Speakers credit Ummah Bar Association as Washington’s first Muslim bar association

Speakers at the event said the Ummah Bar Association was formed to connect Muslim attorneys across immigration, family law and other practice areas and described it as Washington's first Muslim bar association. A presenter credited Judge Andrea S. Jarmon with convening interested attorneys at a moment when practitioners and community members were already looking for such a network.

"The Ummah Bar Association is the first Muslim Bar Association in Washington," one speaker said, noting that Muslim attorneys and related community groups were seeking connections and that Judge Jarmon "stepped up and kind of at the perfect time" to help organize those efforts. The remarks linked the association’s founding to broader efforts to increase representation and professional networks for Muslim lawyers.