'From the Bar to the Bench' Event Sept. 19
September 18, 2006
Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739
"From the Bar to the Bench," a panel discussion designed to encourage women to consider judicial careers and to make the process of appointment and election to the bench more visible and accessible, will be held in the School of Law on Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Women's Bar Association and the Law Alumni Society and presented by the National Association of Women Judges, District 4, will take place in the Venable Baetjer Howard Moot Court Room in the John and Frances Angelos Law Center, 1429 Maryland Ave.
"From the Bar to the Bench" will present various components to assist participants in understanding the process of pursuing a judicial career based on the unique requirements of each state. Program components address the "how and why" of becoming a judge; ethical issues faced by judges, including those involved in campaigns for elective judicial office; gender bias in courts; minority perspectives; educational requirements; the process for the appointment and election of judges to various courts; and activities that will increase the chances of becoming a judge.
Scheduled panelist include:
- Hon. Catherine C. Blake, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- Hon. Irma S. Raker, Court of Appeals of Maryland
- Hon. Deborah Sweet Eyler, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
- Hon. M. Brooke Murdock, J.D. '77, Circuit Court of Maryland for Baltimore City
- Hon. Mimi Raffel Cooper, J.D., '87, District Court of Maryland for Harford County
- Hon. Pamila J. Brown, J.D. '79, District Court of Maryland for Howard County
- Hon. Laurie Bennett, Executive Administrative Law Judge for Maryland
- Hon. Alyce E. Rojugbokun, J.D. '95, Administrative Law Judge for Maryland
Information: 410.837.6797.
The University of Baltimore is a member of the University System of Maryland and comprises the School of Law, the Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts and the Merrick School of Business.