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This Week...
May 18
District Assembly May 23
Terese Campbell
"New Member Craft Talk" Upcoming...
John Mirisch
Mayor of Beverly Hills
June 6
Don Fleischman, Jet Propulsion Lab
"Modern Science" June 13 John Morris Head Deputy, District Attorney's Office |
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May 23
Terese Campbell
Craft Talk |
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May 30 John Mirisch Mayor of Beverly Hills |
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Ann Samson led the pledge, and Phil Gabriel shared a concept
for the invocation.
Guests: Steve Jordan from our Merchant Minute and Judge Mohr (our speaker) and Beverly. PE Mark Rogo introduced Karen, his new assistant, helping with Rotary so answer when she phones! The Merchant Minute was brought to you today by Acceleration. Steve Jordan started off working for President Clinton in the White House -- he bridges the gap between physical therapy and fitness for better health to combat sedentary lifestyles that lend to potential injuries. His business is located in the Palomino Restaurant, uses the power plate machine using vibrations for strength, balance, conditioning. Colby invited Terese Campbell up to be inducted into our friendly WVRC, welcome Terese! Peter More shared about Angel Flight West -- it is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization that arranges free, non-emergency air travel for children and adults with serious medical conditions and other compelling needs. Their network of 1,600 pilots throughout the 13 western states donate their aircraft, piloting skills, and all flying costs to help families in need, enabling them to receive the vital treatment that might otherwise be inaccessible because of financial, medical, or geographic limitations. Earth Angel was co-founded by Westwood Village and Santa Monica Rotarians to provide ground transportation between the airport and the hospital. Leah Vriesman, one of our members, serves on the Board at AFW. Our club remains an active supporter by providing pilots, drivers, and donations and now partnering with Uni High to expose them to careers in aviation (partnering with a program at Mt. San Antonio College) and asked us the next year's Board to continue to keep AFW in considerations for funding and support. May Birthdays:
Dwight shared our District awards for Vocation (Rotaractors
won ethics conference!) and New Generations and Membership
Growth. Great Job, Jim Crane and Colby Smith -chairmen.
Our Program today was presented by Judge Anthony Mohr - "Complex Litigation" Judge Anthony J. Mohr graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wesleyan University and received his J.D. from Columbia Law School. Governor Pete Wilson appointed him to the Los Angeles Municipal Court in 1994 and, on December 23, 1997, elevated him to the Superior Court, where serves in the complex litigation program. Judge Mohr has served as a contributing editor to the Rutter Group's California Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before Trial and is a co-editor of the Resource Guide for Managing Complex Litigation, published by the National Judicial College. From September through December, 2009, Judge Mohr sat as a judge pro tem on the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District. He suggested we all read the first chapter of Chad Schneider's Book and shared a story with the take away - If you are in a fight and you are losing, widen your audience. The audience ultimately determines the fight!
The honorable judge continued to educate us on the Role of
our Courts through two stories - the one with two boys and a
police officer above and a personal request to waive a
traffic citation - clearly NOT understanding the role of our
courts. The judicial system's biggest challenge today is
funding - Only 1% of CA funding goes to courts
In 1986-1987 the average time to get a case to court was 4-5
years. B/c of this, CA adapted a fast track system so the
average time to trial was reduced to 18 months. With reduced
budgets and now reduced staff for judges - the courts cannot
sustain their loads and the waiting time is increasing.Rules of Law are weakened with these cuts and he reminded us the courts are 1/3 of our government. An example using a probate story to take 21 days now takes 3-5 months . Judge Mohr asked us to talk to our friends, neighbors, people we may know in legislature. There is such global respect for our court system--not corrupt like other countries. We have the best system in the US and CA's is one of the best in 50 states! The current underfunding will have long-lasting negative effects.
-YYE Aly Shoji
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