News and Events
Here's what's happening with OCAAJO and our Members ...
Meet the Candidates Running for
Orange County Superior Court Judge!
Register here:
April 26, 2022
Judicial Seats, 5, 9, 11, 21 and 22
May 3, 2022
Judicial Seats 28, 30, 33 and 45
5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. via Zoom
Registration closes Monday April 25, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
OCAAJO and the
OCBA Masters Division Present
Then and Now:
How the Diversity Landscape has Changed Over the Years in the Orange County Legal Community
May 4, 2022
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
Register online at ocbar.org
OCAAJO Life Member
Judge Fred Slaughter's nomination to the Federal District Court for the Central District of California is confirmed by the United States Senate, March 17, 2022!
Congratulations District Court Judge Slaughter!
OCAAJO Member
Judge Maurice Sanchez's nomination to the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Div. 3., is confirmed by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments January 6, 2022!
Congratulations Justice Sanchez!
OCAAJO President
Judge Karen L. Robinson is elected President of the California Judges Foundation 2022-2023. Administered by the CJA staff and supervised by a nine-person Board of Directors, the California Judges Foundation is dedicated to educating the public about the importance of an impartial judiciary for the administration of Justice in California.
Congratulations Judge Robinson!
OCAAJO Vice President
Judge Elizabeth G. Macias is awarded the 2021 CJA Justice Bernard Jefferson Excellence in Education Award for her work with co-awardee LA Judge Nicole Bershon on the CJA Diversity & Inclusivity Committee! She also is named CRF-OC's 2021 James P. Gray Judge of the Year!
Congratulations Judge Macias!
OCAAJO Member
United States Bankruptcy Judge
Erithe Smith is named
OCWLA's 2021 Judge of the Year
The award ceremony was October 19, 2021
Congratulations Judge Smith!
OCAAJO Member
Commissioner Scott Van Camp
is elevated by Governor Gavin Newsom, September 3, 2021, and is appointed
Orange County Superior
Court Judge
Congratulations Judge Van Camp!
OCAAJO Member
Commissioner Carmen Luege
is elevated by Governor Gavin Newsom, March 25, 2021, and is appointed Orange County Superior Court Judge
Congratulations Judge Luege!
Thank you!
... for joining us October 28, 2021 for the encore presentation of Justice Eileen Moore's "Race Results" program. Her use of Hollywood film clips and U.S. Supreme Court cases over the decades to examine the treatment of African Americans by Hollywood and the High Court was enlightening and informative!
On September 21, 2021, OCAAJO co-sponsored the OCBA's Racial Justice Task Force, Diversity & Inclusion Committee and Affiliate Bar Associations' Webinar on Intersectionality: Personal Stories of Navigating Implicit Bias & Solutions. The Panel featured OCAAJO President, Judge Karen L. Robinson, Vice President, Judge Elizabeth Macias and Member at Large, Judge Tam Nomoto Schumann Ret.
Thank you for tuning in to the program!
Thank you for joining us at our first Community
Town Hall - June 24, 2021
And thank you to our Panelists:
OC Assistant Presiding Judge
Maria Hernandez
OC District Attorney
Todd Spitzer
OC Pubic Defender
Martin Schwarz
OC Sheriff
Don Barnes
OCAAJO co-sponsors OCWLA's Diversity on the Bench panel featuring
OCAAJO President Judge Karen L. Robinson, OCAAJO Vice President Judge Elizabeth G. Macias and Judge Joanne Motoike [not pictured]
May 14, 2021
OCAAJO issues
Statement Denouncing
attacks on AAPI Community
Read the full Statement below.