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    About the ABA FJE

    The ABA Fund for Justice and Education (FJE) was created in 1963, as the Fund for Public Education, to allow the American Bar Association to solicit and accept tax-exempt gifts and grants in support of the law-related public service and education programs of the Association.

    Our History

    For 60 years, the ABA Fund for Justice and Education has been the conduit for charitable giving. Generous contributions and grants come from ABA members and non-members, the American Bar Endowment, law firms, corporations, foundations and government agencies.

    FJE Council 2024-2025

    • Orlando Lucero

      Chair

      New Mexico

    • Ruthe Catolico Ashley

      Member

      California

    • Tom Bolt

      Member

      Virgin Islands

    • Ruth Hill Bro

      Member

      Indiana

    • Sylvia Fung Chin

      Member

      New York

    • Lacy L. Durham

      Member

      Texas

    • Andrew Demetriou

      Special Advisor

      California

    • Laura V. Farber

      Special Advisor

      California

    • F. John Garza

      Member

      Texas

    • Leslie Hayashi

      Member

      Hawaii

    • Jim Holmes

      Member

      California

    • Barbara J. Howard

      Special Advisor

      Ohio

    • Yonelle Moore Lee

      Member

      Maryland

    • Eileen M. Letts

      Special Advisor

      Illinois

    • Lorelie Masters

      Member

      District of Columbia

    • Amy Lin Meyerson

      Member

      Connecticut

    • Jennifer L. Parent

      Member

      New Hampshire

    • Andrew Schpak

      Member

      Oregon

    • Palmer G. Vance, II

      Special Advisor

      Kentucky

    • Howard T. Wall

      Member

      Tennessee

    Message from Our Chair: Orlando Lucero

    Investments in the ABA’s charitable mission magnify its relevance to protecting the rule of law, improving the legal profession, and advancing justice. The ABA Fund for Justice and Education is celebrating 60 years of aligning individual and institutional philanthropy with the Association’s life-changing public services. Your generosity, now and in the future, will continue to address the challenges and celebrate the successes that lie ahead. Our most generous supporters’ collective voice amplifies our goal of a more just and equitable society.