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Dec 16, 2022
1990
Academy is formed
Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Arthur England gathers 12 Florida appellate lawyers to form the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.
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Dec 16, 2022
2003
Induction Catch-up in Historic Setting
At a meeting in Williamsburg, Fellows admitted before the induction ceremony was formalized were inducted in a candlelight ceremony in the Chamber of the House of Burgess, with historic figures appearing in costume and in character, and Arthur England administering the induction charge that he wrote.
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Dec 16, 2022
2005
The National Conference on Appellate Justice
The Academy was instrumental in initiating, planning, presenting, and funding the National Conference on Appellate Justice, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the original National Conference on Appellate Justice in 2005. Almost 200 judges, practicing lawyers, and academics gathered in small discussion groups and for large group presentations to address the state of appellate law.
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Dec 16, 2022
2015
25th Anniversary Celebration
The Academy marked its 25th Anniversary with a meeting in Washington D.C. that featured an Anniversary Luncheon with a video featuring images of the first 25 years, and an Induction Dinner in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court Building that included the presentation of the Kathleen McCree Lewis Award for Appellate Justice to Justice Anthony Kennedy by Chief Justice John Roberts.
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Dec 16, 2022
2020
A Fellow in Every State
The Academy finally reaches its long-held goal of including a Fellow in every state in the United States. This realization of this dream of complete geographic diversity paralleled an increased focus on developing diversity in gender, race, and practice type among the Fellows.
