Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil speaks after receiving the John J. Murphy Award at the Annual St Johns University School of Law Alumni Association Luncheon on Friday January 24, 2020 at the Manhattan Center. Judge Vyskocil was recently confirmed as a U.S. District Judge in the Southern District of New York In back are, left to right: Brian Woods-Brian J. Woods Associate Dean for Law School Advancement: Margaret V. Turano-who received the shool's Lifetime Achievement Award and law school Dean Michael A. Simons Photo: Rick Kopstein

Mary Kay Vyskocil, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York and a former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the same court, speaks after receiving the John J. Murphy Award at the Annual St. Johns University School of Law Alumni Association Luncheon on Friday, Jan. 24, at the Manhattan Center. In back are, from left, Brian J. Woods, Associate Dean for Law School Advancement; Margaret V. Turano, who received the school's Lifetime Achievement Award, and law school Dean Michael A. Simons.