DCBA CRIMINAL JUSTICE AWARD -- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

     The Criminal Court Committee of the Dade County Bar Association is accepting nominations for its annual Criminal Justice Award, which honors a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the Miami-Dade County criminal justice system at the state or federal level. 
 
    The nominee may be a lawyer or non-lawyer.  Previous recipients include: Roy Black, Irwin Block, the Hon. Bennett H. Brummer, the Hon. Richard E. Gerstein, the Hon. Ted Klein, the Hon. Tom Petersen, the Hon. Janet Reno, the Hon. Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Rory Stein, the Hon. Kathleen Williams, Judge Phillip A. Hubbart, John W. Thornton, Jr. and Stanford Blake.
 
     Nominations must include a biographical sketch of the candidate, a statement describing why you believe he or she is deserving of the award, and any other supporting material you believe would be helpful to the Committee upon making its evaluation and selection.
 
    Nominations must be received Friday, April 2, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. and may be sent by e-mail to info@dadecountybar.org or fax (305) 373-6210 or United States mail.
 
    Joaquin E. Padilla, Chair
    DCBA Criminal Court Committee
    123 N. W. First Avenue, Suite 214
    Miami, Florida 33128