LASC: REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE NEXT JUDICIAL MENTOR PROGRAM VIRTUAL EVENT SET FOR SEPTEMBER 26

Featuring California Supreme Court Associate Justice Martin J. Jenkins, This Free Virtual Workshop Will Offer a Panel Discussion on the Benefits of Judicial Mentorship for Legal Professionals

The Superior Court of Los Angeles County’s Judicial Mentor Program has opened registration for its next workshop, “Mentorship Matters: How Mentors Play a Key Role in Our Success.” Scheduled for noon on Thursday, September 26, this virtual workshop is a great opportunity for attorneys and commissioners in Los Angeles County who are interested in exploring a career on the bench.

Please click this link to register now!

“Effective mentorship plays a key role in the professional and personal development of all legal professionals, especially for those who are interested in applying for a career on the bench,” Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner said. “This next workshop offers legal professionals an opportunity to learn directly from distinguished judicial officers as well as Mr. Luis Céspedes, Governor Newsom’s Judicial Appointments Secretary, on the best strategies to navigate the judicial appointment process. I encourage anyone who is interested in pursuing a career on the bench to register and to learn from this invaluable workshop intended to demystify the judicial application and appointment process.”

The virtual workshop will feature a Question and Answer session about the judicial appointment and vetting process with Judicial Appointments Secretary Luis Céspedes, California Supreme Court Associate Justice Martin J. Jenkins and Justice Helen Zukin. Following the Question and Answer session, Judge Kimberley Baker Guillemet will moderate a panel discussion with Justice Martin J. Jenkins, Judge Firdaus F. Dordi and Judge Paris G. Lewis.

Agenda and Participants:

Introduction:

• Hon. Esther P. Kim, Judge and Judicial Mentor Program Outreach Co-Chair, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
• Hon. Maria Puente-Porras, Judge and Judicial Mentor Program Outreach Co-Chair, Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Opening Remarks:

• Hon. Samantha P. Jessner, Presiding Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Question-and-Answer Session on Judicial Appointments and Vetting Process:

• Luis Céspedes, California Judicial Appointments Secretary
• Hon. Martin J. Jenkins, Associate Justice, California Supreme Court
• Hon. Helen Zukin, Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Four, Judicial Selection Advisory Committee Chair

Panel Discussion:

• Hon. Martin J. Jenkins, Associate Justice, California Supreme Court
• Hon. Firdaus F. Dordi, Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
• Hon. Paris G. Lewis, Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
• Hon. Kimberley Baker Guillemet, Judge and Judicial Mentor Program Chair, Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Closing:

• Hon. Esther P. Kim, Judge and Judicial Mentor Program Outreach Co-Chair, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
• Hon. Maria Puente-Porras, Judge and Judicial Mentor Program Outreach CoChair, Superior Court of Los Angeles County

What: Los Angeles Superior Court Judicial Mentor Program: Mentorship Matters: How Mentors Play a Key Role in Our Success

When: Noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.

Where: Virtual session: click here to register. Registration closes at 5 p.m. on September 25, 2024. A link will be provided to registered participants.

You can view the full notice here.