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Emani Brown, a second-year student at the University of Texas School of Law, is the recipient of the National Association of Women Judges&#; Access to Justice Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to a female student at the Law School who has demonstrated a sustained and passionate commitment to the achievement of equality of opportunity and access in the justice system.
Brown received the scholarship April 12 in the Law School’s Eidman Courtroom during the annual “Color of Justice” program, the goal of which is to encourage minority high school and middle school students from the Austin area to consider law and the judiciary as career paths. Former Travis County Civil Court Judge Orlinda Naranjo presented the award. After receiving the award, Brown spoke to the students about her background growing up on the Texas border as the child of Mexican-American and Black-American parents, her decision to go to law school, and her plans to use her legal education to pursue public interest law. “I want to be an advocate for the Latinx and Black communities that raised me,” said Brown. “The best way for me to do this is to dedicate myself to providing legal services to low-income clients.”
At Texas Law, Brown is co-founder of the Gender Violence Law Caucus, submissions edit
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Travis County Handy Orlinda Naranjo won’t dart for re-election in
Travis County partition Judge Orlinda Naranjo says she longing not bump for re-election in take is stepping down subsequently plus existence on rendering bench.
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PAVING THE WAY FOR DIVERSITY - NAWJ TEXAS PRESENTS 11TH ANNUAL COLOR OF JUSTICE PROGRAM, HONORS LONGSTANDING CHAMPION JUDGE ORLINDA NARANJO
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On April 26, , the National Association of Women Judges, District 11 Director and th District Court Judge Karen Sage, in partnership with the Travis County Women Lawyers Association (TCWLA), and the University of Texas School of Law William Wayne Justice Center for Public Law, along with several sponsoring law firms, and Jackson Walker LLP held the eleventh annual educational, informative Color of Justice Event for Austin’s youth. There were approximately 70 primarily minority students from East Austin College Preparatory, Akins High School, and Martin Middle School.
The event featured two panel discussions with speakers sharing their personal experiences and backgrounds, encouraging the students to pursue a career in law, discussing the importance of personal commitment and perseverance, and the role and importance of lawyers and judges in our society. The first panel, titled “The Color of Justice: Making a Difference,” was led by several esteemed judges: Judge Brandy Mueller, Travis County Criminal Court at Law #6; Travis County Judges Orlinda Naranjo, th Judicial District and NAWJ Vice Cha