‘API Women on the Bench' Panel to Feature King Hall Alumnae

  • by Joseph Martin

The UC Davis Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA) is sponsoring a series of exciting events as part of this year's Asian Pacific Islander (API) Week Celebration March 16 -19, including a panel discussion entitled "Ladies First: API Women on the Bench" that features King Hall alumnae.  Participating in the panel will be: 

  • San Diego Superior Court Judge Patricia Cowett '72, who was the first Chinese American woman in the nation to be appointed to the bench; 
  • Associate Justice Tani Cantil Sakauye '84 of the California State Court of Appeal, District 3, the first API woman to be appointed to the 3rd District Court;
  • Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Jacqueline My Le Duong '94, the first Vietnamese American woman to be appointed to the bench in Northern California.  

The panel will take place in the Wilkins Moot Courtroom on March 19, from 12-1 pm.  For a full listing of all API Week events, please visit http://www.apalsa-ucdavis.org/

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