EVENTS Judge Shama Hakim Mesiwala, Cofounder SABA of Sacramento & Sacramento County Superior Court Judge
SABA of Sacramento Hosts Its Fourteenth Annual Diversity Law Student Reception By Judge Shama Hakim Mesiwala
Sarah Hashem, Nathan Searcy, Stephanie Finelli, Frank Martin, Nicole Opendo, Matthew Santos, Peter Hoffman, Judge Shama Hakim Mesiwala, Justice Ron Robie
Sara Hashem, Aminah Shakoor, Maher Badia
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he South Asian Bar Association (SABA) of Sacramento hosted its Fourteenth Annual Diversity Law Student Reception in Judge Shama Hakim Mesiwala’s Davis backyard on September 25, which was also the 40th anniversary of the swearing in of Sandra Day O’Connor as the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court. The reception was attended by over 200 people adhering to strict Covid protocols, which allowed law students the
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Judge Sonia Cortes, Judge AJ Jimenez, Administrative Law Judge Alberto Rosas, Alana Mathews
opportunity to mingle safely with judges and attorneys in an informal setting over Indian appetizers. SABA was honored by the attendance of Chief Judge Emeritus Morrison England and Judge Troy Nunley from the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; Presiding Justice Vance Raye, Justice Ron Robie, Justice Elena Duarte, and Justice Peter Krause from the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate Dis-
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trict; Presiding Judge and Judge of the Year Russ Hom, Assistant Presiding Judge Mike Bowman, Judge George Acero, Judge Stephen Acquisto, Judge Dave Brown, Judge Larry Brown, Referee Marlene Clark, Judge Kevin Culhane, Judge Carlton Davis, Judge Ben Galloway, Judge AJ Jimenez, Judge Chris Krueger, Judge Jennifer Rockwell, Judge Alan Perkins, and Judge Raoul Thorbourne from the Sacramento County Superior Court; Judge
