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2002 John J. McCloy Memorial Award
The 2002 McCloy Award was presented on May 20, 2002 to Dean Joseph
W. Bellacosa of St. John’s University School of Law.
Dean Bellacosa served as a clerk to the Presiding Justice of the
Appellate Division, Second Department, and later as Chief Clerk
and Counsel to the Court of Appeals. In 1985, he was appointed
Chief Administrative Judge for New York State, and soon thereafter
was appointed to the Court of Appeals. He remained at the
Court until 2000, when he left to become Dean of his alma mater,
St. John’s University School of Law. Dean Bellacosa served
as Chair of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, the Commission
on Alcohol and Drug Dependency in the Legal Profession, and the
ABA Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar.
Nearly 300 people joined Event Committee Co-Chairs, Jonathan J.
Lerner, Robert J. McGuire, and Roy L. Reardon to celebrate Dean
Bellacosa’s distinguished public service career. New
York State Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye presented the award to Dean
Bellacosa, and delivered remarks extolling his devotion to the courts
and the rule of law.
The event also included a tribute to Hon. Cyrus R. Vance, Modern
Courts’ former Chair Emeritus, delivered by Theodore G. Sorensen.
Mr. Sorensen lauded Mr. Vance’s compassion and integrity, and
highlighted Mr. Vance’s stalwart support for improving the
administration of justice.
Modern Courts thanks Michael Weinstein, President of Ark Restaurants
Corp., whose generosity helped make the event possible.
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Dean Bellacosa addresses
the audience. |
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Dean Bellacosa, New York
State Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, Judge Carmen Ciparick, Fern
Schair (Modern Courts' Chair), and Judge Richard Wesley. |
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Theodore G. Sorensen
delivers a tribute to
Cyrus R. Vance. |
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Michael A. Cardozo, New York City Corporation
Counsel, and Former Mayor David N. Dinkins. |
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Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye addresses the
audience. |
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