January 27, 2009 CONTACT: Melanie S. Ford, County Attorney
St. Louis County Courthouse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Duluth, MN 218-726-2323
County Attorney to Hold Public Reception for Attorneys from Pakistan and Iraq
DATE: Monday, February 8, 2010
TIME: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
LOCATION: St. Louis County Attorney’s Office, Room 501, St. Louis County Courthouse
Melanie S. Ford, St. Louis County Attorney, will hold a reception for visiting attorneys Riffat Inam Butt from Pakistan, and Suad Abbas from Iraq. Both are lawyers that work on women’s rights’ issues. Riffat Inam Butt is a family judge and Suad Abbas is an activist. The reception will be held on the 5th Floor of the St. Louis County Courthouse in Duluth on Monday, February 8, 2010, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., which is open to the public.
The reception will provide our visitors the opportunity to learn about our justice system, and to share information about judicial system in their countries.
# # #