Increasing Diversity on the Bench
Please join SABA-DC for a panel discussion on January 28 on how to increase diversity in the judiciary at all levels, including state courts, federal courts, and in administrative tribunals. Panelists are judges and judicial nominees who will share their respective experiences, and how those experiences allowed them to become judges and/or judicial nominees.
Panelists:
Hon. Zia M. Faruqui, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia
Hon. Rupa Ranga Pattagunta, Administrative Judge, D.C. Rental Commission; Nominee, D.C. Superior Court
Hon. Kalyan Deshpande, Judge, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Vijay Shanker, Senior Litigation Counsel, Fraud Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Nominee, D.C. Court of Appeals
Moderator: Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer, Coinbase; former Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California
When: Thursday, January 28th, 5:30pm-6:30pm EST
Where: Zoom link to be emailed to registrants