Feb 16, 2006
The LWC hosted the first Alumnae Recognition event. The Keynote speaker
for the evening was Judge Anne Ellington who provided an inspirational
keynote speech talking about what it was like to be at the law school
when women comprised about 10% of the student body. She reminded us we
are fortunate to live in Washington where women occupy numerous positions
in the judiciary and as partners in their firms. She also highlighted
the changes that women inspire in the profession.
The LWC presented two awards, an Outstanding Alumna Award and an award
for Outstanding contributions to Women and the law.
 Outstanding Alumna Award:
Judge Anne Ellington
Judge Anne L. Ellington (’74) became a member
of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division One, in May l995,
after nearly eleven years as a King County Superior Court Judge. After
earning a degree in English from the University of Colorado, Judge Ellington
moved to Washington and graduated from the University of Washington
School of Law. She served as law clerk for Justice Orris Hamilton of
the Washington Supreme Court and as an assistant attorney general before
entering private practice in Seattle. Judge Ellington was elected to
the King County Superior Court in 1984. She has been honored as Outstanding
Judge by Washington State Trial Lawyers, Washington Women Lawyers, and
King County Bar Association.
Outstanding Contributions
to Women and the Law: Lisa Stone, Executive Director, Legal Voice.
Lisa M. Stone (’85) is Executive Director of Legal Voice, a nonprofit advocacy group advancing legal rights for women
in Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Ms. Stone has worked
with the Law Center since the late 1980s and has been the executive
director since 1995. Before that Ms. Stone worked as an environmental
planner for a national oil-spill cleanup company. She also practiced
environmental law and general litigation with Stoel Rives. Ms. Stone
was graduated from the University of Washington School of Law with honors
and is a summa cum laude graduate of California State University, Fresno,
with a degree in anthropology.
Sponsors
The University of Washington School of Law and Law Women's Caucus gratefully
acknowledge the following organizations for their support:
Learning for Leadership Council
American Bar Association
University of Washington Law School Student Bar Association
Washington Women's Lawyers
Nov 22, 2005
 The University of Washington Law Women's Caucus co-sponsored with five
other organizations, a lunch time panel/roundtable on identity politics
and the judiciary. Four great panelists spoke: Judge Monica Benton, the
first female U.S.; Magistrate Judge and former president of the Loren
Miller Bar Association; Judge Michael S. Hurtado, Seattle Municipal Court;
Judge Zulema Hinojos-Fall, Administrative Judge, U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission; and Beth Barrett Bloom, President Elect QLaw,
and the panel was moderated by: Mary Whisner, Assistant Librarian for
Reference Services.
The context of the panel was the discussion of Supreme Court nominees,
specifically the dialogue about who should replace the Chief Justice
Rehnquist and Just Sandra Day O'Connor. Much of the dialogue discusses
having a woman, Latino or another person of color replace one of the
outgoing justices. The panel explored why it matters to have a diverse
judiciary (local, state, and federal). The common themes included: authenticity
and representation legitimizing the law in the eyes of those involved
in the court system, mentoring both in the legal community and in local
communities. In addition the panelists discussed how representation
in the judiciary allows greater justice through understanding.
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