2024 Annual Meeting and Conference

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR OUR 2024 ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE

Our fabulous Annual Meeting and Conference will be held August 6 – 10, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

The big event is scheduled in conjunction with Lavender Law, the annual conference of the U.S.-based National LGBTQ+ Bar Association.  Our Annual Meeting and Conference attracts judges from multiple countries, including Canada, the U.S., and others.

To maximize your participation in our events, we recommend arriving no later than the afternoon of Tuesday, August 6, and departing no earlier than Saturday, August 10. 

This year, Lavender Law and the LGBTQ+ Judges Annual Meeting and Conference will be held at the Westin Washington D.C. Downtown, 999 9th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001.

Here is the schedule of events for our Annual Meeting and Conference:

Tuesday, August 6

Registration, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

President’s Welcome Reception, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 7

Judicial Education Institute – Topic: Judicial Safety & Security, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

LGBTQ+ Judges Annual Meeting, 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Judges’ Reception with Law Students, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Lavender Law Opening Reception, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, August 8

Lavender Law Panel Discussions & Institutes with Judges (All Day)

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Specialized Judicial Tour, 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

National Museum of Women in the Arts Tour, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Friday, August 9

LGBTQ+ Training in Africa Seminar, 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Smithsonian LGBTQ+ Archives Tour, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

LGBTQ+ Judges Annual Dinner, 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Private Karaoke Room & Sing-Along, 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 10

Farewell Brunch, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

In general, there is no registration fee for our Annual Meeting and Conference, but there will be event-specific charges for the Annual Dinner and the National Museum of Women in the Arts tour.  In addition, to participate in our Annual Meeting, you must be a dues-paid member of our Association.

Here is the link to pay your LGBTQ+ Judges dues for 2024:

Annual Membership – LGBTQ+ Judges

We also recommend registering separately for Lavender Law, although this is not required to participate in our Annual Meeting and Conference or any of our events.  The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association has established a reduced registration rate of US $250 for judges. For more information or to register for Lavender Law, please use this link:

The 2024 Lavender Law® Conference and Career Fair (lgbtqbar.org)

The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association has secured a room block at the host hotel.  As occurs every year, we expect this room block to be gone well in advance of the conference.  If rooms are no longer available, we recommend obtaining a room at a hotel in close proximity to the host hotel.  Here is a link to access the room block:

Lavender Law Conference 2024 – Start your reservation (passkey.com)