Annual Conference

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!

2025 Denver FJAA Registration Form.pdf

President Letter Denver Conference.pdf

2025 Denver Annual Conference Working Agenda.pdf

 

FJAA 2025 Annual Conference Information

LOCATION AND DATES

The FJAA Annual Conference will be held in Denver, CO, September 11-13, 2025.

REGISTRATION INFO

Registration Open: April 21, 2025

Registration deadline: July 31, 2025

The conference registration fee is listed below.

 

Members:

$459.00

Retirees:

$359.00

 

The conference registration fee includes conference materials, a reception on Thursday evening, breakfast on Friday and Saturday, and banquet dinner on Saturday. 

 

Registration forms must be submitted via email:

Debby Sawyer, Conference Chair

debby_sawyer@tnmd.uscourts.gov

Nicole Loveless, Conference Treasurer

nicole_loveless@ilcd.uscourts.gov

 

PAYMENT METHOD

Payment for conference registration fees may be made using a Purchase Order number, check or PayPal.  Checks should be made payable to:

Mail checks to:

Attn.: Nicole Loveless, Conference Treasurer
Chambers of Hon. Senior District Judge Michael Mihm
100 N.E. Monroe Street, Suite 122     Peoria IL 61602

Email: nicole_loveless@ilcd.uscourts.gov

 

REGISTRATION CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY
 

Conference registrations cancelled on or before July 31, 2025, will receive a full refund.

  • Registration cancellations on or after August 1, 2025, we will refund 50% of the registration fee.
  • Registration cancellations on or after September 1, 2025, will not be refunded.
  • To cancel a registration, send an e-mail to debby_sawyer@tnmd.uscourts.gov and include FJAA Conference Cancellation Request in the subject line.
  • If you cancel your registration, you cannot substitute another court member in your place.
  • If you cancel your registration and have made your hotel reservation, please make sure that you cancel your hotel reservation with the hotel.  FJAA will not be responsible if you do not cancel your own hotel reservation.

    HOTEL INFO
    Once you have registered for the conference, an email confirmation will be sent to you that will include the hotel booking link. Please note, only conference registrants will be permitted to make hotel reservations under the FJAA room block. If you are not an active member, have registered for the conference and you make a hotel reservation under the FJAA room block, your room will be cancelled. Please do not share the hotel booking information.

    The FJAA has negotiated a lodging rate at the conference hotel at the government rate of $215.00/night, plus applicable taxes (which are currently 15.75%).  A limited number of rooms are reserved for attendees that would like to arrive before the conference or stay after the conference, at the government rate.

         The closest airport is Denver International Airport.  Uber, Lyft, and taxis are available to and from the airport. 

           There is also the RTD Rail that you can take from the Airport to the Hotel as low as $12.75 (about an hour travel time). 

         CONFERENCE ATTIRE
         Business casual is suitable for all conference activities.  It is recommended to bring a light sweater as meeting rooms can get chilly.

CONTACT US
If you have any questions about the conference, please send your email to debby_sawyer@tnmd.uscourts.gov.

Meet the Conference Planning Committee

Who We Are

Debby Sawyer, President-Elect

 Chair, 6th Circuit

 

Michelle Czarnecki

Second Circuit Representative

Co-Chair, 2nd Circuit

 

Susan Devine, 2nd Circuit

Ginny Lynch, 2nd Circuit

Natalie Stock, 2nd Circuit

Iris Liriano, 3rd Circuit

Third Circuit Representative

Bernita Henley, 6th Circuit

Immediate Past President

Tracy Young, 6th Circuit

Past President (2022-2023)

Nicole Loveless, 7th Circuit

Sandra De Varona, 11th Circuit

Eleventh Circuit Representative

Yvette Garcia, FJAA President

9th Circuit

 

MEET US IN DENVER!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please select the dropdown tab under "Annual Conference" for payment details and hotel information.

Click the link below for Chambers Staff Training Funds by Administrative Office:

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