Cook went on to give the keynote address at the first annual meeting in 1979, held in Los Angeles, California, and Judge Klein became the organization's first president.
Among the first resolutions posted by the membership of the NAWJ, at their founding event, was a call to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and an expression of support for the nomination of a woman judge to the Supreme Court.
The current executive director is Marie Kosimar, who has had an extensive career in non-profit organizations and earned her Masters in Public Administration from the Wagner School at New York University.
Leadership is also supplemented by 32 committees that govern different areas within the NAWJ, whether it is policy concerns or management related issues.
This survey publishes a Gender Ratio Summary which provides a snapshot of the current female-male distribution of both federal and state judgeships as part of their push to increase female presence in the judiciary.
[10] Other resolutions, such as those on VAWA Reauthorization and Federal Judicial Vacancies, can be passed by an online vote and announced by the President via the website.
The "Color of Justice Program" connects women with female lawyer and judge mentors in hopes of encouraging them to pursue legal careers.
These projects are aimed at informing female judges on the status of these issues in society and providing them with resources and a better understanding in their practice.
[13] The NJEP works to promote equality in the judicial system through education, publications, and supporting the efforts of gender bias task forces in courts across the country.
[13] Further, the NJEP was the facilitator of gender bias task forces all across the country in state and federal courthouses alike.
Since the founding of the NJEP, over 41 reports from different task forces have been published and are often cited by judges in ruling on gender bias and discrimination cases.
The IAWJ organizes educational programming and other events to advance their ideals and goals as well as encourage female participation in the judiciary around the world.