Youth & Pepper spray?!

SDLRLA was one of eleven organizations to sign on to a formal complaint against the County of San Diego Department of Probation about the excessive use of pepper spray in San Diego Juvenile Detention Facilities. The 34-page complaint, including 170 exhibits, asks the...

Informed Voters

The Informed Voters Project, a project of The National Association of Women Judges, is a non-partisan voter education project developed to increase public awareness about the judicial system, to inform voters that politics and special interest attacks have no place in...

Juvenile Book Club

Ongoing great community service opportunity!  Juvenile Court Book Club is looking for volunteer book club leaders at the East Mesa Detention Facility. 80% of the young men there are Latino. Help expose young minds to the beauty of books by volunteering! Please...

Support Big Brothers Big Sisters!

Big Brothers Big Sisters is seeking reliable volunteers who are willing to spend a minimum of one year as mentors.  Because 70% of the waiting Littles are boys, Big Brothers Big Sisters is  especially looking for men and Spanish speakers (both men/women).   In just a...

SDLRLA on KPBS

SDLRLA members Maricela Amezola and Omar Passons (also of Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association) appeared on KPBS Evening Edition yesterday evening to discuss and promote the Neighborhood Law School, a free series of legal clinics held on Mondays at the Jacobs Center for...

SDLRLA Video Tribute

SDLRLA is proud to present this video highlighting the history and mission of San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association. Please take a few minutes to watch it, you will not be disappointed! Special thanks to Sergio Feria, Law Offices of Sergio Feria, Carmen Chavez, Casa...