Presentation Materials


Hon. Lance A. Ito Keynote Address


Tribal Courts: History, Current Issues, and the Relationship with State Courts

Hon. B.J. Jones, Chief Judge, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Court, Director, Tribal Judicial Institute, University of North Dakota School of Law


Youth Involvement in the Criminal Justice System: The Way In and the Way Out

Douglas Nelson, Senior Advisor, Race to Equity Project, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Retired President and CEO, Annie E. Casey Foundation


Language Access in the Courts

Prof. Hiroshi Motomura, J.D., Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law

Paul M. Uyehara, J.D., Senior Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Federal Coordination and Compliance Section


Challenges for Low-Income Populations in the Criminal Justice System

Prof. Diane E. Courselle, J.D., Director, Defender Aid Program; Winston S. Howard Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Wyoming, College of Law

Eric Balaban, Senior staff counsel, National Prison Project, American Civil Liberties Union


Immigration Status & Collateral Consequences in Divorce, Child Protective, & Delinquency Proceedings

Prof. David B. Thronson, J.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, Michigan State University College of Law


Immigrant Rights in the Courts: Current Issues and Future Directions

Giselle Hass, Psy.D., Contract Psychologist, Youth Forensics Services Division of the D.C. Commission on Mental Health Services