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By Brian Hews
Long Beach Superior Court Judge John C. Lawson will be the keynote speaker for the 12th Annual Cerritos Community Prayer Breakfast that will take place on Wednesday, May 16th from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Cerritos Sheraton Hotel, event organizers announced this week.
Event Chair Anna Titus told Los Cerritos Community Newspaper that the “entire community is invited for an uplifting morning of fellowship.”
The breakfast will cost $27 per person or $270 for a table of ten, or a “preferred table” at $300.
Reservations can be sent to Julie Knabe at P.O. Box 4501, Artesia, Ca., 90701, or you can call Mrs. Titus at 562 860-9607.
Judge Lawson, of Los Angeles, was appointed by the Governor in September 2009. He has served as commissioner for the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2007. Previously, he served as a deputy public defender for the Los Angeles County’s Public Defender’s Office from 1988 to 2007.
Lawson earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Howard University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College, and is 48 years old.
Members of the Cerritos Community Prayer Breakfast Committee include Donna Simpson, Dreama Latz, Cerritos Mayor Jim Edwards, Marlene Carlin, Merri Wheaton, Rosemary Economy, Louise Dodson and Roger Garrett.
