Welcome to AABA
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The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) was founded in 1976 to provide Asian American attorneys in the San Francisco Bay Area with a vehicle for the unified expression of opinions and positions on matters of concern to all Asian Pacific Americans (APA). AABA also encourages and promotes the professional growth of its members, serves the APA and minority communities, and fosters the exchange of ideas and information among its |
members and the public. AABA also uses its resources and expertise to serve the public interest through legal clinics and other programs. Please read about our history and committees, and join us. In 2009, AABA received the California State Bar's Diversity Award (bar association) in honor of its long history of advocating for diversity in the legal profession.
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AABA Career Day - Saturday, August 14, 2010
AABA Career Day will be held Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Golden Gate University, 536 Mission Street, San Francisco. Underwritten by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Career Day provides law students and attorneys a great (and free) opportunity to have a one-on-one mock interview session with a senior attorney who will provide feedback on the interview and resume. To sign up for a mock interview session, please submit your resume to AABACareerDay@gmail.com by Friday, July 30, 2010. In your email, please indicate whether you are interested in the private or public sector and we will try to match you with an interviewer who has experience in that area.
Even if you aren't looking for a job at the moment, AABA Career Day will provide an invaluable opportunity to network with other attorneys and students and to hear from a panel of diverse speakers ranging from practicing attorneys as well as individuals in nontraditional paths and academia. Topics will include their career experiences as well as advice (and inspiration) in entering a career in law. This year's Career Day will feature:
8:30 am - Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am - Panel Discussion on Pursuing a Career in Law
Dale Minami, Partner, Minami Tamaki LLP
Steve Ngo, San Francisco Community College District Board of Trustees
Prof. Anna M. Han, Santa Clara Law School
10:30 am - Mock Interviews and Drop-in Resume Review Workshop
12:00 pm - Networking Lunch
Attorney and Student Volunteers are needed. If you are interested in being a mock interviewer or volunteering at the event, please contact Un Kei Wu (unkeiwu@gmail.com) (students) or Miriam Kim (miriam.kim@mto.com) (attorneys).
AABA thanks Kirkland & Ellis LLP for sponsoring this event.
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Judge Lucy Koh Confirmed By Senate
(NAPABA Press Release and other sources) - On June 7, 2010 the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed The Honorable Lucy H. Koh to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, making her the first Korean American U.S. District Court Judge in United States history and the first Asian Pacific American Article III judge in the 160-year history of the Northern District of California. Magistrate Judge Edward M. Chen, whose nomination to the Northern District of California is still pending, was the first Asian Pacific American judge to serve on the court.
“This is a historic achievement for the Asian Pacific American community,” said Joseph J. Centeno, president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. “The glaring absence of an Asian Pacific American Article III in the Northern District California for over 160 years makes Judge Koh’s confirmation very meaningful to our community.” Click here for complete press release.
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APAs In The Judiciary
One of AABA's main goals from its inception has been to promote the appointment of more Asian Pacific Americans to the judiciary, where they are vastly underrepresented. We believe we the judicary should reflect the diversity of the general populace. As more and more APAs appear in court as litigants, jurors, criminal defendants, and attorneys, it is vitally important that the adjudicators themselves who represent the justice system reflect those individuals' backgrounds
(Photo: dbking)
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and cultures. Please visit our APAs in the Judiciary Resource page which contains recent news articles on this subject, including the lack of any Article III (federal) judge in the Northern District of California which covers the entire San Francisco Bay Area.
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