Free event! 1.5 hours of Elimination of Bias, MCLE self study credit. 

Hosted by CLA Racial Justice Committee

On February 25, 2025, we will host a Black History Month Program is entitled: “The History of Black Lawyers, Black Judges, and Black Bar Associations in California.” At this program, The Honorable Judge Charles Smiley, Past Presiding Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court, who was recently nominated by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve on the California Court of Appeal, First District, will discuss his in depth research over the past 30 years regarding the rich, triumphant, and sometimes heartbreaking history of Black lawyers, Black judges, and Black Bar Associations in California and the United States. This is one very educational Black History Month Program that you do not want to miss. The Honorable Judge Suzanne R. Bolanos, Chair of the San Francisco County Superior Court Elimination of Bias Committee will give opening remarks. Terrance J. Evans, Chair of the California Lawyers Association, Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the CLA Racial Justice Committee, Director of Region IX of the National Bar Association, and a Partner at Duane Morris LLP will have the honor of introducing Judge Smiley.

Speakers:

• Judge Charles Smiley
• Judge Suzanne R. Bolanos
• Terrance J. Evans