Tennessee Life Fellow Bernice B. Donald
October 9, 2008, Fellows in the news
The National Association of Women Judges has selected Judge Bernice B. Donald as its Honoree of the Year. The Award will be presented during the NAWJ's Annual Conference in Portland, at the Award Dinner on Saturday, October 18th.
The Award is given each year in the name of NAWJ's founding mother, Joan Dempsey Klein. Justice Klein has been on the California Court of Appeal since 1978, the year of NAWJ's founding. A judge since 1963, Justice Klein is known for her independence and refusal to accept sterotypical sex roles. She has worked throughout her life to encourage women to seek political power and is a fierce advocate of a fully diverse judiciary.
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