Cooper Ginsberg Gray was proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference Bench Bar Dinner honoring newly appointed and elevated minority and female members of the Virginia Judiciary. Kristen Kugel and Anne Robinson attended the February 10th dinner at the Bull & Bear Club in Richmond. The Honorable Elizabeth A. McClanahan, Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia, was the keynote speaker. Her speech included anecdotes about growing up in Buchanan County, Virginia and attending the College of William and Mary. The following members of the Virginia Judiciary were honored: Hon. Marla G. Decker, Court of Appeals; Hon. Patricia Kelly, Caroline Circuit Court; Hon. Deanis L. Simmons, Smyth Circuit Court; Hon. John M. Tran, Fairfax Circuit Court; Hon. R. Frances O’Brien, Arlington General District Court; Hon. Lisa Michelle Baird, Prince William Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court; Hon. Leisa K. Ciaffone, Roanoke City Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court; Hon. Martha P. Ketron, Tazewell Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court; Hon. Georgia K. Sutton, Spotsylvania Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court; Hon. Claude V. Worrell, II, Albemarle/Charlottesville Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court.
