California La Raza Lawyers Association La Raza Lawyers of California is an non-profit association organized in 1977 to support Chicano and Latino Lawyers in California and serve as a statewide network for local affiliate La Raza Lawyers Groups. We meet quarterly at various locations around the state and represent 16 different local organizations with over 2,000 attorneys.

Judge Suzanne Ramos, former Board Member of San Francisco LRLA, was sworn in by Justice Carlos Moreno of the California Supreme Court in a ceremony in San Francisco. She is the first Latina Ever to sit on this Court in its 153 year history.  There are currently only 27 Latinas on the bench out of nearly 1700 Judges in California.  For more information on Judicial Appointments go to the "Judicial" page.

Next Meeting:  Quarterly Meeting:  February 6th, 2010 at 1:30pm at DLA Piper LLP (US), 550 South Hope Street, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, California 90071.   The 50th Anniversary Gala for the Los Angeles County Mexican American Bar Association will follow the meeting.  To RSVP or attend the dinner please contact patricia.higuera@dlapiper.com. Annual Meeting:  At the State Bar of California Meeting in Monterey, CA on September 25th, 2010.  Save the Date. _________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR 2010 Patricia Higuera, President, Los Angeles, patricia.higuera@dlapiper.com Mario Trujillo, President Elect, Los Angeles, marioltrujillo@aol.com Alberto Gonzalez, Immediate Past President, Sacramento, CA, Alberto.Gonzalez@doj.ca.gov Niki Soli, San Francisco, Treasurer, nikisolis7@yahoo.com Mica Estremera, San Jose, Secretary, micael.estremera@pdo.sccgov.org Regional Officers & Judicial Chairs: Juan Ramirez Eastern District Vice-President Fresno, CA (Includes 3rd and 5th DCA) juan-f-r@comcast.net Maribel Medina Northern District Vice-President/Statewide Judicial Chair San Francisco (Includes all of 1st and 6th DCA) MaribelMedina@sfusd.edu Lilia Garcia Southern District Vice President San Diego (Includes all of 4th DCA) lilia.garcia@doj.ca.gov Jesus Roman Central Distric Vice Presiddent Los Angeles (Includes 2nd DCA) jesus.roman5@verizon.net _________________________________________________ Membership: You may go to the Links page at the top left of the page to sign up for e-mails or to the Membership Form to join print out a membership application, also in the link at the top left of the page. We encourage joining an affiliate group on our links page, which entitles you to free membership in CA La Raza Lawyers.

Mendez v. Westminster (1947) was the Brown v. The Board of Education decision for Mexican Americans in California. It was filed in 1946 by Gonzalo Mendez and a group of Orange County parents and community groups to force the segregated schools of Orange County to integrate Anglos and Mexican Americans. The US Postal Service Issued a Stamp in September, 2007 honoring the Mendez Case. Photo is the 1934 1st Grade Class at the "Mexican" Wilson School in Orange County, CA.

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