Nina Ashenafi Richardson's guest appearances

Nina Ashenafi Richardson

The Florida Bar's LegalFuel Podcast

Never Contemplated

John Stewart

Nora Riva Bergman

Denis deVlaming

Paige Greenlee

Michelle Suskauer

Jonathon Israel

Michael Higer

Stephanie Cagnet Myron

Chris Dix

Ryan Bilbrey

Charles T. Canady

Bill Schifino

Ray Abadin

Robin Rosenberg

Jessica Costello

OwlTail

Judge Ashenafi Richardson shares her trailblazing story of being a first generation immigrant attorney and her path to the bench.This podcast has been approved for 1 hour of General CLE Credit, 0.5 hours of Bias Elimination Credit, and 0.5 hours of Professionalism Credit. Course #4315.References: Minorities in the Legal Profession, Florida Bar issue paper; Helping First-Generation Lawyers Thrive, Law Practice Today article; How She Did It: Judge Nina Ashenafi Richardson’s Path to Leadership, Florida Bar Podcast.

Judge Ashenafi Richardson shares her trailblazing story of being a first generation immigrant attorney and her path to the bench. This podcast has been approved for 1 hour of General CLE Credit, 0.5 hours of Bias Elimination Credit, and 0.5 hours of Professionalism Credit. Course #4315. References: <a href="https://www.floridabar.org/about/diversity/diversity003/resources003/#:~:text=For%20fall%202016%2C%20white%20students,percent%3B%20and%20Asians%2010.2%20percent.&amp;text=For%202017%2C%20Florida%20International%20University,Hispanic%20and%206.9%20percent%20black" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minorities in the Legal Profession</a>, Florida Bar issue paper; <a href="https://www.lawpracticetoday.org/article/helping-first-generation-lawyers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Helping First-Generation Lawyers Thrive</a>, Law Practice Today article; <a href="https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/florida-bar/2019/07/how-she-did-it-judge-nina-ashenafi-richardsons-path-to-leadership/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How She Did It: Judge Nina Ashenafi Richardson’s Path to Leadership</a>, Florida Bar Podcast.

Encouragement and Support Makes a Difference--Judge Nina Ashenafi Richardson

In this special edition of the Florida Bar Podcast recorded at the Annual Convention in June, hosts Christine Bilbrey and Karla Eckardt sit down with Judge Nina Ashenafi Richardson to hear about her personal journey in the legal profession. She describes the path she took to eventually become Leon County Judge and shares valuable wisdom for lawyers on breaking through self-imposed barriers and creating personal meaning in the practice of law.Judge Nina Ashenafi Richardson has served as a Leon County Judge in Tallahassee, Florida since 2008. Prior to her election, she spent the majority of her career representing teachers and university faculty as in-house counsel with the Florida Education Association and as adjunct faculty at Barry University’s Tallahassee campus. She has distinguished herself as a first in many categories, including as the first Ethiopian-American judge in the United States and the first African-American elected president of the Tallahassee Women Lawyers and the Tallahassee Bar Association. She is also a former president of the William H. Stafford American Inn of Court. The Conference of County Court Judges of Florida awarded her the Distinguished Leadership Award in 2016, and she was also the recipient of the Florida Bar’s 2019 Distinguished Judicial Service Award.This podcast has been approved by The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Department for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit. Course # 7000.

In this special edition of the Florida Bar Podcast recorded at the Annual Convention in June, hosts Christine Bilbrey and Karla Eckardt sit down with Judge Nina Ashenafi Richardson to hear about her personal journey in the legal profession. She describes the path she took to eventually become Leon County Judge and shares valuable wisdom for lawyers on breaking through self-imposed barriers and creating personal meaning in the practice of law. Judge Nina Ashenafi Richardson has served as a Leon County Judge in Tallahassee, Florida since 2008. Prior to her election, she spent the majority of her career representing teachers and university faculty as in-house counsel with the Florida Education Association and as adjunct faculty at Barry University’s Tallahassee campus. She has distinguished herself as a first in many categories, including as the first Ethiopian-American judge in the United States and the first African-American elected president of the Tallahassee Women Lawyers and the Tallahassee Bar Association. She is also a former president of the William H. Stafford American Inn of Court. The Conference of County Court Judges of Florida awarded her the Distinguished Leadership Award in 2016, and she was also the recipient of the Florida Bar’s 2019 Distinguished Judicial Service Award.This podcast has been approved by The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Department for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit. Course # 7000.

How She Did It: Judge Nina Ashenafi Richardson’s Path to Leadership