Fairness and Diversity Calendar
The calendar below is a way for the Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity to highlight diversity activities and events happening in circuits and appellate courts in Florida.
Second Annual Fairness & Diversity Summit
Hosted By: The 10th Judicial Circuit
When: Friday, December 1, 2017
Details are forthcoming.
Fairness & Diversity Award: Accepting Nominations! Nominate a member of the community who has overcome adversity, supported diversity, and/or positively impacted the court system or the community. Email nominations to: Aweeks@jud10.flcourts.org
The Florida Bar’s Inaugural Diversity Symposium
“Pathway to Inclusion”
Presented By: The Florida Bar Standing Committee on Diversity and Inclusion
Keynote Speaker: 2017-18 American Bar Association (ABA) President Hillarie Bass
When: November 9-10, 2017
Where: The Hilton Lake Buena Vista
Orlando, FL
Please email Arnell Bryant-Willis at ABryant-Willis@floridabar.org for more details.
Florida’s Criminal Punishment Code & Sentencing
Training Course
When: This event has been postponed until further notice.
Where: Lakeland, FL
Details are forthcoming.
Second Annual Fairness & Diversity Summit
Planning Meeting
Hosted By: The 10th Judicial Circuit
When: Tuesday, August 29, 2017
4:00 p.m.
Where: Bartow Courthouse
IS JUSTICE BLIND?
Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
Hosted By: The Clara Gehan Association for Women Lawyers, Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association, The Florida Bar Diversity Leadership Grant, Josiah T. Walls Bar Association, North Central Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and the University of Florida Levin College of Law
When: Friday, April 21, 2017
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: The Wooly, 20 North Main Street
Gainesville, Florida 32601
Click here for event flier.
Contact Stephanie Marchman at 352-393-8816 marchmansm@cityofgainesville.org with questions.
4 hours of Bias Elimination CLE anticipated.
The Florida Legal History You Never Knew:
African-American, Hispanic, and Women Lawyers
Hosted By: Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida
When: Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Where: 501 W. Adams Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Second Floor, Duval County Unified Courthouse
Click here for agenda.
Click here for registration form.
E-mail completed registration form to Ms. Kristy Bend, Judge Cole's judicial assistant, at kbend@coj.net or fax it to her at (904) 360-8482. Questions? Call 904-255-1261.
Bench-Bar Reception Honoring Women’s History Month
Hosted By: Nineteen Sixty-One and Chef Marcos Fernandez; Polk County Trial Lawyers Association; The Hispanic Bar Association; Highlands County Bar Association; Tenth Circuit Fairness and Diversity Committee
When: Thursday, March 30, 2017
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Where: Nineteen Sixty-One
1212 S. Fla. Ave.
Lakeland, FL
Please email fwirth@jud10.flcourts.org for more details.
2017 Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity
Annual In-Person Meeting
Hosted By: The Florida Supreme Court Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity
When: Thursday and Friday, March 2-3, 2017
Where: Levin College of Law at the University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Please email Patrick McKeithen at mckeithenp@flcourts.org for more details.
Diversity Training Class
Hosted By: The Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
When: Friday, March 3, 2017
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Presenter: Barbara Cheives, President and CEO of Converge & Associates Consulting, Inc.
Where: Main Judicial Center – 205 North Dixie Highway, 5th Floor Training Room
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Please RSVP no later than Friday, February 24, 2017. Email Debra Oats at DOats@pbcgov.org to RSVP or for more details.
Hillsborough County Bar Association’s
Diversity Networking Social
Hosted By: Hillsborough County Bar Association
When: Saturday, February 18, 2017
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Where: Chester H. Ferguson Law Center
1610 N Tampa St.
Tampa, Florida, 33602
To RSVP, please email hcbarsvp@hillsbar.com or call (813) 221-7777.
Implicit Bias and Criminal Justice
Hosted By: The Honorable Katherine Fernandez Rundle, State Attorney
Presented By: Professor David Harris, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Wayne S. McKenzie, New York City Department of Probation
When: Thursday, February 9, 2017
2:00 p.m.
