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2015 Bench & Bar Reception Logan E. Bleckley Award for Judicial Excellence The Honorable Herbert E. Phipps O n Tuesday, May 12, 2015 the Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar Association hosted the 2015 Bench & Bar Reception at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP. The Honorable Herbert E. Phipps, Chief Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals received the Logan E. Bleckley Award for Judicial Excellence. The Honorable John J. Ellington, Presiding Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals introduced Judge Phipps. This social gathering of judges, lawyers and guests was well attended. The Logan E. Bleckley Award for Judicial Excellence is conferred each year by the Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar Association on one of the judges on the courts located in Metropolitan Atlanta in recognition years of public service as a member of the judiciary. On May 12, 2015 the Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar Association hosted the 2015 Bench & Bar Reception at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP. Shown from left to right is Litigation Section Chair Kevin Weimer (Fellows LaBriola LLP), Hon. John J. Ellington (Georgia Court of Appeals) the 2015 recipient of the Logan E. Bleckley Award Hon. Herbert E. Phipps (Georgia Court of Appeals) and Connie Phipps. 40 THE ATLANTA LAWYER June/July 2015 The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association