Approximately 270 attorneys and dignitaries attended a ceremony on June 6 hosted by the Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA) honoring the justices of the California Supreme Court. The 63rd annual Supreme Court Luncheon, held at the Beverly Hilton, was attended by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and Associate Justices Ming W. Chin, Carol A. Corrigan, Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Leondra R. Kruger, Goodwin H. Liu and Kathryn Mickle Werdegar. BHBA president-elect Richard D. Kaplan (left) was joined by Cantil-Sakauye; BHBA CEO Marc S. Staenberg and BHBA president Jim Jahant.

(photo by Lee Salem)

Additionally, Frank A. McGuire, who served as court administrator and Clerk of the Supreme Court of California from July 2012 to September 2016 was recognized for his service. The keynote speaker was the Hon. Margaret Mary Morrow (ret.), president and CEO of Public Counsel and formerly the Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Scholarships were presented to seven economically disadvantaged, academically qualified local law students who have demonstrated a commitment to public interest efforts, including Nneka Jackson, of Loyola Law School; Vivian Cheung, of Pepperdine University School of Law; Monica Ponce De Leon and Betzayda Montoya, of Southwestern Law School; Norma Ventura and Viviana Arcia, of UCLA School of Law; and Roza Petrosyan, of USC Gould School of Law.

Proceeds from benefit the Beverly Hills Bar Foundation scholarship program. For information, call (310)601-2422, or visit bhba.org.