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Young Lawyers Conference

A Conference of the Virginia State Bar.

Conference News and Information

September 14, 2011

Tenth Annual Celebration of Women and Minorities in the Legal Profession Bench-Bar Dinner

The Young Lawyers Conference is honored to announce Justice Cleo E. Powell as the keynote speaker for the Tenth Annual Celebration of Women and Minorities in the Legal Profession Bench-Bar Dinner.  Justice Powell was recently elected to the Supreme Court of Virginia. She is the first African-American female Justice on the Supreme Court.

Judges and justices being honored at the dinner include:

The Honorable Cynthia D. Kinser
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia

The Honorable Alfred W. Bates, III
Suffolk General District Court

The Honorable Sarah L. Deneke
Stafford Circuit Court

The Honorable Shannon O. Hoehl
Spotsylvania Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

The Honorable Mary Bennett Malveaux
Henrico General District Court

The Honorable Elizabeth A. McClanahan
Supreme Court of Virginia

The Honorable Lorraine Nordlund
Fairfax Circuit Court

The Honorable Cleo E. Powell
Supreme Court of Virginia

The Celebration Bench-Bar dinner is an annual dinner held to honor newly appointed and elevated women and minority judges from across Virginia.  The dinner also seeks to provide the opportunity for younger lawyers to meet judges in a relaxed social setting.

The event is open to all and is scheduled for Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at the Bull and Bear Club in Richmond, Virginia.  Tickets are $40 and tables of 8 may be reserved.  For tickets, please see the registration form.

Ticket Order Form (.pdf)