2025 Annual Meeting and Conference

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  • Please let us know which events you and/or your guest will be attending.

  • Sunday, July 27th:

  • Chartered Yacht Cruise on the Schooner America, 1 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., departing from Pier 62, Chelsea Piers. Drinks and snacks available for purchase. Payment required in advance – $100.00 USD per person
  • President’s Reception at Stonewall National Monument Visitors Center, 51 Christopher Street. 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. This space is special, but capacity is limited to 75 people. Overflow will be next door at the Stonewall Inn and in a courtyard. We invite members to join us, with one guest if they are bringing someone to our events.

  • Monday, July 28th:

    (all events at the Marriott Marquis, Times Square)
  • 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Members only. Buffet lunch to follow.
  • 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Members only.
  • Foundation Annual Business Meeting to follow. Members only.
  • Law Students and Judges Reception, hosted by Lavender Law 5:30 p.m.– 6:30 p.m. For members only.
  • 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Lavender Law registration required.
  • During the day while Association meetings are taking place, we are arranging walking tours for spouses/partners (i.e., Pride History Tour of Greenwich Village and LGBTQ+ Secrets of the Met tour). Details to follow.

  • Tuesday, July 29, 2025:

    Lavender Law programming all day.
  • We are hopeful to have a repeat of both walking tours, Pride History Tour of Greenwich Village and LGBTQ+ Secrets of the Met tour. Details to follow.
  • Association Annual Dinner at Papillion, 22 East 54th Street, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. For members and up to one guest. $130.00 USD. No refunds. Late requests will be honoured if space is available. We know things come up, but we have contractual obligations we must consider.
  • venue TBD 9:30 - midnight

  • Wednesday, July 30, 2025:

    Lavender Law Programming.
  • Strategic Planning meeting for Board members in the morning.
  • Visit and tour of The Ali Forney Center (LGBT Youth Shelter and Services), 307 West 38th Street 2-4 pm. For members and guests.
  • Free evening for members who are staying in town to take in the many offerings, and no doubt informal groups will form.

All events sponsored by the International Association of LGBTQ+ Judges are open to Association members and their guests except the Judicial Education Institute and Annual Membership Meeting, which are open only to current members of the International Association of LGBTQ+ Judges.

Association members are encouraged to register as judicial participants for the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association’s Lavender Law Conference.  There is a special discounted rate of US $350 for LGBTQ+ judges to register for Lavender Law.  Only Lavender Law Conference registrants may participate in forums, education programs, and social events sponsored by Lavender Law. To see the entire Lavender Law schedule, please visit https://lgbtqbar.org/annual/

This schedule is subject to change.

Please e-mail Association President, Judge Amy Sakalauskas, at lgbtqjudges@gmail.com with any questions.