Chief Judge John R. Tunheim, Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright, Judge Michael J. Davis, and the Judges of the District of Minnesota are hosting a reception on Thursday, July 15, to honor our minority judges in the Minnesota state and federal courts. 

The reception will be held at the Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse, Outdoor Plaza (300 South 4^th Street, Minneapolis, MN).

A group picture will be taken at 6:00 pm. 

To RSVP or for questions or requests for accommodations, please email: RSVP@mnd.uscourts.gov. Please RSVP by July 9, 2021.

This event is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers, Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Minnesota Women Lawyers, Somali American Bar Association, Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, Minnesota Lavender Bar Association, Twin Cities Diversity In Practice, and the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association.

Click here to view the live event.

The Asian MN Alliance for Justice (AMAJ) Combating Anti-Asian Racism Team will be kicking off an event series called Asian Solidarity Circle, beginning June 12. This kickoff session will take place at the Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL), with lots of available outdoor space (941 Lafond Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104). There will be food, networking, and small group discussions to hold space for courageous conversation, healing, reflecting, and building together about the Asian experience in Minnesota. The event is reserved for individuals who identify as Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander. For more information or to register, please click here.

This virtual event commemorates one of the most horrific moments of racial violence in Minnesota history—the June 15, 1920 lynching of three young Black men, Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie in Duluth—and examines the history of racially motivated violence and our efforts toward racial reconciliation.

The event will feature Bryan Stevenson, renowned civil rights lawyer, and Founder and Executive Director of Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). He will be interviewed by Jerry Blackwell, CEO of Blackwell Burke and one of the lead prosecuting attorneys in the trial of Derek Chauvin. The program will provide a broad perspective on racial violence in Minnesota and elsewhere, and the need for truth, accountability, justice, and reconciliation. As such, it will build on and complement the Duluth-based program and events that will be presented on June 13, 2021 by the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial (CJMM) to commemorate the lynchings.

Professors John Bessler, University of Baltimore School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center, and Duchess Harris, Macalester College, will provide historical context about the legacy of lynching and racial violence in America. We will also hear from U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel, whose book “Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodward and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring,” reveals the heroic origins of the legal crusade to destroy Jim Crow and the entrenchment of racism through the tradition of states’ rights.

For more information and registration details click here. 

Questions? Contact Casey DeMarais at casey@mnhum.org or 651-772-4278.

All are welcome at no cost.

Registration fee for attorneys seeking CLE credit: $15 for public sector / $30 for private sector.

This program by Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers is designed for colleagues and managers who may observe changes in behavior that give rise to concerns. It discusses how to recognize and obtain help when you, a work colleague, or another professional colleague may have a substance use, mental health, or other issue that affects behavior, conduct, and performance. Topics include understanding the issues, special considerations for remote work, approaching the lawyer (including interventions), arranging assistance such as treatment, and practice management issues during and following a reduced work schedule or leave of absence.

1.0 elimination of bias CLE credit has been applied for. 

For more information or to register, please click here.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, lawyers relied heavily on smartphones and related technologies. Since the start of the pandemic, attorney reliance on technology has increased exponentially, becoming a necessary part of the practice of law today. This program by Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers highlights cultural over-reliance on technology while exploring potential ethical and well-being issues raised when lawyers become over-reliant on their technology.

1.0 CLE ethics credit applied for. 

Join the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Minnesota Chapter for its Annual Conference – a hybrid event with both live and virtual attendance options. MNAPABA members may register at the discounted AFCC member rate if registered by May 31. The keynote speaker will be Cynthia Mabry-King, Circuit Mediator for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Other speakers include Justice Anne McKeig, Judge Jessica Ryan, and Marriage and Family Therapists, Michelle Libi and Joseph Reid. Visit the AFCC website for details. 

Learning Objectives
1. Define what culture means in the context of working with families;
2. Examine one’s own beliefs about culture and self-identity considering one’s own culture;
3. Explain how consideration of culture is required in Minnesota custody law; and
4. Practice applying culture as a best interest factor in custody cases.

6.0 Credits CLE/CEU Elimination of Bias Pending.