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SUMMARY:Cook - Friedman Civility Award Selection Meeting via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Julian Abele Cook\, Jr. – Bernard A. Friedman FBA Civility Award BE IT RESOLVED the Chapter will establish an annual civility award to recognize a civil practitioner who is an outstanding example of professional excellence and civility. This award will be called the Julian Abele Cook\, Jr.- Bernard A. Friedman FBA Civility Award\, in recognition of the dedication to civility of two outstanding jurists: former Chief Judge Julian Abele Cook\, Jr.\, who\, in 1998\, constituted the first Civility Committee in the Eastern District of Michigan and fostered the implementation of the Court’s Civility Principles; and Chief Judge Bernard A. Friedman who formed the Court’s second Civility Committee in 2007\, and fostered the implementation of the Eastern District’s “Lawyer’s Commitment of Professional Civility.” The Julian Abele Cook\, Jr. – Bernard A. Friedman FBA Civility Award shall be awarded yearly at the Chapter’s Annual Dinner. In selecting an attorney to receive the award\, the following criteria shall be utilized: \n\nThe attorney has been significantly engaged in the practice of civil law;\nThe attorney demonstrates the highest levels of legal competency and Professionalism;\nThe attorney’s conduct is in accordance with the highest standards of professional integrity and personal courtesy as set forth in the Civility Principles of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; [COPY APPEARS BELOW ON THIS PAGE]\nThe attorney has demonstrated\, while fulfilling the fundamental duty to represent clients vigorously\, a mindfulness of the equally important obligation to the administration of justice\, which is a truth-seeking process designed to resolve human and societal problems in a rational\, peaceful and efficient manner; and\nThe attorney is guided by a fundamental sense of dignity\, decency\, candor and fair play.\n\nNOMINATIONS IF YOU BELIEVE AN INDIVIDUAL IS WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION\, PLEASE SUBMIT THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND A BRIEF STATEMENT AS TO THE REASONS WHY THE INDIVIDUAL SHOULD RECEIVE THE RECOGNITION TO THE SELECTION COMMITTEE. PLEASE UTILIZE THE ABOVE CRITERIA & FORWARD YOUR NOMINATION TO THE CHAPTER PRESIDENT OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THE COOK-FRIEDMAN CIVILITY AWARD CONSISTS OF A PANEL OF FEDERAL JUDGES INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING\, PRIOR COOK-FRIEDMAN CIVILITY AWARD WINNERS\, AND THE FBA CHAPTER PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT-ELECT.  THE MEETING WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE MOST RECENT AWARD WINNER. \n  \nPRIOR CIVILITY AWARD RECIPIENTS \n2008 Edward M. Kronk \n2009 Lawrence G. Campbell \n2010 Carl H. von Ende \n2011 William A. Woodard \n2012 William Sankbeil \n2013 Kathryn J. Humphrey \n2014 Eugene Driker \n2015 Saul A. Green \n2016 John Runyan \n2017 E. Powell Miller \n2018 Thomas W. Cranmer \n2019 Sharon M. Woods \n
URL:https://fbamich.org/event/cook-friedman-civility-award-selection-meeting-via-zoom/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mindy%20Herrmann":MAILTO:fbamich@fbamich.org
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