Federal, NY State Courts Celebrate Law Day
On Friday, students from more than ten New York City public schools will visit the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in downtown Manhattan.
May 01, 2018 at 02:50 PM
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Janet DiFiore Lawrence Marks Sean Eagan Michael Magliano, Joseph Baccellieri
Federal judges and volunteer attorneys are teaching at New York City public schools this week in observance of Law Day while the state courts celebrated the occasion in Albany Tuesday.
Speakers at the Court of Appeals ceremony included Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, New York State Solicitor General Barbara Underwood and New York State Bar Association President Sharon Stern Gerstman.
Recipients of the Judith S. Kaye Service Awards were honored at the ceremony. They included a court clerk who helped rescued a would-be jumper from the George Washington Bridge, a court officer who assisted bystanders caught in a shootout and court officers and court clerks who evacuated employees and visitors when fire broke out in a courthouse.
This year's Law Day topic is “Separation of Powers: Framework for Freedom,” and discussions at the schools are centering on the 1952 Supreme Court case, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, which affirmed that the “separation of powers” is essential to American government.
Justice For All: Courts and the Community, a civic education initiative of the federal courts of the Second Circuit, is sending judges to the schools in cooperation with the New York City Department of Education and the Justice Resource Center.
On Friday, students from more than ten New York City public schools will visit the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in downtown Manhattan. Judges and volunteer attorneys will give presentations to the students and students will watch a re-enactment of the Susan B. Anthony trial.
“Through these outreach efforts to students, we enhance understanding of our courts and legal system, fortify ties with the communities we serve, and help keep vibrant the rule of law, so critical to our nation,” Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said in a statement.
Recipients of the Judith S. Kaye Service Awards for Heroism are:
Bronx County
Court Officer Darrold Alexander
Court Officer Rodney Goitia
Court Officer-Captain Anthony Manzi
Court Officer Aleus “Alex” Philius
Court Officer Jose Reyes
Court Officer Julio Toro
Court Officer Mario Vera
Erie County
Court Officer Theresa Baggott
Court Officer Michael Gefert
Court Officer Keith Gannon
Court Officer Michael Norton
Court Officer Robert Marrale
Court Officer Jeffrey McMullen
Court Officer Victor Sorrento
Court Officer Michael Zarcone
Kings County
Court Officer-Sergeant Thomas Cirola
Court Officer Shaqwan Gardner
Court Officer-Sergeant John Harte
Court Officer Thomas Hickey
Court Officer Anthony Morgan
Court Officer Edward Rossiello
Court Officer-Sergeant Joseph Scafidi
Court Officer Darien Wagner
Nassau County
Court Officer-Major Kevin Anderson
Court Officer-Sergeant Michelle Barrett
Court Officer-Sergeant Michael Fauci
Court Officer-Major Karen Mulvey
Court Officer Mark Pullo
New York County
Senior Court Clerk Matthew Homenick,
First Deputy Chief Clerk Antonio Diaz,
Onondaga County
Court Officer Cahal Carroll
Court Officer Kimberly Freedman
Court Officer-Sergeant Jonathan Raab
Court Officer Ebony Ramos
Court Officer-Sergeant Vicki Stephens
Queens County
Court Reporter Noah Collin
Richmond County
Chief Clerk Richmond County Supreme Court Kenneth Fay,
Suffolk County
Court Officer-Lieutenant Daniel Freisem
Court Officer-Sergeant James Martinez
Recipients of Judith S. Kaye Service Award for Community Service are:
Third Judicial District Office
Court Attorney-Referee David Dellehunt
Court Officer-Captain Anthony Rodriguez
Bronx County
Court Officer Robert Calero
Court Officer-Lieutenant Pedro Cosme
Senior Court Clerk Yvette Cruz
Court Officer Trainee Schiniqua Diaz
Court Officer Ishaira Garcia
Court Officer-Sergeant Jessica Hernandez
Court Officer Mark Hirschman
Court Officer-Sergeant Julio Lebron
Court Officer Ravil Lopez
Court Officer Jomayra Medina
Court Officer-Sergeant Rafael Nieves
Court Officer Aleus Philius
Court Officer Anthony Vazquez
Court Officer Trainee Maria Vinas
Dutchess County
Court Officer-Sergeant Joseph Beck
Court Officer-Captain Alvin Benson
Erie County
Court Officer Norman Pragle
Genesee (and Orleans) counties
Support Magistrate Kathleen “Kathy” Gray
To learn more about Justice For All: Courts and the Community, visit www.justiceforall.ca2.uscourts.gov, call (212) 857-8930, or email [email protected]
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