California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation Dinner

  • by Kevin R. Johnson

On Sept. 29, I attended the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation’s annual recognition dinner, Luchando Por Justicia. The Executive Director of CRLAF is our own Professor Amagda Pérez ‘91, who is also co-director of the Immigration Law Clinic. A group of wonderful law students joined me at the dinner. It was a grand event at the California Museum in Sacramento. Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero presented a thoughtful keynote address and CRLAF honored Deborah Escobedo and Councilmember Eric Guerra.

Luchando por Justicia 2023
Professor Amagda Pérez, left, and Co-Chair of the UC Davis Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association Caroline Flores Cabias, right.
A group of people at Luchando por Justicia 2023.
From left to right, Director of Litigation, Advocacy & Training at California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc., Cynthia L. Rice, civil rights attorney Deborah Escobedo, Councilmember Eric Guerra, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, Consul General for Mexico in Sacramento Liliana Ferrer, CRLAF Executive Director and Professor Amagda Pérez.  
A group of individuals at the Luchando por Justicia event.
King Hall students with Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, middle.

 
Luchando por Justicia 2023

I was pleased to see a picture of the late Justice Cruz Reynoso in the program. Cruz was a supporter of CRLAF and its work. The law school's Multimedia Specialist Jose Perez took the photo and attended the dinner. It was a celebratory night!