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History In The Making: A Conversation with LGBTQ+ Members of the Federal Judiciary

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General Session II: July 28, 2022 | 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Location: Dolby Ballroom

The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association and the International Association of LGBTQ+ Judges are proud to present our first Lavender Law® plenary session featuring several of our trailblazing LGBTQ+ federal judges. Our panelists will discuss their unique backgrounds, their pathways to the bench, and how they managed barriers faced along the way. The judges will each touch upon the challenges they still face as LGBTQ+ judges, their confirmation process, and why being out and being visible matters more than ever on the federal bench. Following the panel discussion, the judges will address audience questions about how we can best continue to build an LGBTQ+ pipeline for the legal profession, including the judiciary.

Not for CLE credit. 

Speakers: Dean Anthony E. Varona (Moderator) (Seattle University School of Law); Hon. Michael W. Fitzgerald (United States District Court, Central District of California); Hon. Darrin Gayles (Southern District of Florida);