Where: IBEW Local 349 Hall
1657 N.W. 17th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33125
Please RSVP to ImpicitBiasTraining@MiamiSAO.com by February 1, 2017 or call 305-547-0307 with any questions.
Kozyak Minority Mentoring Foundation
2017 Annual Minority Mentoring Picnic
Hosted By: Kozyak Minority Mentoring Foundation
When: Saturday, February 4, 2017
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Where: Amelia Earhart Park
401 E 65th St.
Hialeah, FL 33013
Please click here for more details.
Implicit Bias, Explicit Justice: Fairness and Diversity Insights from the Bench
Nova Southeastern University Shepard Board College of Law
Hosted By: Shepard Board College of Law
Presented by: Judge Scott Bernstein, 11th Judicial Circuit Judge
When: Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Where: Shepard Board College of Law at Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Please email Patrick McKeithen at mckeithenp@flcourts.org for more details.
Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Diversity Luncheon
Hosted By: Hillsborough County Bar Association
Speakers: Federal Judge Bernice Donald
When: Wednesday, January 11, 2017
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Hilton Tampa Downtown
211 N Tampa St.
Tampa, Florida 33602
Racial and Ethnic Disparities Training
Hosted By: The Office of the State Courts Administrator, Department of Juvenile Justice, Annie E. Casey Foundation, and Center for Children’s Law and Policy
When: Friday, December 14-15, 2016
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: Orlando, FL
CJE credit approval pending. More details to follow.
For general questions, please contact Dacia Roberts at 850-922-9337 or robertsd@flcourts.org
Your Fair Courts Toolbox:
Developing Skills for Better Courts
Hosted By: 6th Judicial Circuit
When: Friday, December 9, 2016
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: Pinellas County Justice Center
Conference Room One
First Floor
14250 49th Street North
Clearwater, Florida
CJE Fairness and Diversity credit approval pending. More details to follow.
Space is limited. Please RSVP with Bill Newton at bnewton@jud6.org
The Hispanic Bar Association of the Tenth Judicial Presents:
“Hispanics in the Courtroom: Practical and Ethical Considerations Related to Criminal, Immigration and Family Law.”
Hosted By: The Hispanic Bar Association of the Tenth Judicial Circuit
Speakers: Prof. Jennifer G. Roeper, Prof. Sam Badawi, Jean Pierre Espinoza and Sara Reyes.
When: Friday, October 28, 2016 (Lunch will be provided)
Where: Oliver L. Green Jr. Courtroom
Polk County Courthouse, Bartow, FL
255 N Broadway Ave,
Bartow, FL 33830
CLE Ethics Credit pending. More details to follow.
Full-Day Diversity Training Seminar
Hosted By: 17th Judicial Circuit
Presented By: Wilhelmina Tribble
When: Tuesday, October 25, 2016
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Where: Broward County Courthouse
201 SE 6th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Approved for 6 credits of CJE Fairness and Diversity hours.
Please contact Cheryl Anderson at canderso@17th.flcourts.org to sign up or for more details.
Tenth Judicial Circuit Court’s 1st Annual Fairness and Diversity Summit
“Access and Equality”
Hosted By: The 10th Judicial Circuit and Local Voluntary Bar Associations
The Goal of the Fairness & Diversity Summit is to join together members of the local bar, judiciary, and community leaders in order to improve diversity and inclusion within our local courts.
Keynote Speaker: Lansing C. Scriven, Esq.
When: June 30th 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Breakfast & Lunch $25)
Where: Polk County Sheriff’s Office Operations Center
1891 Jim Keene Blvd.
Winter Haven, FL 33880
RSVP: Melody@bhklawyers.com or (863) 618-1100
SEATING IS LIMITED SO RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW!
CLE and CJE credit approval pending. More details to follow.
