Let's start with the parade -- because this is time-sensitive.
Following the June 23 virtual Annual Meeting, the Alliance of Illinois Judges will host a virtual Pride Parade with "floats" (their quotes, not mine) and entries from bench and bar associations. And this is the time-sensitive part: The AIJ is asking any organization that wants to enter the virtual parade to contact them by tomorrow, May 18. Details and instructions for recording and submitting your entries will be provided by June 4.
The AIJ promises entrants that they can win the admiration of their peers as well as bragging rights by entering the parade. Additionally, the AIJ says (and, again, their quotes, not mine), "'Major Awards' are at stake, like 'Dancing Queen', 'Love Wins', 'Broadway Bound', 'Over the Rainbow', 'True Colors', and 'Glitter Glam.'" The AIJ also offers the services of its "creative team" for any group struggling to envision the perfect float.
Before the virtual Pride Parade, the AIJ will install its slate of officers for 2021-22. They are:
- President - Hon. Linda J. Pauel
- Vice-President - Hon. Cecilia A. Horan
- Treasurer - Hon. Judith Rice
- Secretary - Hon. Jill Rose Quinn
- Board Director - Hon. Robert Harris
- Board Director - Hon. Abbey Romanek
- First Past President - Hon. Mary Cay Marubio
- Second Past President - Hon. Mary S. Trew
Also at the June 23 installation meeting, the AIJ will confer these awards:
Community Leadership Award - Ray J. Koenig III
For extraordinary contributions to the LGBTQ+
community and to the legal profession
Alliance Award - International
Association of LGBTQ+ Judges
For extraordinary contributions toward advancing civility, respect,
equality, and access to justice for the LGBTQ+ community
Honorary Membership - Hon. Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez
In recognition of her contribution to Coming Out Stories
Honorary Membership - Hon. Sara J. Smolenski
In recognition of her contribution to Coming Out Stories
Tickets for the Annual Meeting (and parade) (which will, in turn, be followed by a social hour on Remo) are not yet available. When available, tickets may be obtained on this page AIJ website.
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3 comments:
Wow, that's SHORT notice.
Well, yes, and no.
I did sit on the announcement for a few days because I was busy doing other things, so I'll apologize for that.
But, if you'll notice, you don't have to dream up your entry, much less film and submit it, by tomorrow. You merely have to decide if you would be interested in participating by tomorrow. That shouldn't take that much time, should it?
Reading comprehension on the Internet continues to concern me. Why comprehension should be so much poorer in pixels than when the same words are printed on a page is alarming in and of itself -- but in a profession that has committed itself to efiling, it's truly terrifying.
I have a story. It's not limited to the LGBTQ judges. It's not about coming out, but coming in -- as in come back in to work and start moving these cases so that I don't have to go begging with hat in hand to the Illinois Bar Foundation.
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