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4ContinuedfromPage3AlsoinMaywesponsoredawell-attendedCivilPrac-ticeSeminarprogramfeaturingJudgeTuckerandMagistrateJudgeNakazatowhoofferedinvaluabletipsfromthebenchforfederalcivilpractitioners.Whetheryouareabouttoappearinfederalcourttoargueamo-tionforthefirsttimeorareaseasonedveteranthereweremanyhelpfultakeawaytipsfromtheprogram.Summeristypicallyourbusiesttimeofyearwiththearrivalofsummerassociatesatmanyofourmembersfirmsandthisyearwasnoexception.AttendanceatoursummerBenchandBarluncheonswasterrific.InJuneourmembersweretreatedtoatalkbyJudgeSelnaonhislearningexperienceasajudgeinTheEducationofaDistrictJudgeandinJulyweenjoyedtheobservationsofBankruptcyJudgeClarksoninatalkwonderfullytitledToleranceforLegalAmbiguityorHowILearnedtoStopWorryingandLoveIncerti-tude.Botheventsunderscorehowmuchourmem-bersbenefitfromtheactiveinvolvementandsupportofourlocalfederaljudges.NowforalookatwhatisaheadPreviewofthe2013-2014SupremeCourtTermThenewSupremeCourttermtraditionallybeginsonthefirstMondayinOctoberanditislikelytobeanoth-eryearofblockbusterdecisionsbythehighcourt.BesuretojoinusforlunchonSeptember17attheHyattRegencyIrvineforapreviewofsignificantcasestowatchintheupcomingterm.ThePreviewwillbepre-sentedbytwodistinguishedconstitutionalscholarswhoalsoleadtwoofSouthernCaliforniasfinestlawschoolsErwinChemerinskyFoundingDeanandDis-tinguishedProfessoroftheUniversityofCaliforniaIrvineSchoolofLawandDeanellReeceTachaDuaneandKellyRobertsDeanofthePepperdineSchoolofLaw.DontmisstheinterviewsofbothofourpresentingDeanslaterinthisnewsletterandasneakpeakofwhattoexpectfromthePreview.AnnualJudgesNightThesuccessofourchapterisadirectresultoftheextraordinaryinvolvementandcommitmentoftimetoourprogrammingbyourdis-trictmagistrateandbankruptcyjudges.OurannualdinnereventhonoringallofthejudgesoftheCentralDistrictandtheNinthCircuitwilltakeplaceonOcto-ber17attheFairmontNewportBeachandwillfeaturebothareportonthestateoftheCentralDistrictbyourChiefJudgeandpresentationofthethirteenthannualJudgeAlicemarieH.StotlerAward.CriminalPracticeSeminarForthosemembersofourchapterwhopracticecriminallawandanyonewithaninterestinthenutsandboltsoffederalcriminalpracticeinthisDistrictlookoutforaflyeronouran-nualcriminalpracticeseminartobeheldatWhittierLawSchoolinNovember.BehindtheBooksWhetheryouareanewlyadmit-tedattorneyoranexperiencedpractitionerourBehindtheBooksprogramisaterrificwaytogetaninsidersviewofourownfederalcourthouseinSantaAnabeyondthecourtroomswherewegotoarguemo-tionsandengageintrials.ThetourtypicallyincludesabackofficelookattheclerksofficetheU.S.Mar-shalscellblockandthankstoourlocaljudgesavisittoajudgeschambers.CheckourwebsiteforaflyerwithallthedetailsonthisprogramwhichwilltakeplaceinNovember.SwearinginCeremonyAsinpastyearstheFBAOCwillsponsoraswearing-inceremonyandwelcomeforournewestcolleaguesfreshlyadmittedtotheCali-forniaandCentralDistrictbarsallofwhomwehopewilljoinusasmembersofFBAOCastheybegintheirprofessionaljourneys.SpecialthankstoallofourcontributorstothisissueoftheFBAOCnewsletterandinparticularfortheeffortsofoureditorMattWegnerRomanDarmerandassis-tanteditorRhiannaHughes.FinallythankyoutoeachofourmembersforyourcontinuingsupportofourFBAOCchapter.Ourchap-terisalwayslookingfornewwaystoserveyousopleasereachouttomeoranyboardmemberifthereareparticularprogramsthatwouldbeofinteresttoyou.IlookforwardtoseeingyouatanFBAOCeventinthecomingmonths._________________________EricLandauisapartnerintheIrvineofficeofJonesDayandisPresidentoftheFederalBarAssociationOrangeCountychapter.