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March 8, 2024, Half Day Diversity Ethics and Inclusion CLE
March 8 @ 9:00 am - 12:10 pm
The Thurston County Bar Association presents…An in-person and Zoom Half Day DEI ETHICS CLE…
“DEI Ethics and Navigating GR37”
presented by
Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven González,
Court of Appeals Division II Chief Judge Rebecca Glasgow,
Court of Appeals Division II Judge Erik Price,
Thurston County Superior Court Judge Allyson Zipp,
Christopher Swaby, The Swaby Law Firm,
Olivia Zhou, Thurston County Prosecuting Attorneys Office,
and Joe Jackson, Thurston County Prosecuting Attorneys Office
Moderated by Wayne Graham, Thurston County Prosecuting Attorneys Office & TCBA President
TIME:
Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m.
CLE is from 9:00 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
IN-PERSON & ZOOM:
River’s Edge
4611 Tumwater Valley Golf Course
Tumwater, WA 98512
or
you can attend via Zoom.
Cost:
TCBA Members & staff = $100.00
Non-Member Attorneys = $150.00
Group of 4 or more (for TCBA Members only) = $85 each (must all register at same time and be from same firm/organization)
Please register online by Monday, March 4 by 5:00 p.m. or send a check to TCBA, PO Box 1653, Olympia, WA 98507
Three Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ETHICS credits have been approved by the WSBA
Registration will only be accepted at the door if space is available.
AGENDA:
8:45 a.m. Registration begins
9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m. Fairness and Awareness at Washington’s High Court: Perspectives from Chief Justice González, Washington Supreme Court.
10:00 a.m.—10:30 a.m. Chief Judge Rebecca Glasgow, Court of Appeals Division II
Chief Judge Glasgow will present on GR 37, the test of the rule, the supreme court cases and major published court of appeals applying it, and a quick note of the expansion of the GR 37 objective observer test to other areas.
Break: 10:30 a.m.—10:40 a.m.
10:40 a.m.—11:40 a.m. Panel Members: Judge Allyson Zipp, Thurston County
Superior Court, Judge Erik Price, Court of Appeals Division II, Christopher Swaby, The Swaby Law Firm, and Olivia Zhou, Thurston County Prosecuting Attorneys Office
Judge Zipp, Judge Price, Mr. Swaby, and Ms. Zhou will present and answer questions on voir dire and jury selection both in relation to GR 37 and more broadly.
11:40 a.m.—12:10 p.m. Joe Jackson, Thurston County Prosecuting Attorneys Office
Mr. Jackson will provide an appellate update on the issues that are currently being litigated or contemplated at the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court.