JUNE MEETING:

The June meeting will be held on June 17, 2004, at noon at Casa de Sapore (formerly Pietro's). The address is 929 Court Street in Woodland.

The program will be about stress reduction techniques, presented by Tina Ginetti.

PLEASE RSVP TO LISA LANCE (llance@yolocounty.org) SO THAT WE CAN GIVE THE RESTAURANT AS ACCURATE A COUNT AS POSSIBLE.

The Yolo County Bar Association has been approved as a provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education by the State Bar of California. This program will provide one (1) hour of MCLE credit. (And any subspecialty credit, if appropriate.)
 

THANKS FOR A GREAT LAW DAY!

A grateful bar association thanks Judge Timothy L. Fall, Professor Alan Brownstein of UC Davis, and Chief Deputy Public Defender Jessie Morris for their excellent presentations at our Law Day program.

The bar association thanks Chairperson Chad Carlock, Jim Nolan and Courtenay McKeon for their service on the Liberty Bell Award selection committee.

The Liberty Bell Award went to Jack Jackson. Here is the press release describing Jack's contributions to the community:

Yolo Superior Court employee Langston C. "Jack" Jackson, Jr. is the recipient of the 2004 Liberty Bell Award. The Liberty Bell Award was established more than 30 years ago to acknowledge outstanding community service.

The award is presented by the Yolo County Bar Association each year to honor a non-lawyer who has promoted better understanding of the rule of law, encouraged greater respect for law and the courts, stimulated a sense of civic responsibility, or contributed to good government in the community.

Mr. Jackson is a human resources technician with the court and was nominated by the Honorable Donna M. Petre for his volunteer work in the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program. Mr. Jackson started working with youth about 10 years ago through the Big Brother/Big Sister program. Since 2000, he's volunteered with CASA and worked with more than a dozen youth on probation or who have been removed from their homes and are wards of the court.

Of this service Mr. Jackson said "I look at it as a real learning experience. You build a relationship with these kids and do things with them that they don't otherwise have a chance to do". Mr. Jackson said that takes a great deal of patience because many of the kids have discipline problems. Spending one-on-one time with these youth and giving them the attention they need makes a positive difference in their lives.

Mr. Jackson recently attended the college graduation of a young man he first met about 10 years ago who will soon begin his medical studies. The relationships last long after the kids are out of the system and he still keeps in touch with many of them. Congratulations to Langston C. "Jack" Jackson, Jr., for recognition and for earning this prestigious award.
 

CHECK YOUR LISTING:

Please check out your website listing and let us know if we need to make any corrections. Click here for the lookup page. You may contact Jim Nolan (jvnolan@yololaw.com), Courtenay McKeon (cmckeon@yolocourts.com), or Dave Hugo (dahugo@yololaw.com) with any necessary changes.
 

JUDGE WILLIAM LEBOV CONFERENCE ROOM:

The Yolo County Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that the Judge William Lebov Conference Room at the Yolo County Law Library is now available for use by the public. The Board of Trustees is hopeful that this conference room will be a valuable service to the private bar as well as the general public for purposes such as dictating while in the library or meeting with clients.

The hourly fee for use of the conference room is $15. The maximum per day is $75. The conference room can be reserved by contacting Juliet or Sherry at (530) 666-8918.

The Law Library is located at 204 Fourth Street, Suite A, in Woodland.

If you have any suggestions or comments regarding the conference room or the new Law Library, you may contact Larry Hoppin at (530) 662-9149.
 

SECOND REMINDER - ASSOCIATION'S BOOTH AT THE YOLO COUNTY FAIR
   -- From Yolo County Bar Association President Barry Melton

"I want to remind everyone that the Yolo County Fair is August 8th through 22nd, and we will need volunteers to help staff the YCBA booth. Traditionally, we don't hold meetings during the summer months, but that doesn't mean we don't need everyone's help when it comes to staffing our booth! In the past couple of years, at least one incredibly dedicated person has dedicated literally days of personal time to keeping the booth open; but I'm afraid we've burned that person out and we'll be lucky to get 8 to 12 hours from that poor person this year (only kidding). Really, if every YCBA member would think about giving just one four-hour shift, we could do a tremendous job this year."
 

NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS:

If you wish to submit information for inclusion in the next newsletter, please contact Courtenay McKeon at (530) 666-8254 or cmckeon@yolocourts.com by 5pm on July 1.