Welcome to the web site for the American Bar Association's Coalition for Justice. The Coalition's mission is to build public trust and confidence in the justice system — and in the legal profession — through partnerships with the public in justice reform. Please explore our web site to find a plethora of information about our current programs and initiatives, and do not hesitate to contact us to discover more about how you can get involved in improving the administration of justice in your area.
Coalition for Justice Separation of Powers National Issues Forum
Thursday, February 12, 2009
9:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
John J. Moakley US Courthouse in Boston
One Courthouse Way
Jury Assembly Room
Boston, MA 02210
Coalition for Justice Burnham Hod Greeley Award Presentation
Judicial Division Welcome Breakfast (Ticketed)
Sheraton Hotel
Friday, February 13, 2009
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Coalition for Justice Program
Sheraton Hotel
Friday, February 13, 2009
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Coalition for Justice Business Meeting
Sheraton Hotel
Friday, February 13, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Contact Gilda Fairley at fairleyg@staff.abanet.org for Welcome Breakfast Tickets or Questions Regarding Coalition for Justice Activities.
Upcoming National Issues Forums
* Atlanta, GA
* Birmingham, AL
* Boston, MA
* Charlotte, NC
* Deland, FL
* Fulton County, GA
* Kansas City, KS
* Washington, DC
Past National Issues Forums
American Lawyers Auxiliary, New York, NY
August, 6, 2008
American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC
April 15, 2008
Woodrow Wilson Senior High School Debate Team, Washington, DC
April 15, 2008
Susan Miller Dorsey High School, Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 2008
Dangerous Intersection: Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse as Domestic Violence - What Judges, Lawyers and Victim Advocates Need to Know
Thursday, August 7, 2008
CLE program hosted by the Coalition for Justice, cosponsored by the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence and Legal Momentum.
The program pointed to the hidden aspects of intimate partner sexual assault and the complex challenges presented while protecting the victim and her children while insuring due process for the accused.
Missed the presentation? National Judicial Education Program is offering Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse: Adjudicating this Hidden Dimension of Domestic Violence Cases as a free web course and resource. For more information visit www.njep-ipsacourse.org. This is a project of Legal Momentum.
THE SAN FRANCISCO ROUNDTABLE ON YOUTH AT RISK
Hosted by the American Bar Association Coalition for Justice
Thursday, August 9, 2007
San Francisco, CA
Special guest: American Bar Association President Karen J. Mathis
2007 ABA Day in Washington, DC
Coalition Program
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Washington, DC
Race and Gender Bias in Judicial Election and Selection: Truth or Fiction?
Are Women and Minority Judges More Likely to be Targeted by Special Interests?
The Coalition for Justice is now offering 2 complimentary CLE Programs!
Race and Gender Bias in Judicial Election and Selection
Truth or Fiction? Are Women and Minority Judges More Likely to be Targeted by Special Interests?
Interested? Visit http://www.abanet.org/cle/clenow/raceandgenderbias.html
Contingent Fees:
Access to the Court or Threat to Capitalism?
Video Program - Windows Media Player
