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)