On October 11, John joined Prof. Robin Fretwell Wilson and moderator Dr. John Jackson, the President of William Jessup University, at the Fifth Annual Court/Clergy Conference in Sacramento, for a panel on “Building Bridges in Polarizing Times.” The Conference brought together people from across the political spectrum to discuss religious liberty and related issues.
Front row, left to right, Emmanuel Salazar, co-president, Sacramento Lawyers for the Equality of Gays and Lesbians; Professor Robyn Fretwell Wilson, Illinois College of Law; Misha Igra, president, Leonard M. Friedman Bar Association (Jewish); and Angela Lai, president, St. Thomas More Society (Catholic), and her baby, Hugh Yam.
Middle row, left to right, Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo, Superior Court, County of Los Angeles, and president, California Judges Association; Lexi Howard, co-president, Sacramento Lawyers for the Equality of Gays and Lesbians; Tawfiq Morrar, president, Muslim Bar Association of Greater Sacramento; Professor John Corvino, Wayne State University; Dr. John Jackson, president, William Jessup University; Judge Jim Mize, Superior Court, County of Sacramento, and chair, Court-Clergy Steering Committee; Justice George Nicholson, ret., Court of Appeal, State of California; and Paul Hoybjerg, president, J. Reuben Clark Law Society (Mormon).
Rear row, left to right, Roy Shannon, Esq., and Dr. Philip Escamilla, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, William Jessup University.