Women Lawyers of Sacramento 50 Year Celebration

Justice Butz was honored with the Frances Newell Carr Achievement Award. I was able to personally congratulate Justice Butz, who, as an alum, has long has been a wonderful supporter of King Hall. 

Among others, I talked with Professor Marty West and alums Jill Peterson ‘85 (former Assistant Dean for Student Affairs), Amal Abu-Rahma ‘97, Melissa Jones ‘99, Kim Lucia ‘09, Jeff Leacox ‘88, Carol Livingston ‘80, and Charity Kenyon ‘77, and Windie Scott ‘77. Kara Ueda ’00, Stacy Boulware Eurie ’95, Judge Judy Holzer Hersher ‘84, and Sara Granda ’09 were in attendance. I also caught-up with a number of friends of King Hall, including Judges James Mize and Emily Vasquez and Justice Vance Raye.

Charity Kenyon gave part of the introduction of the award for Justice Butz. Interestingly, Justice Butz used to be a fact checker for special collections at UC Davis before coming to law school.  Windie Scott narrated a presentation (a brief skit) on the history of the Women Lawyers of Sacramento. 

Justice Butz offered a gracious acceptance speech and mentioned the challenges of raising a son during law school.

Congratulations on 50 years of excellence, WLS!