PBCBA BAR BULLETINS PBCBA Bulletin - March 2020 | Page 26

NORTH COUNTY SECTION 18th Annual Jurist of the Year Nominations The North County Section is now accepting letters of recommendations for its 18th annual Jurist of the Year Award. Send us a letter including which local judge you feel deserves to be honored for his or her dedication to the Bench and to our community. The letters will be reviewed and voted on by the section’s Board of Directors. A recipient will be selected based upon the following criteria: The judge should be one with an excellent reputation for sound judicial decisions and an unblemished record of integrity as a lawyer and as a judge; is generally recognized by Bar members as highly qualified; and active in Bar related activities. He or she should be respectful of the law and understanding of cases. Who is eligible? Any judge who currently presides over cases in Palm Beach County will be eligible to win the award. Who is eligible to make a nomination? Any NCS member. Send your nomination to the Bar Office at 1507 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406 or email your letter to [email protected]. Nominations are due no later Wednesday, April 1. Previous award recipients include Judges Mary Lupo, Roger Colton, Peter Blanc, Thomas Barkdull, Barry Cohen, Jonathan Gerber, David Crow, Edward Fine, Jack Cook, Ron Alvarez, Richard Oftedal, Lucy Brown, Ken Marra, John Phillips, Laura Johnson, Meenu Sasser and Joseph Marx. NCS 2019 Event Highlights PBCBA BAR BULLETIN 26