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JUDGE ARABIAN TO SPEAK AT MEN'S CLUB IN WATERTOWN
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2012/11/29/judge-arabian-to-speak-at-mens-club-in-watertown/
November 29, 2012
On Mon., Dec. 3, Hon. Armand Arabian, a former associate justice of
the California Supreme Court, will give a talk on his book, From
Gravel to Gavel, at the dinner meeting of the St. James Armenian
Church Men's Club.
Prior to becoming one of the most notable judges of the last 50 years
in California, Judge Armand Arabian was a driving force in organizing
the California Armenian community behind Governor, and then President,
Ronald Reagan, as well as Attorney General, and then Governor,
George Deukmejian. Arabian is an electrifying speaker, provocative
and incisive in his commentary on California and national legal and
political issues of particular importance to Armenian-Americans.
Sharp-witted and articulate, he is particularly adept at handling
questions from the audience. He promises to be one of this season's
most notable speakers at the St James Men's Club.
Arabian was the first-born son of Armenian immigrants who had come to
America after surviving the genocide of 1915, and was raised in New
York. He completed his undergraduate studies at Boston University's
College of Business Administration, where he was awarded a Bachelor
of Science degree. Then, as an ROTC distinguished military graduate,
he was commissioned as an infantry second lieutenant and served two
years at Fort Benning, Ga. Elevated to first lieutenant, he served
as a company commander and graduated from Airborne, Jumpmaster, and
Pathfinder schools. Arabian returned to Massachusetts in 1958 and
entered Boston University's School of Law, where in 1961 he received
a juris doctor degree and was elected president of his class.
He then traveled west, becoming a deputy district attorney of Los
Angeles County, and an attorney in private practice (1963-72). In 1970,
he received an LLM degree from the University of Southern California.
In 1972, then-Governor Ronald Reagan appointed him judge of the
Municipal Court and in 1973, to the Superior Court. In 1983, Governor
George Deukmejian appointed him as an associate justice of the Court
of Appeal, and in 1990 as the 105th associate justice of the Supreme
Court. He authored 104 majority opinions and retired in 1996.
Arabian then became president of ARMS Providers, Inc., engaged in
alternative dispute resolution, conducting arbitration and mediation
in all areas of law. He was appointed trustee of the Albert Einstein
Correspondence Trust and supervised an international auction of his
private papers.
His honors and accolades are extensive, and include the 2011 Valley
Community Legal Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009 Leaders
of Character Award, Americanism Educational League "Spirit Award,"
2006 Fernando Award, 2005 Women of Los Angeles Highlight Award, 2005
Los Angeles Magazine "Super Lawyer," 2004 Ellis Island Medal of Honor,
2004 "St. Gregory the Illuminator" Medal of Honor by His Holiness
Karekin II, 2003 Albert Einstein Gold Medal of Honor, and 2003 Russian
Academy of Natural Sciences. In 2006, Arabian was named "Who's Who
in the World." In 1992, he was named "Who's Who in American Law." He
holds an honorary doctor of laws degrees from Pepperdine University
School of Law and Southwestern University School of Law, and is a
"Pappas Distinguished Scholar" from Boston University School of Law.
Organizations have also named awards in his honor: Project Sister, an
anti-rape support group, first presented the "Justice Armand Arabian
Healing the Heart" award in 2002 to those persons devoted to giving
hope and dignity to victims of sexual assault; the San Fernando Valley
Bar Association dedicated the Justice Armand Arabian Attorneys'
Research and Communication Centers in Van Nuys and San Fernando
Courthouses, both in 1999; the San Fernando Valley Bar Association
awards the "Armand Arabian Law and Media" award; Pepperdine Law
School's Fall Moot Court Competition is named the "Armand Arabian
Advocacy Tournament"; and since 1999, the "Armand Arabian Leaders
in Public Service Award" has been presented by the Encino Chamber of
Commerce, where Arabian serves as honorary attorney general. In 1993,
he became the only recipient of the "Lifetime Achievement Award"
given by the San Fernando Valley Bar Association for "Dispensing
Justice Tempered with Mercy."
In 2003, he provided funding for the restoration of the 6th-century
monastery of St. Gayane in Armenia. (She was the Mother Superior of
nuns who protected them against sexual assault. St. Gayane and 26
others were tortured and killed for their resistance and faith.) In
2005, the Justice Armand Arabian Judicial Reception Hall was dedicated
at the Constitutional Court in Yerevan. Arabian donated this modern,
fully equipped facility that serves all visitors in the nation's
highest court. In 2006, the County Board of Supervisors dedicated
the Justice Armand Arabian Reception Hall at the Chatsworth Superior
Court Building.
Arabian also holds an extensive catalogue of published writings.
Perhaps his most lasting legacy to our state and to our nation comes
in the area of sexual assault reform. As a trial judge in 1973, Arabian
initiated a new mindset in the courtroom when he refused to instruct a
jury that a rape is a charge easy to make and difficult to defend. In
1975, this decision was upheld by a unanimous California Supreme Court.
He completed a law review article, "The Sexual Assault Counselor-Victim
Privilege: Jurisdictional Delay into an Unclaimed Sanctuary," in
Pepperdine Law Review volume 37 (2009), encouraging the remaining
states to provide this protection.
>>From Gravel to Gavel chronicles his life and his Armenian background.
