ASPIRE TO JUDGE: LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD A JUDICIAL CAREER AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT A MORE DIVERSE JUDICIARY IN CANADA

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 

6:00 – 7:30 PM EDT

JOIN DIRECTLY BY ZOOM, NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://fasken.zoom.us/j/95974172452  

This event is accredited through the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) who has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by The Law Society of Ontario. The program contains 1 hour and 5 minutes of Professionalism content and 20 minutes of EDI Professionalism content. 

With Katie Black, former Judicial Affairs Advisor to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

And special guests:

• Justice Lori Anne Thomas, Ontario Court of Justice: biography at https://www.cba.org/Sections/Women-Lawyers/Madam-Justice/Justice-Lori-Anne-Thomas
• Justice Richard Bernstein, Michigan Supreme Court: biography at https://www.courts.michigan.gov/courts/supreme-court/justices/justice-richard-bernstein/

The webinar will take place online via Zoom. There will be no registration and participation is anonymous. 

This event may be of particular interest to diverse lawyers who are just starting their legal careers (or are still in law school), folks considering applying for judgeships, and those wishing to help mentor prospective members of the bench.

All are welcome to attend. 

Accessibility: 

Please contact organizers by September 11 to request ASL interpretation at cald.acjsh (at) gmail.com.

Real-Time Captioning (CART) will be provided.

Do you have a question you would like to submit in advance? You may do so anonymously here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeH9G56ORuaY-H6VxGHHkCwepRH5zbttbqdpVcaXsNKHh6GFQ/viewform

ASPIRE TO JUDGE is a collaborative effort brought to you by the following organizations:

• Canadian Association of Black Lawyers
• Canadian Association of Lawyers with Disabilities
• Hellenic Canadian Lawyers’ Association
• Iranian Canadian Legal Professionals
• Korean Canadian Lawyers Association
• Toronto Lawyers Association

We wish to thank Blakes.com for sponsoring this event.

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Date:

September 17

Time:

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT