Our fabulous Annual Meeting and Conference will be held August 6 – 10, 2024, in Washington, D.C.  Although we are still working on hammering down the details of the agenda, we wanted to give you some important preliminary information to help you make your travel plans.

The LGBTQ+ Judges Annual Meeting and Conference is scheduled in conjunction with Lavender Law, the annual conference of the U.S.-based National LGBTQ+ Bar Association.  Our 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.

The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association has secured a room block at the host hotel at a reduced rate of US $249 per night.  As occurs every year, we expect this room block to be gone well in advance of the conference.  Please make your room reservation ASAP. 

Here is the link to reserve your room:

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

Additionally, here is a preliminary schedule of events for our Annual Meeting and Conference:

Tuesday, August 6

President’s Welcome Reception (Evening)

Wednesday, August 7

Judicial Education Institute – Topic: Judicial Safety & Security (Daytime)

LGBTQ+ Judges Annual Meeting (Daytime)

Judges’ Reception with Law Students (Evening)

Thursday, August 8

Lavender Law Panel Discussions & Institutes with Judges (Daytime)

Friday, August 9

Smithsonian LGBTQ+ Archives Tour (Daytime)

LGBTQ+ Judges Annual Dinner (Evening)

Private Karaoke Room & Sing-Along (after the Annual Dinner)

Saturday, August 10

Potomac River Brunch Cruise (Daytime/Optional)

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 Saturday brunch cruise.  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

For more information about Lavender Law, please use this link:

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

We will soon be sending out the registration form for our Annual Meeting and Conference, together with a more complete agenda.  But again, please go ahead and make your hotel reservation now.  We look forward to seeing you in August!