CSCHS sponsors a variety of educational programs, receptions, archival projects, oral history projects and a student writing competition. Grants and gifts are available from the Society for scholarly projects and publications dealing with California legal and judicial history that advance the mission of the Society.
Current Program
Thursday, December 5, 2024
5 PM – 6 PM
Cruz Reynoso Courthouse
601 W Santa Ana Blvd
Santa Ana, CA
The California Supreme Court Historical Society is proud to present the following program:
A Re-enactment of the Oral Argument of the 1947 9th Circuit Case of
Mendez, et al v. Westminster School District, et al.
This decision outlawed segregation of Mexican American students into “separate but supposedly equal” grammar schools in California. It led to the passage of legislation prohibiting all racial and ethnic segregation of students in California’s public schools.
Presented by:
Presiding Justice Kathleen O’Leary
Presiding Justice Manuel A. Ramirez
Judge Frederick P. Aguirre, Ret., Judicate West
Associate Justice Thomas A. Delaney
Presiding Judge Maria D. Hernandez, OCSC
Associate Justice Joanne Motoike
Associate Justice Maurice Sanchez
There is no charge for this program.
MCLE Credit – 1 hour (Elimination of Bias)
No charge for members of the California Supreme Court Historical Society.
Non-members may purchase MCLE credit for $25.00
Registration for Program and MCLE Credit
This program is co-sponsored by
California Lawyers Association
Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Orange County Bar Association
Orange County Asian American Bar Association
Riverside County Bar Association
Sacramento County Bar Association
The Bernard E. Witkin Oral History Project
Bernard E. Witkin
The California Supreme Court Historical Society has launched The Bernard E. Witkin Oral History Project to interview former members of the the California judiciary and others to create an archival record of Witkin’s influence on the California Supreme Court and the California Judiciary.
The focus of the project will be to conduct research, obtain archival materials, and record oral histories relating to Witkin’s role as a special advisory member of the California Judicial Council, his influence on judicial opinion writing, judicial appointments and judicial education, and his role in the founding of the California Supreme Court Historical Society.
For further information about the project or to contribute remembrances of Bernie Witkin please contact witkinstories@gmail.com
The CSCHS Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition in California Legal History
An annual competition for law students and graduate students to write about California legal history including the history of the California Supreme Court.
California Supreme Court Oral History Project – University of California, Berkeley
The California Supreme Court Oral History Project carries out research interviews with retired justices to create an archival complement to the written record of California’s highest court and, by extension, the lower California courts. This project is partially funded by the California Supreme Court Historical Society.
