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Thank you for visiting our home page. We are one of the largest judges association in North America, and proud to include members from all jurisdictions and levels of courts throughout the United States and Canada. We are also closely affiliated with a wide range of other national organizations, including the National Center for State Courts, the National Association of State Judicial Educators, the Conference of Chief Justices, the Conference of State Court Administrators,  the National Association for Court Management and the National Judicial College.

 

Judge Yvette Mansfield Alexander
Baton Rouge City Court, Louisiana 




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      Justice James W. Hardesty has been a member of the American Judges Association since 2009, and has served as the AJA’s Treasurer and on the Executive Committee since 2021. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting in 1970.


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    • AJA’s awards are very important. They are an opportunity for AJA to recognize people who have made significant contributions to the judiciary and to the association itself. In order for the awards to be meaningful, it is vital that the Awards Committee have a number of nominees to consider each year. Learn more about the AJA American Gavel Award, Harold V. Froehlich Award for Judicial Courage.


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    2023 Annual Conference
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    April 13-15, 2023



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