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Queen’s Bench Honors Oregon Women Judges

By Gloria Trainor

ecember 13 marked the 26th
OWLS Queen’s Bench holiday lun-
Dcheon honoring Oregon women
judges. The luncheon took place at the
Sentinel hotel in Portland and featured
a remarkable lineup of speakers.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie Becker-
man, the outgoing president of Queen’s
Bench, kicked off the event by congratu-
lating the newly appointed 2017 Queen’s From left:
Bench Board of Directors. Incoming Top: Anne Milligan,
President Kate von Ter Stegge offered Five photos: Dreams in Bloom Photography Andrea Thompson;
her sincere thanks to all who planned the Middle: Jennifer
event and introduced the Queen’s Bench Martin, Kristin Tierney.
luncheon CLE schedule for the upcoming Bottom: Attendees
season. Incoming Vice President Rima included Diane
Rynerson, Trudy Allen,
Ghandour then announced the judges in Judge Janelle Wipper,
attendance, and each stood to applause Justice Lynn Nakamoto.
and recognition for contributing to the
advancement of women in the legal
profession in Oregon.
Judge Beth Allen announced a $500
donation from Queen’s Bench to the
Multnomah County Circuit Court’s Court-
Care program, which provides no-cost
child care for parents who are tending Photo: Teresa Statler
to business at the courthouse. Oregon
Women Lawyers President-elect Angela
Franco Lucero then announced the recipi-
ents of the 2017 Justice Betty Roberts and she could do to help those who are unique presentation by each woman and
Judge Mercedes Deiz Awards, and both struggling. She selected four women her courage to be vulnerable in sharing
received enthusiastic applause from the who inspire her, and she learned their her story. In conclusion, Judge Beckerman
audience. [Please see story on page 5.] personal stories over lunch. Anne Milligan told the audience that her gift of the
Next, Judge Beckerman and four of Fisher Phillips LLP, Andrea Thompson season was hope.
women she invited to tell their personal and Jennifer Martin, both Lewis & Clark Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum con-
stories delivered the keynote address. law students, and Kristin Tierney, an cluded the event by leading the audience
Judge Beckerman noted that the theme author, each shared her deeply personal in singing “Let There Be Peace on Earth.”
for this year’s Queen’s Bench luncheons struggle to overcome adversity and reach Gloria Trainor is a family law and personal
was “We can do more,” a theme that success and achievement nonetheless. injury attorney at Summer Trainor PC in
inspired her to ask herself what more The audience was deeply moved by the Portland.

In 2016 Queen’s Bench moved its annual
law student networking event out of
doors, to O’Bryant Square in Portland.
There, on October 23, a group of 50 law
students and Queen’s Bench members
served 500 warm meals to people in need.
Participants included (left to right):
Top: Lewis & Clark law students
Laney Ellisor, Martha Izenson,
and Ann Marie Schmidt with
Judge Stacie Beckerman;
Bottom: Lewis & Clark law Queen’s Bench board member Rima
student Mieke DeVrind with Ghandour was awarded the Muslim
Kate von Ter Stegge; Educational Trust’s Community Service
Lewis & Clark law students Award at a ceremony on November 12,
Pendrey Trammel, cheered on by other OWLS leaders.
Lawrence Pittman, Shown above are Rima Ghandour (right)
and Katie Devlin. and Iayesha Smith.

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