The social hour starts with mezza at 6:15 p.m. following by a complete
losh kebab and kheyma at 7 p.m., for $12 per person. The dinner meeting
is held at the St. James Armenian Church Charles Mosesian Cultural and
Youth Center, Keljik Hall, 465 Mount Auburn St. in Watertown. Ladies
are welcome.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2012/11/29/judge-arabian-to-speak-at-mens-club-in-watertown/
November 29, 2012
On Mon., Dec. 3, Hon. Armand Arabian, a former associate justice of
the California Supreme Court, will give a talk on his book, From
Gravel to Gavel, at the dinner meeting of the St. James Armenian
Church Men's Club.
Prior to becoming one of the most notable judges of the last 50 years
in California, Judge Armand Arabian was a driving force in organizing
the California Armenian community behind Governor, and then President,
Ronald Reagan, as well as Attorney General, and then Governor,
George Deukmejian. Arabian is an electrifying speaker, provocative
and incisive in his commentary on California and national legal and
political issues of particular importance to Armenian-Americans.
Sharp-witted and articulate, he is particularly adept at handling
questions from the audience. He promises to be one of this season's
most notable speakers at the St James Men's Club.
Arabian was the first-born son of Armenian immigrants who had come to
America after surviving the genocide of 1915, and was raised in New
York. He completed his undergraduate studies at Boston University's
College of Business Administration, where he was awarded a Bachelor
of Science degree. Then, as an ROTC distinguished military graduate,
he was commissioned as an infantry second lieutenant and served two
years at Fort Benning, Ga. Elevated to first lieutenant, he served
as a company commander and graduated from Airborne, Jumpmaster, and
Pathfinder schools. Arabian returned to Massachusetts in 1958 and
entered Boston University's School of Law, where in 1961 he received
a juris doctor degree and was elected president of his class.
He then traveled west, becoming a deputy district attorney of Los
Angeles County, and an attorney in private practice (1963-72). In 1970,
he received an LLM degree from the University of Southern California.
In 1972, then-Governor Ronald Reagan appointed him judge of the
Municipal Court and in 1973, to the Superior Court. In 1983, Governor
George Deukmejian appointed him as an associate justice of the Court
of Appeal, and in 1990 as the 105th associate justice of the Supreme
Court. He authored 104 majority opinions and retired in 1996.
Arabian then became president of ARMS Providers, Inc., engaged in
alternative dispute resolution, conducting arbitration and mediation
in all areas of law. He was appointed trustee of the Albert Einstein
Correspondence Trust and supervised an international auction of his
private papers.
His honors and accolades are extensive, and include the 2011 Valley
Community Legal Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009 Leaders
of Character Award, Americanism Educational League "Spirit Award,"
2006 Fernando Award, 2005 Women of Los Angeles Highlight Award, 2005
Los Angeles Magazine "Super Lawyer," 2004 Ellis Island Medal of Honor,
2004 "St. Gregory the Illuminator" Medal of Honor by His Holiness
Karekin II, 2003 Albert Einstein Gold Medal of Honor, and 2003 Russian
Academy of Natural Sciences. In 2006, Arabian was named "Who's Who
in the World." In 1992, he was named "Who's Who in American Law." He
holds an honorary doctor of laws degrees from Pepperdine University
School of Law and Southwestern University School of Law, and is a
"Pappas Distinguished Scholar" from Boston University School of Law.
Organizations have also named awards in his honor: Project Sister, an
anti-rape support group, first presented the "Justice Armand Arabian
Healing the Heart" award in 2002 to those persons devoted to giving
hope and dignity to victims of sexual assault; the San Fernando Valley
Bar Association dedicated the Justice Armand Arabian Attorneys'
Research and Communication Centers in Van Nuys and San Fernando
Courthouses, both in 1999; the San Fernando Valley Bar Association
awards the "Armand Arabian Law and Media" award; Pepperdine Law
School's Fall Moot Court Competition is named the "Armand Arabian
Advocacy Tournament"; and since 1999, the "Armand Arabian Leaders
in Public Service Award" has been presented by the Encino Chamber of
Commerce, where Arabian serves as honorary attorney general. In 1993,
he became the only recipient of the "Lifetime Achievement Award"
given by the San Fernando Valley Bar Association for "Dispensing
Justice Tempered with Mercy."
In 2003, he provided funding for the restoration of the 6th-century
monastery of St. Gayane in Armenia. (She was the Mother Superior of
nuns who protected them against sexual assault. St. Gayane and 26
others were tortured and killed for their resistance and faith.) In
2005, the Justice Armand Arabian Judicial Reception Hall was dedicated
at the Constitutional Court in Yerevan. Arabian donated this modern,
fully equipped facility that serves all visitors in the nation's
highest court. In 2006, the County Board of Supervisors dedicated
the Justice Armand Arabian Reception Hall at the Chatsworth Superior
Court Building.
Arabian also holds an extensive catalogue of published writings.
Perhaps his most lasting legacy to our state and to our nation comes
in the area of sexual assault reform. As a trial judge in 1973, Arabian
initiated a new mindset in the courtroom when he refused to instruct a
jury that a rape is a charge easy to make and difficult to defend. In
1975, this decision was upheld by a unanimous California Supreme Court.
He completed a law review article, "The Sexual Assault Counselor-Victim
Privilege: Jurisdictional Delay into an Unclaimed Sanctuary," in
Pepperdine Law Review volume 37 (2009), encouraging the remaining
states to provide this protection.
>>From Gravel to Gavel chronicles his life and his Armenian background.
The social hour starts with mezza at 6:15 p.m. following by a complete
losh kebab and kheyma at 7 p.m., for $12 per person. The dinner meeting
is held at the St. James Armenian Church Charles Mosesian Cultural and
Youth Center, Keljik Hall, 465 Mount Auburn St. in Watertown. Ladies
are welcome.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress