An IRELA CLE Webinar

Implicit Bias

Julia Roundtree Livingston

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager - Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism 

MCLE tentative for 1-hour Diversity and Inclusion CLE credit

Registration is Free for IRELA Members
Non-Members ~ $50*

Julia Roundtree Livingston

Julia Roundtree Livingston serves as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager for the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, where she promotes integrity, civility, and professionalism among the lawyers and judges of Illinois. In this role, Julia leads the Commission’s educational and advocacy initiatives aimed at promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the legal and justice systems.

As DEI Manager, Julia develops and delivers legal education on DEI and other professionalism topics to lawyers, judges, and law students, and performs outreach across the state on behalf of the Commission. She also supports the Commission’s lawyer-to-lawyer mentoring program and manages its involvement in Jumpstart, a law school preparatory program for historically underrepresented law students.

Before joining the Commission, Julia was the Executive Director of Macon County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) in Illinois. Earlier in her career, Julia was also the Director of Development at Macon County CASA and Baby TALK.

In addition to her role at CASA, Julia was a member of the Illinois CASA Equity Task Force, the Illinois CASA/Children Advocacy Centers Task Force, and the CWAC (Child Welfare Advisory Committee) on Racial Equity led by the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services.

Julia has served as an adjust professor of English—Rhetoric, U.S. Literature, since 1865, African American Literature, Professional Writing and Humanities at the University of Illinois—Urbana, Champaign, Richland Community College, Florida State University, and Southern Illinois University—Carbondale.

Julia is ABD for a PhD from Florida State University in African American Literature and U.S. Literature Since 1865; she holds an MA from Southern Illinois University—Carbondale and a BA from Southern Illinois University—Carbondale.

Julia is a member of the Diversity & Education Leadership Team at the Maroa-Forsyth School District and founder of Discourse on Racial Difference: A Macon County Book Club, which has 600 members statewide.

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