a global audience. The program will address a broad range of topics encompassing developments in litigation, transactional and regulatory practice. Credit for insurance professionals has been applied for.…
Find out more »December 2021
FBA-WDWA Annual Event │ Dec. 8 at 4:00-5:30pm │ Zoom Registration Now Open
The Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Washington is pleased to invite you to our Virtual Celebration, in lieu of the annual dinner at the Fairmont Hotel. December 8, 2021, from 4 to 5:30 pm, via Zoom With Featured Guest: Brittany K. Barnett, Attorney and Author of A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom, interviewed by WDWA Judge Richard A. Jones State of the Court Remarks by: WDWA Chief Judge Ricardo…
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