Union Vicinage to Celebrate Law Day 2024

The Union Vicinage will host its annual Law Day program at noon on Friday, May 3 at the Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad St., Elizabeth.

The program in the courtroom of Assignment Judge Lisa Miralles Walsh will recognize this year’s theme, “Voices of Democracy.”

Superior Court Judge James P. Wilson will lead and close the program, which will feature musical selections performed by the Burnet Middle School All Star Select Chorus. U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper will give the keynote address. 
 
Participating students from schools in Union County have submitted poster, essay, and poem contest entries as part of their Law Day learning activities. Representatives from the Garden State Bar Association, the Hispanic Bar Association and the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association will present awards to the winners of the student contests.

A representative from the Union County Bar Association will present an award to the winner of the county’s mock trial competition. 

Established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958, Law Day was designated as “a day of national dedication to the principles of government under law.” 

The event is sponsored by the vicinage’s Committee on Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement in partnership with the Union County Bar Association, the Hispanic Bar Association, the Garden State Bar Association, and the Asian Pacific Bar Association.