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• OCWLA Table at OCBA 2025 JUDGES’ NIGHT & ANNUAL MEETING

  • When
    Thursday, January 16, 2025
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    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Irvine Marriott, 18000 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA 92612
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  ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 2025 JUDGES’ NIGHT & ANNUAL MEETING

  Join us for the 2025 Judges' Night and Annual Meeting featuring the installation of Mei Tsang as 2025 OCBA President, as well as the installation of the OCBA Officers and Directors and the OCBA Charitable Fund Directors. A highlight of the evening will be the presentation of the Franklin G. West Award, the highest honor bestowed by the OCBA.

  5:00 p.m. Registration & Social
  6:30 p.m. Dinner & Program

  Advance Ticket Policy

  OCWLA often coordinates a table of OCWLA members at various third-party events such as Orange County Bar Association’s Judges Night, Public Law Center’s Voices for Justice Dinner, and California Women Lawyers’ Annual Dinner.  OCWLA advances the costs of the table and the individual tickets for the seats at the table and in turn, the tickets are made available to purchase to OCWLA members.  The individual tickets for the table(s) will be made available on a “first come, first paid” basis.  A ticket will not be reserved for an OCWLA member unless the ticket has been paid for.  Once the ticket has been paid for, no refunds shall be issued unless another member elects to pay for the ticket.

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• January OCWLA Book Club

  • When
    Monday, January 27, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Mimi Cafe- 17231 E. 17th St. Tustin, CA 92780

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• Professional Tool Kit Series #1: Headshot and Networking Event

  • When
    Wednesday, January 29, 2025
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    3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Stevens & Cross Cosmetics, 2650 Avon St. #1, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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  Professional Tool Kit Series: Headshot!

  OCWLA Member Event, Non-Members Welcome

  Come get a professional headshot with professional hair and make up* touch ups, while you network with other amazing women from the Orange County legal community. Appetizers & Champagne are provided!

  *Please arrive with makeup already applied. Makeup touchups are 20 minutes each, and will not be a full makeup application.

  Once you register, please follow the link in the confirmation email to sign up for make-up and hair. Professional headshot photos do not need a time slot booked, and can be taken at any time during the event. Please contact info@ocwla.org with any questions.

  Location:
  Stevens & Cross Cosmetics
  2650 Avon St. #1
  Newport Beach, CA  92663 

  About the photographer:
  Erin Kaiulani Photo is a wedding photographer based in California and Hawaii. As the daughter of a lawyer, it was only a matter of time before she expanded her work into the corporate photography world, where her talent for connection and making people feel their best truly shines. Erin’s approach combines professionalism with a warm, personal touch, ensuring her clients feel confident in every shot.

  About Stevens & Cross Cosmetics: 
  Richard Stevens and Christine Bansotti offer the finest beauty treatments and products available. They offer makeup applications, makeup lessons, wedding and photography makeup. Located off PCH in Newport Beach with a friendly staff who offers just about everything to make you look your absolute best. We specialize not only in makeup, but also offer hair, skin care services, manicures, pedicures and lash extensions with our own specialized branded products!
  
  

  No registration refunds are available 72 hours before OCWLA events, however an event ticket may be transferred to another individual for the same event as originally purchased. Online registration closes 24 hours before each event. Late RSVPs are subject to a $5 fee. NO WALK-INS.

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• 1hr Elimination of Bias MCLE: Celebrating Seven Historic Female Firsts on California’s Courts of Appeal

  • When
    Tuesday, February 18, 2025
  •  
    11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
  • Location
    Avenue of The Arts Hotel, 3350 Avenue of The Arts, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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    68

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  1 Hour Elimination of Bias MCLE Credit
  Provided by Orange County Women Lawyers Association

  Celebrating Seven Historic Female Firsts on California’s Courts of Appeal

  Relevance to Today’s Judicial Applicants, Benefit of Mentors, and Importance of Excellence and Service

  Our Panelists:

  • Justice Shama Hakim Mesiwala
    Associate Justice 3rd District
  • Adam Hofmann
    California Deputy Judicial Appointments Secretary, Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom
  • Hon. Tania Vallejo
    Orange County Superior Court
  • Justice Eileen Moore
    Associate Justice,4th District, Div. 3

  Justice Mesiwala will share the triumphant journeys of seven female firsts on the California Courts of Appeal from her recent article for the California Supreme Court Historical Society.(1) first CA female justice - Annette Abbott Adams; (2) first CA African American female justice - Arleigh Woods; (3) first CA Jewish American female justice and youngest CA intermediate appellate court justice - Sheila Prell Sonenshine; (4) first CA Asian American female justice, first CA immigrant female justice, first CA non-native English speaking female justice, and first CA disabled female justice- Joyce Kennard; (5) first CA Hispanic female justice - Ramona Godoy Perez; (6) first and only CA female military veteran justice - Eileen Moore; and (7) first CA openly lesbian justice - Therese Stewart.

  Deputy Hofmann will discuss the judicial appointments process, including benefits of the California Judicial Mentor Program and need for a robust applicant pool.

  Justice Eileen Moore, California’s first and only female military veteran justice and Judge Tania Vallejo will share their experiences as a judicial officer who embody excellence and service.

  Co-Sponsored by OCWLA, OCBA, OCAAJO & OC Unity Bar

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  *No registration refunds are available 72 hours before OCWLA events, however an event ticket may be transferred to another individual for the same event as originally purchased. Online registration closes 24 hours before each event. Late RSVPs are subject to a $5 fee. NO WALK-INS.

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• February OCWLA Book Club

  • When
    Monday, February 24, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Mimi Cafe- 17231 E. 17th St. Tustin, CA 92780

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