Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism Opens Grant Applications, Seeks Volunteers for Law School Program
In April, the commision presented the 24th Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service to honor Georgia lawyers' and judges' contributions beyond their legal or official work, and nominations for those will open after Labor Day.
June 10, 2024 at 01:46 PM
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The Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism has opened its annual grant applications and will accept them through July 15 for programs and projects that promote legal professionalism in Georgia. Also, the commission, which partners with the State Bar of Georgia's Committee on Professionalism, is accepting applications from lawyers and judges to serve as volunteer group leaders during the Law School Orientations on Professionalism, which are conducted at the beginning of the academic year at each law school in Georgia. In April, the commission presented the 24th Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service to honor Georgia lawyers' and judges' contributions beyond their legal or official work. Nominations for next year's awards will open after Labor Day, the commission said in its press release.This year's honorees were: |
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Jeffrey M. Smith of Greenberg Traurig.
- Vicky Ogawa Kimbrell, supervising attorney, Georgia Legal Services Program, Atlanta;
- Samuel S. Olens, partner, Dentons US LLP, Marietta;
- Judge Kathy Stephens Palmer, senior superior court judge for the state of Georgia, Swainsboro; and
- Judge Cheveda McCamy, superior court judge, Newton County Superior Court, Covington.
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