President’s Message Amy J. Laurendeau* Amy J. Laurendeau FBA/OC President FBA/OC Officers Amy J. Laurendeau President Van V. Nguyen President-Elect Dean J. Zipser Treasurer David M. Stein Secretary Page 3 Fall/Winter 2018 It’s been an action-packed year for FBA/OC. In February, we celebrated the life and career of our be- loved retired Magistrate Judge, longtime FBA/OC Board Member, and former Alicemarie H. Stotler Award recipi- ent, Art Nakazato. The outpouring of support for Judge Nakazato’s wife, Debbie, his fellow judges, and his many close friends was a testament to the incredible jurist and person he was. We heard from Magistrate Judge Kewalramani and ac- complished local practitioners on discovery and consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction at our Annual Civil Practice Seminar. Our Pro Bono Op- p o r t u n i t i e s Luncheon high- lighted some of our division’s many worthy pro bono programs, including the Central District Civil Rights Panel, the Ninth Circuit Pro Bono Appeals Program, Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Veterans Legal Institute, and Public Law Center. Judges Guilford, Staton, and Clarkson all participated and our pro bono partners presented to a sold-out crowd. Our summer Bench and Bar Luncheons introduced sum- mer associates and new lawyers to federal practice and the federal judges of the Southern Division. Our featured speakers — Magistrate Judge Early and Judge Carney — educated and entertained us with lessons on law and life. The Southern Division hosted the 2018 Ninth Circuit Ju- dicial Conference in Anaheim in July. FBA/OC, with our sister chapters in the Central District, hosted a welcome reception for judges and lawyers attending the conference from throughout the Circuit. In September, we honored our newest member of the judi- ciary, Magistrate Judge Spaeth, and thanked and said farewell to now-former Magistrate Judge Gandhi. Earlier this month, Judge Selna and local and national experts presented on Fair, Reasonable, and Non- (Continued on page 4) “It’s been an action-packed year for FBA/ OC.”