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Scholarships awarded to female law students exhibiting leadership

Olympia, WA – The Washington Supreme Court Gender & Justice Commission in collaboration with the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) and the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) have awarded scholarships to two students from Gonzaga School of Law in Spokane. 

This is an annual award to female law students who exhibit leadership, an interest in gender issues, and improving the judicial system.

This year, at an event hosted by the law firm Perkins Coie in downtown Seattle, Angela Jones was awarded the NAWJ Equal Justice Scholarship of $500. NAWJ President-elect Lisa Walsh presented the award to Jones, who is in her third year at Gonzaga.  She is serving as an extern for Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu. Jones has served and continues to serve on various local boards and committees including as the Diversity Chair of Gonzaga’s Student Bar Association, and as a member of the Multicultural Law Caucus, Asian Bar Association of Washington, and the Loren Miller Bar Association.  Jones has also been a guest presenter at Gonzaga’s International Day of Tolerance, the Spokane Youth and Justice Forum, and as the 2015 Diversity Week keynote at Gonzaga Prep.

At an event hosted by the law firm Winston & Cashatt, second year Gonzaga Law School student Stephanie Faust was awarded a $500 scholarship from the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ). The Washington State Bar Association’s President-elect, Robin Haynes, presented the scholarship to Faust, who has volunteered with Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services in Bellingham; has clerked with the Washington State Attorney General’s Office in Spokane;  and volunteered with the Moderate Means Program. She is an active member of Gonzaga’s Women’s Law Caucus, a member of the Sault Lefkowitz National Moot Court Team, and editorial staff for the Gonzaga Law Review. 

The Washington State Gender and Justice Commission was established by the state Supreme Court in 1994 to initiate measures to prevent gender bias in the courts. The Commission followed the work of the Gender and Justice Task Force, created by the Supreme Court in 1988 to research gender bias and develop recommendations to address and prevent it.

CONTACT:  Pam Dittman, Gender and Justice Commission Program Coordinator, 360.704.4031, pam.dittman@courts.wa.gov.