Judicial Selection
in New York State after López Torres: The
Impact on Minority Candidates
When: Monday, June 25, 2007, 6-8:30
p.m.
Where: New York City Bar, House of
the Association, 42 West 44 th Street.
Representatives of minority bar associations
discuss their views of New York State's judicial
selection process and the current law's impact
on minority candidates. The panel will
also address, in light of the López
Torres case that challenged the constitutionality
of the convention system, the relative advantages
and disadvantages of the current system and alternatives
that policy-makers should consider. Reporters
interested in covering this event are encouraged
to contact Jayne Bigelsen at (212) 382-6655 or
jbigelsen@nycbar.org.
Opening Remarks:
BARRY KAMINS
President, New York City Bar
Moderator:
PREETA D. BANSAL
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP;
Director, The Fund for Modern Courts
Speakers:
DANIEL R. ALONSO
Kaye Scholer LLP; Chair, New York Hispanic
Bar Task Force on Judicial Selection
VINCENT T. CHANG
Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP;
President, Asian American Bar Association of
New York
DEBORAH GOLDBERG
Program Director, Democracy Program, Brennan
Center for Justice, New York University School
of Law
NADINE C. JOHNSON
President, Metropolitan Black Bar Association
