Distinguished Public Servant Award
Sponsored by: Oakland County Bar Association
Established: 1998
Purpose: To recognize attorneys employed in the public sector who have made outstanding contributions to the Oakland County Bar Association. Like the Distinguished Service Award, the award includes superior dedication to the OCBA, the legal community, and the general public.
Awarded: Annually at the OCBA Annual Meeting
Criteria:
- Member of the Oakland County Bar Association
- A member of the legal community who is employed in the public sector
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Demonstrated dedication to the OCBA, the legal community, and the general public
How to Nominate: Letter of nomination
Selection Process: The OCBA President selects the award recipient(s).
Past Recipients
1999
Judith K. Cunningham
David G. Gorcyca
2000
Hon. Edward Sosnick
2001
Hon. Leo Bowman
Hon. Barry L. Howard
2002
L. Brooks Patterson
Ronald E. Covault
2003
L. Brooks Patterson
Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard
2004
Hon. Richard D. Kuhn
2005
Gerald J. Gleeson, II
Hon. David M. Lawson
2006
Betty Lou Lowenthal
Hon. Julie A. Nicholson
2007
Hon. Gene Schnelz
John N. O’Brien II
2008
Hon. Michael Warren
Hon. Wendy L. Potts
2009
Hon. Elizabeth M. Pezzetti
2010
Hon. Eugene Arthur Moore
Arthur R. Spears Jr.
2011
Hon. Colleen A. O’Brien
Hon. Joan E. Young
2012
Hon. Susan M. Moiseev
2013
John M. Skrzynski
Hon. Fred Mester
2014
Hon. James M. Alexander
Hon. Cynthia Thomas Walker
2015
Hon. Mary Ellen Brennan
2016
Hon. James B. Brady
2017
Hon. Martha D. Anderson
Hon. Linda S. Hallmark
Jason D. Pernick
2018
Jody Sturtz Hall
2019
Hon. Maureen M. McGinnis
2020
Hon. Lisa O. Gorcyca
Hon. Lisa A. Langton