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    2025 ABA Judicial Division Annual Meeting Schedule

    August 7-11, 2025 | Toronto, ON | Fairmont Royal York Hotel | Schedule as of March 28, 2025

    Thursday, August 7

    8:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    State Trial Judges Business Meeting and Town Hall

    1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
    Beyond Civics (and Ethics): Restoring Trust in State Courts
    JD Ethics Committee

    2:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
    On Jury Unanimity, Peremptory Challenges, and Much More: The Updated ABA Principles for Jury Trials
    Commission on the American Jury

    3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    Standing Committee on Diversity in the Judiciary Business Meeting

    3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Children Who Never Came Home: US and Canada Responses to Native Boarding School Abuses (CLE Fee: $30.00 for lawyers)
    Joint Program of Tribal Courts Council and Section of State & Local Government Law

    5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
    Standing Committee on Diversity in the Judiciary Program

    6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
    New Attendee / New Member Networking Session

    7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
    JD Reception and Awards Presentation (Ticketed: $25.00 / 2 drink tickets included)

    Friday, August 8

    8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
    Specialized Court Judges Executive Committee Meeting

    8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
    AI in the Courts: Balancing Innovation, Ethics, and Practical Use for Judges and Attorneys
    Judicial Division Program

    9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    Conference Executive Committee Meetings
    Federal Trial Judges
    Administrative Law Judges
    Lawyers Conference

    1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    JD Finance and Non-Dues / Strategic Planning Committee

    1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    Tribal Courts Council

    2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    ABA Showcase: Innocence for Sale: The Intersection of Child Labor and Sex Trafficking
    Joint Program of Appellate Judges Conference and National Conference of State Trial Judges

    3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    JD Ethics Committee

    4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
    ABA General Assembly (blackout period)

    6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
    ABA President’s Reception

    6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
    National Conference of Specialized Court Judges Awards Dinner (Ticketed: $135.00)

    6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
    National Conference of State Trial Judges Dinner (Ticketed: $100.00)

    Saturday, August 9

    8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
    JD Judicial Security Committee

    8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
    Joint LC / FTJ meeting (TBD)

    9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
    Commission on the American Jury

    9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
    Disorders in the Courts: Challenges and Innovations in Serving Defendants with Mental Disabilities
    National Conference of Specialized Court Judges

    10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    Judges’ Journal Editorial Board

    1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    2024-2025 Judicial Division Council Annual Meeting
    With introductions of New 2025-2026 Council

    6:30 p.m.
    Appellate Judges Dinner (Ticketed: $50.00)

    Sunday, August 10

    7:15 a.m.
    JD Chair and Past Chairs Breakfast

    8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
    Appellate Judges Executive Committee

    10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    Appellate Judges Executive Committee

    3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Division House of Delegates Meeting

    Monday, August 11

    8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ABA House of Delegates

    Tuesday, August 12

    8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ABA House of Delegates