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Judge Sarah Sharer Curley (Ret.) to Receive the 2023 American Inns of Court Bankruptcy Distinguished Service Award

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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Sarah Sharer Curley has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Bankruptcy Distinguished Service Award , which recognizes a judge or attorney specializing in bankruptcy law who has exhibited ongoing dedication to the highest standards of the legal profession, the rule of law, and personal ethics and integrity.

Key Points: 
  • Sarah Sharer Curley has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Bankruptcy Distinguished Service Award , which recognizes a judge or attorney specializing in bankruptcy law who has exhibited ongoing dedication to the highest standards of the legal profession, the rule of law, and personal ethics and integrity.
  • Curley will receive the award at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in Austin, Texas, in October.
  • While a judge, Curley led the creation of a bankruptcy court self-help center to assist pro se litigants in getting legal advice from volunteer attorneys.
  • When Curley retired from the bench, colleagues honored her by establishing the Honorable Sarah Sharer Curley Self Help Center Award, which honors a Phoenix bankruptcy attorney for extraordinary contributions and service to the center.

Judge John E. Waites (Retired) to Receive the 2022 American Inns of Court Bankruptcy Inn Alliance Distinguished Service Award

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Thursday, September 8, 2022
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Recently retired Judge John Waites has been selected to receive the prestigious 2022 American Inns of Court Bankruptcy Inn Alliance Distinguished Service Award , which recognizes a judge or attorney specializing in bankruptcy law who has exhibited ongoing dedication to the highest standards of the legal profession, the rule of law, and personal ethics and integrity.

Key Points: 
  • Recently retired Judge John Waites has been selected to receive the prestigious 2022 American Inns of Court Bankruptcy Inn Alliance Distinguished Service Award , which recognizes a judge or attorney specializing in bankruptcy law who has exhibited ongoing dedication to the highest standards of the legal profession, the rule of law, and personal ethics and integrity.
  • Waites will receive the award at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, which takes place October 18-22 in Orlando, Florida.
  • From 1994 until this year, Waites was a judge on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina.
  • Waites founded the J. Bratton Davis Bankruptcy American Inn of Court in 2018 and served as its first counselor.

Judge Cheryl Ann Krause and Jane Chong, Esquire, to Receive the 2019 American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize

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Friday, October 11, 2019
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Judge Cheryl Ann Krause and Jane Chong are the 2019 winners of the Warren E. Burger Prize , a writing competition that promotes scholarship in the areas of professionalism, ethics, civility, and excellence.

Key Points: 
  • Judge Cheryl Ann Krause and Jane Chong are the 2019 winners of the Warren E. Burger Prize , a writing competition that promotes scholarship in the areas of professionalism, ethics, civility, and excellence.
  • Krause and Chong, the competitions first joint winners, will share the $5,000 prize for their essay Lawyer Wellbeing as a Crisis of the Profession.
  • The prize will be presented at the organizations Celebration of Excellence at the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., on October 26, 2019.
  • The winning essay, which will be published in the South Carolina Law Review, describes the legal professions current mental health crisis.