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“You Can’t Change What You Can’t See”
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UC Hastings Report: New Tools Needed to Address Race, Gender Bias in Legal Profession
A new study from the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College says law firms and in-house legal departments are barely moving the needle when it comes to combating gender and racial discrimination.
read moreCongratulations to Alameda County Superior Court’s Newest Commissioner!
2018 WLAC President Bentrish Satarzadeh was appointed to serve as an Alameda County Superior Court Commissioner and embarked upon her new duties this week. Commissioner Satarzadeh received her J.D. with high honors from Golden Gate University in San Francisco,...
read moreGovernor Brown’s Summer Judicial Appointments
Governor Brown appointed two Alameda County Superior Court Judges in June, then appointed one Alameda County jurist to the First District Court of Appeal in July. Jenna M. Whitman, 45, of Oakland, has been appointed to a judgeship in the Alameda County Superior Court....
read more2019 WLAC Officer and Director Nominations
Pursuant to the Organization's Bylaws, the Women Lawyers of Alameda County Nominating Committee is developing the slate for the 2019 Board of Directors. Please join us in advancing women in the law through service on our Board. Anyone who has been a voting member of...
read moreWLAC Gives 4 Scholarships to Law Students
WLAC had a terrific turnout and a fantastic time at Laurel Bookstore in downtown Oakland giving out scholarships to deserving law students on May 16, 2018. WLAC established the Margaret A. Gannon legal education stipend fund to provide financial assistance to help...
read moreAPPLY for ADR Program Administrator (Management Analyst)
The Superior Court of California, County of Alameda is accepting applications for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program Administrator/Management Analyst assigned to the Self-Help and Dispute Resolution Services Unit of the Family Division. Under direction of...
read moreGovernor Brown appoints three to the Alameda County Superior Court
Amy L. Sekany, 47, of Livermore, has been appointed to a judgeship in the Alameda County Superior Court. Sekany has served as the Alameda County Superior Court’s family law facilitator and managing attorney of Self-Help Services since 2016. She was the managing...
read moreMeet Judge Rodriguez, the newest member of the Alameda County Bench
Victor A. Rodriguez, 42, of Oakland, has been appointed to a judgeship in the Alameda County Superior Court. Rodriguez has served as supervising staff attorney for the Honorable Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar at the California Supreme Court since 2015, where he served...
read moreWLAC PRESIDENT SWORN IN AS SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
The beloved president of WLAC (2015-2017) was recently sworn in as Alameda County Superior Court Judge on November 9, 2017.On Monday November 13, 2017, she began her judicial career in a criminal assignment in the Fremont Hall of Justice. Barbara A. Dickinson, 56, of...
read moreWomen’s Equality Day
Today is Women's Equality Day. First designated by Congress in 1971, to commemorate the certification by the Secretary of State of the 19th Amendment, the day is a symbol of the continued fight for equal rights. Here's some food for thought from New York. Recently a...
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