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2009

May

Women's Bar Association Applauds Sotomayor Pick

March

Women's Bar Association Urges Members to Attend Court Advocacy Day on March 31, 2009 and Demand Adequate Funding for our State Courts

WBA Ushers in New President, Michelle Peirce

January

WBA Commends Gov. Patrick's Signing of Mass. Uniform Probate Code

2008

December

WBA Applauds Patrick Administration's Nomination of Judge Gants to SJC

October

WBA Applauds Connecticut Supreme Court on Overturning Bar to Same Sex Marriage

August

WBA applauds State's repeal of 1913 law

June

WBA Dismayed by SJC Decision Regarding Consortium Claims for Same-Sex Marriages

WBA President Speaks Out in Support of Judicial Nomination of Monks
(Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Viewpoint)

WBA Congratulates Judge Sandra Lynch

WBF President receives Adams Pro Bono Publico Award

May

WBA Endorses Maureen Monks for Probate and Family Court

WBA Commends California Supreme Court Decision Overturning Ban on Same Sex Marriage

April

WBA President Kathy Jo Cook announces formation of Yarashus, Wagner, Cook, Freiberger & Washienko

WBA President Kathy Jo Cook Defends Judiciary in Letter to BostonNow

March

Kathy Jo Cook named president of Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts as it celebrates 30 years

January

WBA Weighs in on Tuttman Controversy; Defends Judicial Independence in Op-Eds in the Boston Herald and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.

2007

October

WBA President gives testimony in opposition to reinstating Massachusetts death penalty

Is Your Governor’s Councillor Representing You? Lessons from the Botsford Confirmation Hearing

September

WBA Applauds Appointment of Judge Paula M. Carey as Chief Justice of the Probate and Family Court

August

WBA officially endorses Judge Margot Botsford for the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court

WBA President-Elect to be Inducted into Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Up & Coming Lawyers Hall of Fame

Women’s Bar Association Announces 2007 Lelia J. Robinson Award Recipients

June

WBA applauds defeat of Constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage

May

Equality Commission report on Women's Obstacles to Leadership to be released May 2nd

April

WBA President testifies on bill prohibiting amendments to State's citizen petition process

WBA President spotlighted in Globe 'Hot Seat'
(Boston Globe, April 8, 2007, "ON THE HOT SEAT")

March

WBA responds to Globe article "The Job Without Benefits"(.pdf)

WBA notes the passing of Justice Martha B. Sosman

WBA Announces New Board of Directors

February

WBA Leadership Meets with Legislators to Share Priorities

WBA, Nixon Peabody host a reception for Massachusetts WBA, Nixon Peabody host a reception for Massachusetts Minority Bar Associatons

January

WBA Remembers M. Ellen Carpenter

2006

December

WBA, WBF seeking volunteers for Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans

Women’s Bar Association announces 2006 Lelia J. Robinson Awardees

Benshoof to speak at Gala 2006


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