The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) presented its 2017 President’s Award to California Supreme Court Associate Justice Goodwin Liu at its annual convention in Washington, D.C. on November 3.
The award is given to NAPABA members who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to NAPABA, the legal community, and the Asian Pacific American community. “Justice Liu has been an exemplary leader in the legal profession and in the Asian Pacific American community,” said NAPABA President Cyndie M. Chang. “In addition to his frequent engagement with Asian Pacific American lawyers and law students throughout the country, Justice Liu’s recent publication, ‘A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law,’ has been a game-changer for awareness within and beyond our community of the successes and ongoing challenges that Asian Pacific Americans have experienced in the legal profession.”
Read the full NAPABA press release.