KEYNOTE ANNOUNCED

We are excited to announce that Judge Tanya Walton Pratt, United States District Judge, will be the keynote speaker at our Day 1 Luncheon on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, from 12:30-2 pm EST . 

Judge Tanya Walton Pratt was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate (95-0) on June 15, 2010, making her the first African-American federal judge in the State of Indiana. 

From 2008 until her appointment to the bench of the District Court, Judge Pratt served as a judge in the Marion Superior Court, Probate Division. She was elected Marion County Superior Court Judge in November 1996, 2002 and 2008 and she served as Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, Criminal Division, from 1997 to 2008. She also served as Master Commissioner for the Marion County Superior Court from 1993 to 1996. Prior to her election as a Marion Superior Court Judge, she was active in private practice with the civil rights law firm Moss and Walton and later, the law firm of Walton & Pratt, focusing primarily on family law, bankruptcy, and probate law. She also served as a contract county public defender during her years of private practice.

If you'd like to purchase tickets to the Luncheon ONLY, go to our Eventbrite page and select "Luncheon Only (June 18, 2019)".

Recognition will be given for outstanding performance in each of four categories: Freedom, Equity, Cultural Vision and Diversity and Inclusion. Winners will be recognized at an awards dinner on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, set for 6:30-8:30 PM at the Sheraton Indianapolis City Center Hotel (31 W. Ohio St. Indianapolis, IN 46204). 

To nominate qualified individuals or organizations for an award click here. Nominations for the awards are due Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 11:59 PM EST. Only completed nominations received by the due date will be considered.

The Awards Dinner is included in the conference registration price. If you'd like to purchase tickets ONLY for the dinner, select "Civil Rights Awards Dinner" for your ticket purchase on our Eventbrite page.

The 46th Annual Consortium Conference will be held at the Sheraton Indianapolis City Centre from June 17-20. Discounted group rates are available on the Sheraton's website.

For more information about the 46th Annual Indiana Consortium of State and Local Human Rights Agencies or to request an accommodation at the conference, visit ICRC's website here or email Tyler Bracken, ICRC Communications Manager, at tbracken@icrc.in.gov.