ICEA, in cooperation with the Supreme Court of Ukraine, held its second educational program in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, from October 4th to 15th, 2025. The program contributed to developing professional relations and integrating Ukrainian judges into the international legal community.

The program was very beneficial in familiarizing the judges with the American judicial system, methods of law enforcement and peculiarities of case consideration. The introduction to the practice of mediation and dispute resolution provided new ideas and opportunities.
While observing American courts, Ukrainian judges had the opportunity to get acquainted with innovative technologies and methods used in the legal system. The programs contribute to the establishment and strengthening of professional and friendly ties between lawyers of the two countries and helps to further establish cooperation.

Ukrainian judges have the opportunity to get acquainted with the culture, traditions and social norms of another country, which broadens their worldview and enriches their personal development.
This program included presentations, meetings and seminars with: judges of the Federal Supreme Courts of California, famous law school of the University of California at Berkeley, management staff of law firm the Signature Resolution and Consulate General of Ukraine in San Francisco.

ICEA would like to express our gratitude to the following individuals who assisted in conducting the programs for Ukrainian judges in the State of California this year:
• Judge Harold Kahn – San Francisco Superior Court, State California,
• Judge Kennet Wine – San Francisco Superior Court, State California,
• Judge James Donato – California Federal Criminal Court,
• Judge Alison Tucher – Presiding Justice of the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District,
• Judge Michael Vicencia – Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California,
• Judge Laura Laesecke – Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California,
• Retired Judge Anne-Christine Massullo – leader of mediation and arbitration firm Signature Resolution, San Francisco, California,
• Patrick Gunn – partner of Goodwin Procter LLP in San Francisco,
• Dmytro Kushneruk – General Consul of Ukraine in San Francisco.
The ICEA program introduced Ukrainian judges to the American justice system, and presented the experience of the Ukrainian judicial system, the administration of justice during the war, and the reform of the judicial system in Ukraine.