One Profession - First Judicial District

Deadline to Register: October 28, 2020

We hope that you will join us for our first virtual One Profession - a day of education and (virtual) networking.  One registration gets you access to all of the programming...and our unique virtual trivia event at the end of the day! 

9:00 - 10:00 am - Minnesota Supreme Court Update

Presenter: Associate Justice G. Barry Anderson

10:15 - 11:45 am - Diversity and the Predicament of Good Intentions (1.5 Elimination of Bias CLE credit applied)

Presenters:
Constanza Ocampo-Raeder, Carleton College
Constanza Ocampo-Raeder is an assistant professor in anthropology at Carleton College. She received her MA and PhD from Stanford University and her BA from Grinnell College.  Constanza’s research and teaching focus on uncovering the multiple ways by which nature is understood and interreacted with by people around the world. Most of her work takes place in areas of high conservation priority and looks at how culture and behavior influence those practices.  

Amy Gernon, Gernon Law
Amy Gernon received her JD from the University of Michigan Law School and her BA from Grinnell College. She has practiced law for over 15 years, including working for seven years as a federal law clerk in the District of Minnesota.

1:00 - 1:30 pm - District Court Update

Presenter: Chief Judge Kathryn Davis Messerich, MN First Judicial District

1:45 - 3:15 pm - COVID and the District Courts: How are things going six months in?

Panelists:
Assistant Chief Judge David Knutson, MN First Judicial District
Judge Richelle Wahi, MN First Judicial District
Judge Christian Wilton, MN First Judicial District
First Judicial District Administrator Brian Jones
Deputy District Administrator Carol Renn
Minnesota Judicial Branch Director of Human Resources and Development Dana Bartocci
Sam Edmunds, Sieben Edmunds Miller, PLLC

Moderator:
Steve Budke, Leverson Budke Criminal Defense Attorneys