2007 Issue 1 - New York City Bar Association

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cial Department, were presented at the Association, on March 28, 2007.
Hon. Peter Tom, Acting Presiding Justice, Appellatte Division, First Department,
presented the awards.
The Awards, dedicated to the memory of Bernard Botein, former President
of the Association, and Presiding Justice of the First Department,
have been presented annually since 1976 to pay tribute to court personnel
in the First Department who have made outstanding contributions to
the administration of the courts.
This year’s recipients are: Lester E. Dickinson, Principal Appellate Court
Clerk, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department; Sheng Guo,
Chief Technology Officer, Office of Court Administration; Nancy Hassell,
Principal Court Clerk, Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department;
John P. McConnell, Senior Court Clerk, Supreme Court, Bronx County;
and Desmond O’Hanlon, Deputy Chief Clerk, Civil Court, Bronx County.
The medals are made possible by a grant from the Ruth and Seymour
Klein Foundation, Inc.
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THE SECOND ANNUAL PRESENTATION OF THE THOMAS E. DEWEY MEDAL,
given every year to an outstanding assistant district attorney in each of
the city’s District Attorney’s offices, was held November 28, 2006, at the
Association.
This year’s medal winners this year are: Anne J. Swern, Kings County;
Patrick J. Dugan, New York County; Anthony M. Communiello, Jr., Queens
County; Yolanda L. Rudich, Richmond County; and Elisa F. Koenderman,
Bronx County.
Albert M. Rosenblatt, then Associate Judge of the New York Court of
Appeals, presented the awards. The award is sponsored by Dewey Ballantine
LLP, and the winners were selected by the Dewey Medal Committee (Seth
C. Farber, Chair).
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