Equity in Justice Book Club, Client Protection Fund and New Mexico Medical Review Committee Notices of Commissioner Vacancies, Upcoming CLEs and Events, Court Notices and More

Dec. 2, 2022

Equity in Justice Book Club

"The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together" by Heather McGhee

Hosted by Amanda Parker, PhD, Equity in Justice Director at the State Bar of New Mexico

and Torri Jacobus, Chair of the Supreme Court Commission on Equity and Justice.

Please join us to kick off the first Equity in Justice Book Club pick. Four sessions will cover the major themes and information while we think about how they apply to the practice of law.

Four sessions by Zoom:

Jan. 24 Noon -1:30 p.m. (MST)

Feb. 7 Noon -1:30 p.m. (MST)

Feb. 21 Noon -1:30 p.m. (MST)

March 7 Noon -1:30 p.m. (MST)

From Amazon:

“Heather McGhee’s specialty is the American economy - and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. From the financial crisis of 2008 to rising student debt to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a root problem: racism in our politics and policymaking. But not just in the most obvious indignities for people of color. Racism has costs for white people, too. It is the common denominator of our most vexing public problems, the core dysfunction of our democracy and constitutive of the spiritual and moral crises that grip us all. But how did this happen? And is there a way out?”

Zoom Link, Schedule, and Discussion Questions

Client Protection Fund and New Mexico Medical Review Committee Notices of Commissioner Vacancies

In accordance with Rule 17A-005 (B), the State Bar of New Mexico is seeking a Commissioner appointment to the Client Protection Fund. In accordance with Section 41-5-14 of the New Mexico Medical Malpractice Act, the State Bar of New Mexico is accepting applications for Chair of the State Bar Medical Malpractice Review Committee.

More Info & How to Apply

Meet Our New JWELL Program Manager, Judge Sandra Engel (ret.)

Judge Engel recently retired from the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Bench in October 2022. She served as a Judge for over 16 years, with a previous career as a solo practitioner and Assistant District Attorney in the Second Judicial District. She was active in the judiciary in several Supreme Court Committees, created and presided over several specialty courts and served as Chief Judge of Metro during the pandemic. She is now the manager for the New Mexico Judicial Wellness Program and brings years of experience and knowledge to the area. She is excited about focusing on creating new and innovative ways to support the wellness of the entire state judiciary and has already played a major role in creating the Judicial Coaching Resource, a peer-to-peer coaching resource for the judiciary. Judge Engel is a certified Executive Coach, coaching attorneys and judges in her down time. She is excited to present to organizations on wellness topics, and is available to speak to your court with an email request sent to Sandra.engel@sbnm.org.