The second stop on the National Judicial College (NJC)'s 60th anniversary tour, "JUSTICE FOR ALL…Upholding the Rule of Law," is taking place April 27 in Miami and follows the NJC's successful debut event, "Celebrating a Diverse Judiciary," Jan. 19 in Los Angeles.
MIAMI, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The second stop on the National Judicial College (NJC)'s 60th anniversary tour, "JUSTICE FOR ALL…Upholding the Rule of Law," is taking place April 27 in Miami and follows the NJC's successful debut event, "Celebrating a Diverse Judiciary," Jan. 19 in Los Angeles.
"These events are so much more than a celebration of six decades of educating judges. Looking at who is being honored and their historic achievements, these events demonstrate the growth of the NJC and of the judiciary in terms of gender and ethnic diversity and beyond," said Founding Shareholder of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Las Vegas office Mark G. Tratos, who is also co-chair of the NJC's 60th Anniversary Committee and past chair of its Board of Trustees.
NJC is celebrating with six special, themed programs coast to coast. The remaining anniversary programs will be held later this year as follows:
Healing and Restoring Our Community: Seattle | July 20
Being Heard and Ensuring Fairness: New York | Sept. 28
60 Years of Making the World a More Just Place: Las Vegas | Dec. 7
There will also be a program in October in Reno, Nevada, home to the NJC. Greenberg Traurig is a major sponsor of the anniversary events.
"At its founding, the NJC membership did not often include woman and diverse individuals, mirroring many organizations in the United States. The NJC's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion 'in all that we do in order to engage the judiciary in fulfilling its role of providing equal justice under law' is central to its mission to 'make the world a more just place by educating and inspiring its judiciary'," Tratos said.
In Miami, five individuals will be honored:
- Former Florida Chief Justice Rosemary Barkett, who in 1984 became the state's first female justice and then first female chief justice.
- Judge DeAndrea Gist Benjamin, who in February 2023 was confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
- Judge Thomas B. Griffith, formerly a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
- Senator Doug Jones, a former U.S. senator and U.S. attorney for Alabama.
- Solicitor General Neal Katyal, a former acting solicitor general of the United States.
Further illustrating Tratos' observations, the following were honored at the Los Angeles event:
- Judge Michelle Childs,S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Judge Holly J. Fujie, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
- Justice Serge Georges, Jr., Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Justice Monica M. Márquez, Colorado Supreme Court
- Judge Esther Salas, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, United States District Court for the Central District of California
NJC is the United States' oldest, largest, and most widely attended school for judges, educating judges from all 50 states. The categories of judges it serves, including state trial, administrative law, military, and tribal, decide more than 95% of cases in the United States.
Tratos focuses his practice on a variety of entertainment, intellectual property, and litigation matters. He represents artists and performers, resort, hotel, and casino entities in federal court litigation involving trademark, copyrights, domain names, rights of publicity, and privacy law for known casino brands. He represents many of the largest resorts in the world on brand development and protection strategies, enforcement, and infringement litigation.
In addition to his robust legal practice and work the with NJC, Tratos has been a member of the adjunct faculty of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for more than 25 years. Currently, he teaches Entertainment Law and Understanding & Drafting Entertainment Contracts at Lewis & Clark Law School. Tratos is the author of the New York Bar Association's Entertainment Treatise chapters on "The Evolution of Entertainment on the Internet," "The Evolution of Entertainment Production, Distribution, Ownership and Control in the Digital Age," and "Exhibitions: Art and Artifacts Exhibits as an Expansion of the Entertainment Industry."
Additionally, Tratos is the chairman of the Board of Visitors for Lewis & Clark Law School and serves on the Board of Trustees of Lewis & Clark College. He serves as director for the board of the Smith Center for Performing Arts and was chairman of the Center's Board of Advisors, and co-founded and is a past president of The Discovery Children's Museum in Las Vegas, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI "Highly Recommended Law Firm" for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 250. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.
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