 Judge William M. Marutani FellowshipThe Judge William M. Marutani Fellowship was established by the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania in conjunction with the Philadelphia Bar Foundation. The Fellowship serves to honor Judge Marutani, the first Asian Pacific American judge in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a distinguished member of the judiciary who served both the Asian Pacific American community and the community at large for many years. Judge Marutani's exemplary career is a model for current students who are committed to public service. The Fellowship is offered to Asian Pacific American first-year law students at Dickinson School of Law, Rutgers-Camden University School of Law, Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Villanova University School of Law, and Widener University School of Law. The Fellowship will provide a stipend for an Asian Pacific American law student to enable him/her to take a summer internship position with federal, state or municipal government offices/agencies (including the judiciary) or non-profit/public interest organizations in the Greater Philadelphia area in the hopes of giving Asian Pacific American law students a greater opportunity to gain full-time employment in areas of the law in which Asian Pacific American attorneys are currently underrepresented. Each finalist will be selected based upon his or her law school transcripts, past and present work and community service experience, prior accomplishments and awards, character, and an essay. Finalists will be interviewed by the Fellowship Selection Committee. The Fellowship recipient will receive a stipend not to exceed $5,000 (depending on sources of funding other than the Marutani Fellowship), for full-time summer employment (of at least ten weeks) at an organization as described above. The recipient will complete a two-page report summarizing his/her summer experience. This report will be published in the APABA-PA's newsletter. The Fellowship recipient will also be recognized at the APABA-PA's annual banquet in the fall. For more information, please contact Lynne Brown at the Philadelphia Bar Foundation at (215) 238-63347. |
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