On Thursday, Sept. 19, Leadership Academy participants attended sessions throughout the day at the Oklahoma Bar Center, hearing from speakers U.S. Magistrate Judge Suzanne Mitchell and attorney and PGA golfer Herb Rubenstein.

On Thursday, Sept. 19, Leadership Academy participants met at Topgolf in Oklahoma City. Pictured, Courtney Driskell lines up her swing as Sherry Erb and Brian Candelaria look on.

Following their Friday sessions, the Leadership Academy group attended a dog adoption and CLE event at Bar K in Oklahoma City. Pictured, OBA Animal Law Section Chair Gary Maxey presents during the CLE portion of the event, which was jointly hosted by the OBA Animal Law Section and the OBA Young Lawyers Division.

On Friday morning, Sept. 20, the group met at the Oklahoma Judicial Center in Oklahoma City. Justice Yvonne Kauger gave the group a tour of the Judicial Center, giving a history of the center and discussing the artwork hanging throughout the building.

While at the Judicial Center, members of the Leadership Academy heard from Chief Justice M. John Kane IV, who gave the group inspiration on leadership. “Understand who you’re leading, and know yourself,” Chief Justice Kane said. “As far as self-knowledge, you’ve got to figure out what is best about yourself – what it is that helps you rise above others. If you work on being the best you, you’ve got a chance.”