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1979 Women's Bar Association Newsletter 1 (1979)

handle is hein.peggy/wbanewsl0017 and id is 1 raw text is: NIEWS & VIEWS MAY 1979 THE WOMEN S BAR ASSOCIATION OF THE D STRICT OF COLUMBIA NCORPORATED 19117 1730 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NORTHWEST *' WASH NGTON, D C 20006 * PHONE (202) 347 5550 The Women's Bar Association Annual Meet- g ad electio of officers and dire -tors wil1 takc pl:e on May 22, 1979. Cadi- dates for election are listed on pagc 3, along with biographical sketches. The meeting will be held at the National La yers Club. It will bein with a cash bar at 6:00, 1ollowed by the business meeting at 6:30, rmarks by the Honorable Gladys Kessler, Jud e of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia at 7:15, and a buffet dinner at 7:45. Reservations for dinner can be mad by calling Pat Gurnc at 457-1616, no latcr than noon May 21, 1979. (Dinner is $9.00, including tax and tip.) Please plan to attend and cast your ballot even if you cannot stay for the entire meeting. et si{ )nr the ut, D.( utfor ce lhursday, Junc 28, for the Ju- eptio whic lFA is holdingto Judesof the D.C Sucerior Court of Ap al, 3. District D.C. d , Cr f Appeals rt D.Ct h R in will Lirary (fCngress Speial honore guests wil be th cthrcc BA mrs wh have recently been ninated for judicial appointmeits. Ass't. Attorney General atricia Uald (no in:ated for tihe U.S. Court of hopal for tic D.C. Circuit), Judge Joyc Green (nominated for the U.S. Dis- trict Court for D.C.), and Administrative Law Judge Harrict Taylor (nominated for the D.C. Superior Court). Those interested in working on the Rcception should call Elsa Kaufann, 588-9060. The April 1i Task Force meeting began with an discussion of the goals and pur- poses of 0 BA- It wa determ ined that the development of subgroups within WBA would put women with sinilar interests in con- tact with each other. Methods to further dcvelop the Pacement Service were dis- cussed. The Task Force believes this goal can be achieved by advertising, increased contact with governmental personnel off- ices and job refrrals from the membership. it was also decided to update and revise the membership directory so that it could serve as a client referral tool and pro- mote more effective communication among members. Another area of particular inter- est to the Task Force is WBA's role in the general advancement of womcn in the legal profession. Increased lobbying efforts, development of interaction with other pro- fessional women's groups and the creation of a nationwide netw rk of womens legal grous were ident ified as th means of achieving both an expan ded role for WBA in d an increased visib ity. Th prp f is fst Task Force eting was t identify areas of particu lar itest ubseqent eeting ti h cocntrate onec area in depth. At the next eting, on iay 9, devclopment of special interest groups within WBA will be thc main topic of discussion. All WBA members are invited to co7vcy thcir thoughts, opinions, and criticis on thc activities of WBA to either a Task Force member, as identified in the April News and Views, or to Judy McCaffrey at 872-8600, so that the Task Force may have the bcnefit of your thoughts as it pro- ceeds through this examination and reeval- uation of WBA and its future. Digitized from Best Copy Available

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