28th Annual Meeting of the National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts
“Courts Engaging Communities:
Building Trust and Increased Confidence”
Hosted By: National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts
The theme of this year’s conference will be Courts Engaging Communities. As Florida’s courts move toward improving public trust and community outreach, sessions such as Overcoming Anti Muslim, Middle Eastern, South Asian Bias in the Courts; EEOC and Law Enforcement; Community Engagement-Minority Impact/Building Trust; Jury Selection & Implicit Bias on Petit and Grand Juries; and the School to Prison Pipeline, are all relevant to the Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity goals and the recently issued long range strategic plan. A complete agenda is attached for your reference. The knowledge, strategies, and tools provided will continue with assisting the State Courts’ efforts to eliminate bias from court operations and improving community outreach.
When: May 25-27, 2016
Where: Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, Virginia
For more details, please visit National Consortium
“How to Judge Judicial Candidates.”
Hosted By: Rotary Club of Palm Beach
The purpose of the event was for the Florida Bar to provide participants with an understanding the judicial system and what they believe makes a good candidate for a judge. As part of the presentation, Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity member Pamela Guerrier discussed diversity and fairness issues.
When: May 5, 2016
University of Miami School of Law Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity on Fairness and Diversity In-Person Meeting
Hosted By: The Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity and University of Miami College of Law
The Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity at the University of Miami School of Law. This meeting covered a wide range of topics including reports from The Diversity Educational Campaign and Outreach, Partnerships and Collaborations Subcommittees; the Florida Bar Survey on Gender Bias; and an information session provided by law clinicians at the University of Miami.
When: April 21-22, 2016
Where: University of Miami College of Law
Pathways in the Legal Profession
Hosted By : GOAABA – The Florida Bar’s Young Lawyers Division and YESS Center
The purpose of this event was to learn a). educational requirements for a law degree; b). possible legal career options; c). volunteer opportunities; d). advocacy opportunities (such as, Guardian ad Litem).
Panelists and Speakers:
Christine Berk – Attorney, Voight, P.A. Practice
Vanessa Braga - Associate with Burruezo & Burruezo
Lisa Gong Guerrero - Assistant State Attorney in the Ninth Judicial Circuit
Shane T. Herbert - Attorney with West, Green & Associates
Annie Kwong – Associate with Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.
When: April 23, 2016 from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Where: YESS Center Florida
3201 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, Florida 32803
Diversity Banquet and Presentation
Hosted By: Student Bar Association, Black Law Student Association, Hispanic Bar Association, Pillars,
FAWLS, NOW, JLSA, Lambda
Take part in Diversity Week by attending a panel with attorneys, who will be sharing their experiences with diversity in the legal field. Dinner will be served.
Event is open to the Stetson Community including students, faculty and staff!
When: March 2, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where: Great Hall at Stetson University School of Law
Fourth Annual Greater Orlando Diversity Mentoring Picnic
Hosted By: The Florida Bar and FAMU College of Law
The goal of the picnic is to connect attendees who might otherwise not come into contact and promote inclusion of all. Diversity is often confined to adding "women" and others of "color" or ethnicity to the legal work force. Our goal is to include all in the legal profession especially those that sometimes feel excluded. We also want to familiarize law students and young lawyers with the many areas of legal specialty, in order to help them to determine the best path for their future careers. This year we have partnered with local bar organizations, law firms, judges and groups that represent specialty areas of law.
When: February 6th, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Famu College Of Law - 201 Beggs Avenue, Orlando Florida 32801
CLE Approval Pending from The Florida Bar – Free
For a completelist of diversity activities and events, please click here.
Tenth Judicial Circuit Court’s 1st Annual Fairness and Diversity Summit
“Access and Equality”
Hosted By: The 10th Judicial Circuit and Local Voluntary Bar Associations
The Goal of the Fairness & Diversity Summit is to join together members of the local bar, judiciary, and community leaders in order to improve diversity and inclusion within our local courts.
Keynote Speaker: Lansing C. Scriven, Esq.
When: June 30th 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Breakfast & Lunch $25)
Where: Polk County Sheriff’s Office Operations Center
1891 Jim Keene Blvd.
Winter Haven, FL 33880
RSVP: Melody@bhklawyers.com or (863) 618-1100
SEATING IS LIMITED SO RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW!
CLE and CJE credit approval pending. More details to follow.
