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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…