23rd Annual Siegan Award Dinner

San Diego Lawyers Chapter

Please join us for our 23rd Anniversary Dinner, featuring 2016 Bernie Siegan Award recipient Judge Joseph Brannigan of the San Diego Superior Court. Judge Clifford Wallace of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will be accepting the inaugural Justice Scalia Award in recognition of his outstanding jurisprudence.


Please join us for our 23rd Annual Dinner where we will honor Judge Joseph Brannigan with the 2016 Bernie Siegan Award. Judge Clifford Wallace of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will be accepting the inaugural Justice Scalia Award in recognition of his outstanding jurisprudence.

Judge Brannigan was elected Judge of the Superior Court of California in 2004 by the voters of San Diego County. He previously served as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army, including as a member of the 1st Infantry Division and the JAG Corps. Judge Brannigan then served as a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, assigned to the Organized Crime Unit and specializing in foreign counterintelligence. He then served as a prosecutor upon moving to San Diego, first as a Deputy District Attorney and then as an Assistant United States Attorney.


Judge Wallace is a Senior Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He was first appointed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California by President Nixon in 1970, and then to the Ninth Circuit in 1972. He then served as Chief Judge of the Ninth Circuit from 1991-1996, when he achieved senior status on the court.

 

Space is limited, so please register as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you there.

Please select one of the following meal choices and include your choice in the "comments" section of the registration page:

  • Seared Maple-Soy Atlantic Salmon
  • Red Wine-Braised Short Ribs
  • Vegetarian Pasta​