In Wake of Liu Filibuster, HNBA, ACS, and other National Organizations to Co-Host Briefing on Obstacles to Diversity on Federal Courts Coalition of Groups to Release Guide to Becoming a Judge For Immediate Release: May 31, 2011 Contact: Zuraya Tapia 202-223-4777 ztapia@hnba.com Washington, D.C. – The move by Senate Republicans to filibuster long-delayed judicial nominee [...]
Let’s reiterate our message to the Senate that the DREAM Act needs to pass. Add your voice to our national survey petition in support of immediate passage of the DREAM Act. Sign Our Petition! Click here for more information on the DREAM Act.
Election Guidelines Click here to download the 2011 Election Guidelines. Candidates June 2, 2011 – Email announcing the candidates is available here. Petitions for Candidacy Click here to read more about the process for submitting petitions for candidacy. 2011 Election Petition Guideline and Form available here.
PURPOSE OF THE AWARD The HNBA Commission on the Status of Latinas in the Legal Profession is accepting nominations for the 2nd Annual Award. In 1996 at the San Francisco Annual HNBA Convention, the HNBA premiered Las Primeras, a visual history of 21 of the first Latinas licensed to practice law in the United States. [...]
Dear HNBA Members & Affiliate Organizations, The HNBA Board of Governors and the 2011 HNBA Convention Committee request nominations for the following awards: • • • • • • • • • Lifetime Achievement Award Corporate Partner of the Year Latina Attorney of the Year Latino Attorney of the Year Latina Judge of the Year [...]
Washington, D.C. – On May 11th, the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) held its Legislative Day and Capital Awards Dinner. Legislative Day brought together attorneys with a strong interest in legislative issues important to the HNBA and the Hispanic community to advocate on Capitol Hill. HNBA members were grouped in teams and met with U.S. [...]
May 9, 2011 Washington, DC – The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is honored to host nearly one hundred HNBA lawyers from across the country to convene in Washington, D.C. from May 10-11 to address the dire need for comprehensive immigration reform and greater diversity in the federal judiciary with Members of Congress in both [...]
April 30, 2011 To All HNBA Colleagues: I. Introduction Pursuant to Article XI, § 5(a) of the HNBA Bylaws, as amended and restated in 2008 and 2009, you are hereby notified that that the Nominations Committee has nominated the individuals identified in Section II below to stand for election to the Board of Governors. The [...]
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Washington, DC – The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) commends President Barack H. Obama for his nomination yesterday afternoon of The Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; Edgardo Ramos for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and The Honorable Robert Scola to [...]
