2023 Diversity Day

Session 1
The Current Landscape of Police Community Relations and Use of Force
The panel of speakers will engage in a discussion about the current policies governing police use of force in the City of Dayton.  The hope is that attendees leave this presentation with a firm understanding about the interactions between police and the community and the requisite guidelines that govern the amount of force to be used by police during those interactions.
Panelists:
Jacob Wourms, City of Dayton’s Citizens Advisory Use of Force Committee Chair
Dr. David Fox, Retired, Wilberforce University Police Chief and Adjunct Professor
Attorney Robert Gresham, Civil Litigator
Nicholas Subashi, Partner, Subashi, Wildermuth & Justice
Moderator:
Ashton Hood, Attorney, Assistant Attorney General-Civil Rights

Session 2
Building Better Futures
This presentation will provide an understanding on the work being done by organizations to keep the diversity pipeline active by presenting perspectives from the DBA Young Lawyers Division, the Greater Dayton Legal Roundtable, and the Affinity Student Bar Associations of the University of Dayton School of Law. 
Panelists:
Attorney, Ebony Davenport, Esq, Asst Professor of Lawyering Skills, UDSL, DBA Diversity Issues Co-Chair
Attorney Jordan Jennings, Taft Stettinius and Hollister, DBA YLD Co- Chair
Attorney Kaylee Price, Freund Freeze & Arnold, DBA YLD Co-Chair
Ashton Hood, Attorney, Assistant Attorney General-Civil Rights, DBA Diversity Issues Co-Chair
Student Representative, Black American Law Students Association at UDSL
Student Representative, Hispanic Law Student Association at UDSL
Student Representative, Asian and Pacific Islander Law Student Association at UDS

Session 3
Pathways to the Bench: Insight into the many pathways to becoming a Judge
The panel is comprised of Common Pleas and Federal Judges, each of whom has a varied career and represents on one or more areas of diversity.  Their representation on the bench provides some tangible proof of meaningful change in our profession.  Our profession benefits greatly when those in power reflect the diverse representation we see in our society.
Panelists:
Judge Jeffery P. Hopkins, District Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Magistrate Judge Caroline Gentry, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Judge Gerald Parker, Montgomery County Common Pleas, General Division
Judge Angelina Jackson, Montgomery County Common Pleas, General Division