In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Dimple Malhotra, first female Asian judge and first elected South Asian judge to serve in Austin and Travis County. If you would like to donate a stuffed animal to Judge Malhotra’s court, please email [email protected].

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar talks to Elizabeth Rogers, the first chief privacy officer for the State of Texas and chair of the new Privacy Law Section at the Austin Bar Association. To join the section and learn about upcoming events, please click here.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Ciara Parks, first female and African American general counsel of the Texas Board of Law Examiners and immediate past president of the Austin Black Lawyers Association. To join, donate, or get information about upcoming events, please visit https://www.austinblacklawyers.com/  

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Betty Blackwell, legal legend and first female President of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Do you remember the commercial that asked: Oh, you DO know Betty Blackwell?

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Sherine Thomas, chair of the South Asian Bar Association of Austin and the visionary behind the Travis County Women Lawyers' Association's (TCWLA) W.E.L.L. Summit. Learn more about SABA. Learn more about TCWLA and donate to their foundation.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar, talks to George Thomas, first Indian American Judge to serve in Austin and Travis County.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar, talks to Maria Cantú Hexsel, Judge of the 53rd District Court and first Latina to preside over that historic Court.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President, Amanda Arriaga, talks to Selena Alvarenga, Judge of the 460th District Court and the first openly gay Judge elected in Travis County.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar talks to Caroline Hall, President of the Travis County Women Lawyers' Association (TCWLA) about the origin of TCWLA and their first W.E.L.L. Summit. You can learn more about TCWLA and donate to their foundation at www.tcwla.org