California La Raza Lawyers Association La Raza Lawyers of California is an non-profit association organized in 1977 to support Chicano and Latino Lawyers in California and serve as a statewide network for local affiliate La Raza Lawyers Groups. We meet quarterly at various locations around the state and represent 16 different local organizations with over 2,000 attorneys.

Justice Miguel Marquez and California LRLA President Chris Arriola at the State Supreme Court. Justice Miguel Marquez was sworn in as an Associate Justice to the 6th District Court of Appeals in San Jose in 2012 and pictured above he is at the swearing in of Justice Rosendo Pena to the 5th District Court of Appeals in Fresno at the California Supreme Court Chambers in San Francisco.  With two appointments the Governor as for the first time in California History that there is a Latino sitting in all 6 of the Appellate Courts in California.

Upcomng Events and Meetings:  Quarterly Meeting:  Will be February 16th, 2013 in Los Angeles at Noon.  Myers Nave, 633 W. 5th Street, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA.  RSVP to carriola@da.sccgov.org. The Mexican American Bar Association Dinner:  Following the Quarterly Meeting on February 16th at the Biltmore in Los Angeles, go to www.mabaattorneys.com for more information. Annual Meeting:  October 11th at the State Bar Conference in San Jose, CA.  2 to 5pm.  Contact carriola@da.sccgov.org for more information.   The Santa Clara La Raza Lawyers Annual Dinner:  Following the Annual Meeting in San Jose.  Please go to www.larazafoundation.org for more information or carriola@da.sccgov.org. San Francisco LRLA Noche De Gala:  Noche de Gala will take place on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco. http://2013nochedegala.eventbrite.com __________________________________ EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR 2013 Christopher Arriola, President, San Jose, carriola@da.sccgov.org Joel Murillo, President Elect, Fresno (559) 834-9900 Mica Estremera, San Jose, Immediate Past President, micael.estremera@pdo.sccgov.org Beatriz Mejia, San Francisco, Secretary, bmejia@cooley.com Alberto Gonzalez, Sacramento, Treasurer, Alberto.Gonzalez@doj.ca.gov Regional Officers & Judicial Chairs: Juan Ramirez, Eastern District Vice-President Fresno, CA (Includes 3rd and 5th DCA)  juan-f-r@comcast.net Xotchil Carrion, Northern District Vice-President/Statewide Judicial Chair San Francisco (Includes all of 1st and 6th DCA)  xcarrion@goldfarblipman.com Lilia Garcia, Southern District Vice President, San Diego (Includes all of 4th DCA)  lilia.garcia@doj.ca.gov Maribel Medina, Central District Vice President, (2nd DCA) Los Angeles, mmedina@meyersnave.com Judicial Chairs: Micael Estremera, Northern CA Chair, San Jose, CA micael.estremera@pdo.sccgov.org Eric Alderete, Southern CA Chair, Santa Ana, CA emalderete@yahoo.com   _________________________________________________ Membership: You may go to the Links page at the top left of the page to sign up for e-mails or to the Membership Form to join print out a membership application, also in the link at the top left of the page. We encourage joining an affiliate group on our links page, which entitles you to free membership in CA La Raza Lawyers.

Mendez v. Westminster (1947) was the Brown v. The Board of Education decision for Mexican Americans in California. It was filed in 1946 by Gonzalo Mendez and a group of Orange County parents and community groups to force the segregated schools of Orange County to integrate Anglos and Mexican Americans. The US Postal Service Issued a Stamp in September, 2007 honoring the Mendez Case. Photo is the 1934 1st Grade Class at the "Mexican" Wilson School in Orange County, CA.

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