On April 19, 2019, La Raza hosted its 2nd Annual Latinx Judicial Panel. This event was created with the intention of introducing our Raza members to Judges who are not only amazing but who look like them and share a similar background. We feel that highlighting and introducing our Raza members to amazing judges like Judge Vasquez, the first Latina appointed to Sacramento County Superior Court, Judge Cortes, the first Latina or Latino appointed to Yolo County Superior Court, & Judge Olguin first Latino appointed to the Federal District Court for the Central District of California will encourage our Raza to continue to dream, aim, and achieve at the highest levels. Imposter syndrome is a real threat to our community, but events like these, people like our panelists including Venable Partner Angel Garganta, help us defeat those feelings of unworthiness and uncertainty. A special and warm thank you to Judge Vasquez, Judge Cortes, Judge Olguin, Angel Garganta and Venable for generously sponsoring our event and spending their Friday afternoon with us. We hope that this tradition continues.
Alumni Weekend Breakfast
We hosted an open house of our La Raza Association Officer with a light breakfast for our alumni to be able to visit and reminisce about the space that they helped us secure. Breakfast ranged from bagels to pan dulce and orange juice to coffee. Our Association Office is a sacred space for many of us and we recognize that we would not have this space if it had not been for those who came before us, our La Raza alumni. We had a great time chatting with alumni Cecilia Rendon and Marisa Arrona, both Class of 2003. They were able to take pictures and teach us a bit about our La Raza history.
