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Judicial Honors: Winter 2015
Vol. 99 No. 3 (2015) | Fixing DiscoveryThe Shelby County Commission in Tennessee voted to rename the county courthouse the D’Army Bailey Courthouse Building in honor of the late D’Army Bailey. Judge Bailey served on Tennessee’s 13th Judicial […]
Law & Culture
Judicial Honors and Milestones: Spring 2016
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureSteven Leifman, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida judge, received the William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence at a dinner at the U.S. Supreme Court. The award is given by […]
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Judicial Honors Fall/Winter 2021–22
by Eric Surber
Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving AfghanistanChief Justice Michael G. Heavican of the Nebraska Supreme Court and Judge Elizabeth P. Hines (retired) of the 15th District Court in Ann Arbor, Michigan, were inducted into the National Center for State […]
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Judicial Honors
by Maya K. Bell and Eric Surber
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceJudge Linda Hidalgo of Harris County, Texas, is a 2021 recipient of the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award. The award honors Americans under 40 who are changing the country through […]
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Judicial Honors: Autumn 2016
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?JAMES F. REITZ, a judge on the Putnam County Court in New York, was celebrated at the Patterson Rotary Club’s “Men Who Cook” fundraiser for his efforts to make Putnam […]
From the Publisher, Judging, Rule of Law
Retired Mass. Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall to Receive 2021 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law
Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts HeldMargaret H. Marshall — former chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and a lifelong advocate for a more transparent, efficient, and accountable judiciary — will receive the 2021 […]
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Judicial Honors and Milestones
by Emma Roberts
Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts HeldChief Magistrate Judge Diane K. Vescovo of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee received the Marion Griffin-Frances Loring Award from the Association for Women Attorneys. The award recognizes […]
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Judicial Honors (Spring 2017)
Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered CourtsSenior Judge MICHAEL M. BAYLSON of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania received the James Wilson Award from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in honor […]
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Judicial Honors Fall/Winter 2020–21
by Emma Roberts
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchJustice Michelle Keller of the Supreme Court of Kentucky received the Kentucky Bar Association’s Distinguished Judge Award. The award honors a judge who has made outstanding contributions to the legal […]
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Milestones Summer 2020
Vol. 104 No. 2 (2020) | Coping with COVIDCongratulations to these federal judges (active status) who are celebrating milestone anniversaries of their commission dates. 40 years Carmen Consuelo Cerezo, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico 35 years […]

