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November 24, 2025

This year marks our Silver Anniversary. Over the past 25
years we survived Y2K, a major economic recession, a global
pandemic, and several venue changes. But, along the way we
also learned, taught, became inspired, and laughed - - a lot.
Friendships, both personal and professional, were forged. The
next 25 years should prove no differently.

The Wray Ladine American Inn of Court is the Stanislaus County Chapter of a national organization of bench and bar
members striving to achieve greater ethics and civility in the
practice of law. This Inn is comprised of prominent
judges, lawyers, and law students, representing every level of
experience and every practice area. The available resources are
staggering.

The membership is divided into 6 teams who present a
program at the monthly meetings. The programs tackle issues
facing the legal community and focus on the Inn’s goal of
promoting greater professionalism. Meetings take place monthly
between September and April, usually lasting about two hours.

Over the course of those two hours, members enjoy a dedicated
social time, a catered dinner, and the team program which always
leads to a spirited discussion. An hour of coveted MCLE credit is
also earned.

Why do teams put on a program? The individual team
meetings are where new attorneys informally meet with
experienced attorneys/judges, and where each gets a chance to
learn skills from the other. It breaks down hierarchies, allows for
the free exchange of ideas, and promotes mentoring as the entire
team works towards a shared goal.

The Wray Ladine American Inn of Court has received
national recognition for its programs. There are nearly 400 Inns
scattered across 48 states, Washington DC, Guam, and Tokyo. If
you consider that each Inn puts on 6 programs, this equates to
approximately 2,400 programs presented annually. This past
year, our Inn placed two of its programs in the Top 25 most
downloaded programs in the world. Past programs have also
received national “Best Program” awards. Each year our
Executive Board is invited to an “Inns of Distinction” Gala at the
U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, to receive official
recognition of our Platinum level status.

This is the Wray!