2009 Fall Meeting October 8-10, 2009 The Rittenhouse Hotel Philadelphia, PA Click Here for Program and Registration Information Early-Bird Registration Ends Friday, September 4, 2009		Amicus Brief CAPERTON, ET AL.V. A.T. MASSEY COAL CO., ET AL. Click Here. Kathleen McCree Lewis Award for Appellate Justice Elaine Alexander of San Diego's Appellate Defenders, Inc. is the 2009 recipient of the Kathleen McCree Lewis Award for Appellate Justice. In 2008, Professor Daniel J. Meador was the first honoree to receive the Kathleen McCree Lewis Award for Appellate Justice. Click here to read excerpts from both recipients. Information on the Kathleen McCree Lewis Award for Appellate Justice along with the nomination form can be found here. Report on the 2005 National Conference on Appellate Justice Click here.