Online registration is closed. To attend,
please email Tram Nguyen at tnguyen@mnbars.org by 11:00 am on
3/22.
In the early 1940s, Clara Anderson worked as a bartender at
a local hotel until the St. Paul City Council enacted an ordinance barring women
from working behind the bar as men returned from World War II. Rather than lose
her job to a man, Anderson went to court. Her battle lasted three years and
involved one tenacious lawyer and nine judges along the way. Ramsey County
District Court Judge John Guthmann accidentally discovered this long-forgotten
case when conducting research for a judicial portrait dedication at the Ramsey
County Law Library. Intrigued, he wanted to learn more about her. Using court
records, family stories and photographs, and newspaper accounts, Guthmann
brought Anderson’s story and her fight against discrimination to life in a May
2020 article published in Ramsey County History Magazine. He now brings
that story to members of the MSBA, HCBA, and
RCBA.
Speaker:
John H. Guthmann is a former Chief
Judge of Minnesota’s Second Judicial District. He graduated from Cornell College
in Mount Vernon, Iowa, with a double major in history and political science, and
received his JD from what is now the Mitchell Hamline College of Law. After
clerking for Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Sheran, he spent
twenty-seven years in private practice until his appointment to the bench in
2008.
CLE Credits:
1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credits | Event Code: 445931
Cost:
MSBA/HCBA/RCBA Members: $15
Non-Members: $50
Law Student: Free
Deadline to register: March 20, 2022.
To register after that time, email the program manager.
Remote Participation: Remote instructions will be emailed to
you the day prior to the event.
Payments: Due to the pandemic, accounting staff have
limited access to the office making the processing of checks difficult. We
request that you register online or over the phone by credit card whenever
possible. If you need assistance, please contact the program manager. If you
must pay by check, please use this registration
form.
Cancellations: Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation
policy.
Accommodations: The MSBA is committed to creating an
inclusive environment in which all members can participate fully. If you need
reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please notify the
program manager. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the
meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations. Thank
you.
Program Manager:
Tram Nguyen
tnguyen@mnbars.org