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Immigration Services and immigration courts, but who
also have local issues before the D.C. Superior Courts.
Practitioners will learn about litigating child custody and
guardianship matters for immigrant children, representing
immigrant child crime victims in criminal prosecutions, and
the ethical considerations that apply.

Marques Banks, Equal Justice Works Fellow, Washington
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs,
speaker
Elizabeth Wieser, Juvenile Section Chief, Office of the
Attorney General for the District of Columbia, speaker

Teresa S. Lee, Senior Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney, Kids in
Need of Defense, moderator

FREE MEMBERSHIP FORUM 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.

Janeth Chorlango, Program Manager, Latin American Youth
Center, speaker

Becoming a Judge in the District of Columbia
Courts

Josh Doherty, Managing Attorney, D.C. Immigration, Ayuda,
speaker
Kristin Eliason, Co-Director of Legal Programs, Network for
Victim Recovery of D.C., speaker
Rebecca Niburg, Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney, Kids in
Need of Defense, speaker
Madeline Taylor Diaz, Supervising Attorney, Ayuda, speaker

4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Representation & Rehabilitation: Protecting the
Post-Disposition Rights of Children
Sponsored by Open City Advocates and the Public Defender
Service for the District of Columbia; cosponsored by the National
Juvenile Defender Center

Youth adjudged delinquent may be committed to the care
of the District for years after disposition. Children require
legal representation during commitment to protect their
rights and facilitate their access to services. Learn from
practitioners, policy advocates, and youth about this often
ignored but fundamentally important right.
Nancy Glass, Juvenile Services Program Manager, Public
Defender Service for the District of Columbia, moderator
Whitney Louchheim, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer,
Open City Advocates, moderator
Serena Holthe, Senior Staff Attorney and Pro Bono Counsel,
National Juvenile Defender Center, speaker
Clare Kruger, Staff Attorney, Public Defender Service for the
District of Columbia, speaker
Brittany Mobley, Staff Attorney, Public Defender Service for
the District of Columbia, speaker
Gunita Singh, Staff Attorney, Property of the People, speaker

4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Advocacy for Children of Color: Strategies for
Decriminalization
Sponsored by the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
and Urban Affairs

Experts in police reform, education, and children's rights
will discuss the ways children of color are criminalized,
including through the discriminatory enforcement of
rules in schools, on public transportation, and in their
communities. Panelists will highlight strategies for
decriminalization using legal and legislative advocacy.
Kaitlin Banner, Deputy Legal Director, Washington Lawyers'
Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, moderator

Sponsored by the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination
Commission

This public forum is designed to provide information about
the judicial application, nomination, and appointment
process for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The panel
will discuss qualifications for judicial office, the application
process, and, for associate judges, the nomination and
confirmation process. The forum will also provide an
opportunity to hear firsthand from District of Columbia
Superior Court judges about various facets of serving on
the bench.
Bianca Garcia, Executive Director, District of Columbia Judicial
Nomination Commission, moderator
Honorable Carol A. Dalton, Associate Judge, Superior Court
of the District of Columbia and Chair, Committee on the
Selection and Tenure of Magistrate Judges, speaker
Honorable Marisa Demeo, Associate Judge, Superior Court of
the District of Columbia, speaker
Honorable Heidi Pasichow, Associate Judge, Superior Court
of the District of Columbia, speaker
Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan, District Judge, United States
District Court for the District of Columbia and Chair, District of
Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, speaker
Addy Schmitt, Member, Miller & Chevalier and Member,
District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, speaker

Judicial Reception 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the D.C. Bar Criminal Law and Individual Rights
Community, D.C. Bar Litigation Community, and D.C. Bar Tort Law
Community

An exceptional networking opportunity, the reception
honors D.C. and federal judges of courts located in the
District of Columbia, with special recognition given to
judges who have retired or taken senior status in the past
year. Don't miss this opportunity to spend time with
D.C. Bar Community members, your colleagues in the
profession, the D.C. Bar leadership, and the judiciary at the
conference closing reception. The reception is free to all
D.C. Bar members. You must RSVP in advance to attend.

For the most up-to-date information,
including registration options and fees,
please visit www.dcbar.org/conference
http://www.dcbar.org/conference
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