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The voice of the Asian Pacific
American Legal Community
in the Commonwealth of Virginia
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Announcing...John M.
Tran Selected As Circuit Court Judge in Fairfax County
Save the Date:
John M. Tran's Investiture as Circuit Court
Judge for Fairfax County, July 12, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at Fairfax County Circuit
Court, exact location will be provided once available.
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Letter from the President, Nhon
H. Nguyen:
Dear APABA-VA:
It is with tremendous excitement and
honor that I am able to inform you that our very own John M. Tran has been
selected as the next Circuit Court Judge in the County of Fairfax. The moment
has been in the works for some time now but became official as of last night's
vote by the General Assembly.
With this distinction, John becomes the
first full time Vietnamese-American judge in this Commonwealth as well as the
first Asian-American judge in a court of record. To say this is a proud moment
for our membership would be an extreme understatement. John has shown us that
through hard work and perseverance, anything is possible.
On behalf of
our membership, I want to extend the warmest of congratulations to John and his
family. John, you have made all of us proud. Thank you for all you are doing
and have done to pave the way for Asian-American attorneys in this
Commonwealth. |
On March 2,
2013 the Virginia State Bar's Color of Justice program was held at the
Arlington County Circuit Court and the program was spearheaded by APABA-VA and
specifically APABA-VA members; Lynette Kleiza, Shani Else and Sara Sakagami.
The program was extremely well attended and an overall huge success. Next
year's event will have a lot to live up to!
The program was attended by
48 area high school students, 12 law students, 28 attorneys, 2 substitute
judges (our very own John Tran and Suyong Min) and the following judges:
Judge Alston (Ct of Appeals VA)
Judge Newman (Arlington CC)
Judge DiMatteo (Arlington CC)
Judge Fiore (Arlington CC)
Judge
Kemler (Alexandria CC)
Judge Henenberg (Arlington GD)
Judge Brinkema (EDVA)
Judge Klein
(retired Fairfax CC)
Judge Rosas (Administrative Law Judge)
Also, there were
four winners of the essay contest and, as a result of APABA-VA's donation to
the event, the prize money was increased an extra $650.00 over previous year's
prizes (with the first place winner getting $500.00). We hope that by
increasing the prize money this year, the coordinating organizations will
follow suit in subsequent years.
Again, thank you to Lynette, Shani and
Sara for doing such a great job on the event and setting the bar high for the
future of this great event!
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Congratulations to
Leonard
Tengco
who was elected to a seat on the Virginia Beach School
Board. |
Congratulations to
John Tran
who was named a 2011 Virginia Lawyers Weekly Leader in
the Law |
Congratulations to
Paul D.
Nguyen
won the 2011 Trailblazer Award for the National Conference
of Vietnamese American Attorneys (NCVAA). |
| Please take
a moment to congratulate two of APABA-VA's members for their wonderful
accomplishment. Tony H. Pham (APABA-VA member) and Michael HuYoung
(member of the Board of Directors) have been named by Virginia Lawyers
Weekly as Leaders in the Law for 2010. The official celebration will be held on
October 21, 2010 at the Science Museum of Virginia." to "Please take a moment
to congratulate two of APABA-VA's members for their wonderful accomplishment.
Tony H. Pham (APABA-VA member) and Michael HuYoung (member of the
Board of Directors) have been named by Virginia Lawyers Weekly as Leaders
in the Law for 2010. The official celebration will be held on October 21, 2010
at the Science Museum of Virginia |
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| The Asian Pacific
American Bar Association of
Virginia, Inc. (APABA-VA) is a diverse and non-partisan association of
attorneys and those interested in matters of importance to the Asian Pacific
American legal community. Our mission is to foster professional development,
legal scholarship, advocacy and community involvement and to promote justice,
equality and opportunity for Asian Pacific Americans and those who may seek our
voice. |
| APABA-VA is to open to those with Asian heritage or who have
Asian Pacific American interest, regardless of heritage. The only criteria are
the study, teaching or practice of law combined with a commitment to improve
the lives of all Virginians, including those within the Asian Pacific American
community. Membership in APABA-VA automatically includes membership in the
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) and joins us with over
40,000 Asian Pacific American attorneys nationwide. |
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