Supreme Court Reception: (Back row) Judges Kevin Culhane, Robert Hight, & Justice Art Scotland (ret.); (Front row) Pacific McGeorge School of Law Professor MaryBeth Moylan, Justice Kathleen Butz, & Pacific McGeorge School of Law Professor Dorothy Landsberg [Photo by Eleakis & Elder]
ArtFest: Jennifer Madden, Teresa (Terri) Levenfeld, WLS Past President Patricia Sturdevant, & Deborah Maddux. [Photo by Stefanie Dahlke Photography]
neys, judges, and law students mingled and bid on various silent auction items and viewed artwork presented by local artists. Retired Justice Arthur Scotland served as the emcee. During the event, WLS President Rebecca Dietzen awarded the Jean McEvoy Scholarship to Michelle Evans, a law student at Pacific McGeorge School of Law. Thanks to the generous sponsors and supporters of the event, WLS raised over $19,000 to benefit the WLS Foundation. Supreme Court Reception. On November 3, 2015, WLS hosted the Supreme Court Reception in the Foyer of the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building. This year, WLS welcomed the Court’s newest members, Associate Justices Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar and Leondra R. Kruger. Frances Newell Carr Achievement Award. Each year at the Supreme Court Reception, WLS presents the Frances Newell Carr Achievement Award. This award was established by WLS in 1994 to honor the late Justice Frances Newell Carr (1923 - 1992), who was a founding member and the first president of WLS in 1962. Justice Carr was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to the Sacramento County Superior Court and was the first woman judge appointed in the county. In 1978, she was elected the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, and in 1980, she was appointed to the Third District Court of Appeal, where she served until her passing in 1992. In addition to her professional achievements, Justice Carr had vision and commitment to her community. The award is given to an outstanding lawyer, judge, or scholar in the Sacramento community in celebration of the awardee’s professional achievements, commitment to furthering legal opportunities for women, and contribution to the lives of women and children in our community. The 2015 Frances Newell Carr Achievement Award was given to Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye. Judge James Mize, a long supporter of WLS, made introductory remarks at the award presentation. He noted that he personally knew
Supreme Court Reception: 2015 WLS President Rebecca Dietzen & Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye [Photo by Eleakis & Elder]
both Frances Newell Carr and the Chief Justice and could not think of a more deserving recipient who epitomized the outstanding qualities of Justice Carr. Both women, said Judge Mize, were pioneers and trailblazers in the legal profession. WLS thanks the sponsors of the Supreme Court Reception who made this event possible: Boutin Jones, Delfino Madden O’Malley Coyle & Koewler, Jay-Allen Eisen Law Corporation, and King Williams & Gleason.
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