The California Judges Association and the Judicial Fairness Coalition (JFC) invite you to attend an upcoming forum on the topic of Judicial Independence. The JFC is a statewide coalition of active and retired justices and judges, bar associations and their leaders, and law school deans and professors.
The JFC is dedicated to civic education and community outreach and provides the public with information to help them better understand legal issues related to a specific situation, including the role of judges, the rule of law, the ethical restrictions and responsibilities placed on judges, judicial selection and elections, qualifications that candidates should possess for judicial office, and judicial independence.
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Preserving Free Courts and a Free Press
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An independent judiciary and a free press are fundamental to our values of freedom and democracy. Judges, attorneys, members of the media and students will gather to examine the escalating threats to the third and fourth branches of our democracy.
Join Loyola Law School and the Judicial Fairness Coalition of the California Judges Association on
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 from 5:00-8:45 PM
at Loyola Law School.
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Are Judges Really Independent?
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On
November 21
, a forum on Judicial Independence will be held at the Martin Peterson Event Center, 720 12th Street, Modesto, sponsored by the Wray Ladine Inns of Court, Stanislaus Superior Court and the CJA Judicial Fairness Coalition.
More details to follow.
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Speakers Include:
Justice Ming Chin of the California Supreme Court
Judge Consuelo “Connie” Callahan from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Ret. Justice Arthur Scotland from the 3rd District Court of Appeal
Judge Curtis Karnow,
San Francisco Superior Court
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December 4: Orange County
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The Importance of the Independence of the Judiciary
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Join the Orange County Superior Court Outreach Committee on
December 4th at 5:00pm at Chapman Law School
. The forum speakers will discuss the judicial application process, the vetting process, judicial education requirements, judicial canons, the CJP, current attacks on the judiciary and the importance of an independent judiciary.
The forum is sponsored by JFC, CJA Outreach Committee, Orange County Superior Court Outreach Committee.
Mark your calendar and look for additional information on registration soon.
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Speakers Include
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Hon. Kathleen O'Leary, Presiding Justice of the 4th District Court of Appeal
Senator Tom Umberg, Senate District 34
UCI Law Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin
Edith Matthai, Robie & Matthai
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December 10: San Francisco
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Judicial Independence and the Pubic Good
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A forum on the Independence of the Judiciary, presented on
December 10 at the Commonwealth Club (5:30pm,
Register HERE
) in partnership with the California Judges Association, Judicial Fairness Coalition, the Litigation Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco, Bench Bar Committee and the San Francisco Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
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Speakers include
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Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, University of California at Berkeley School of Law
Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
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California Supreme Court
Judge Curtis Karnow, Superior Court of California
Retired California Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell—Moderator
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Follow the Judicial Fairness Coalition on Social Media:
Facebook: @JudicialFairnessCoalition
Twitter: @CJA_Fairness
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