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TRIAL
COURT EMPLOYEES HONORED FOR EXCELLENCE
IN SPECIAL AWARDS CEREMONY IN DEDHAM
Boston, MA--Trial
Court Chief Justice for Administration and Management Barbara
A. Dortch-Okara today honored the Trial Court Employee of
the Year and the fifteen recipients of the 2001 Trial Court
Employee Excellence Awards at a special ceremony held in Dedham.
The
Trial Court Employee of the Year is Angelina M. Wood, an Operations
Supervisor II at the Norfolk Superior Court Clerk’s Office
for Criminal Business, where she has worked since 1975. Ms.
Wood has demonstrated outstanding service to the courts and
the public. She is always ready to serve as a mentor to fellow
employees, and is know for her professionalism and personal
kindness. She was nominated for the honor by a record number
of people, including a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court,
a member of the U.S. Congress, judges, clerks, attorneys,
law enforcement officers, and co-workers.
Chief
Justice Dortch-Okara said, “Angelina Wood is an outstanding
employee not only for her professional excellence but for
the courtesy she exhibits toward others in the performance
of her duties. All the dedicated court employees selected
by their colleagues in recognition of their outstanding service
to the public are deserving recipients of these special awards.”
A
thirteen-member committee also selected fifteen employees
from more than 300 nominations for the Employee Excellence
Awards. (See below.)
Since
1987, the Administrative Office of the Trial Court has honored
Trial Court employees with the annual awards for their outstanding
job performance and commitment to public service. There are
approximately 7,000 employees in the Trial Court at more than
100 court locations and offices statewide.
| Award
Recipient |
Court |
Position |
| Erin
V. Albano |
Gloucester
District Court |
Case
Specialist
|
| Carol
Ambroseno |
Probate
and Family Court Administrative Office
|
Administrative
Coordinator
|
| Leonora
E. Arneson |
Falmouth
District Court |
Probation
Officer
|
| Charles
R. Benedict |
Plymouth
District Court |
Probation
Officer
|
| John
Bish |
East
Brookfield District Court |
Probation
Officer
|
| James
J. Boyle, III |
Malden
District Court |
Assistant
Clerk-Magistrate
|
| Maria
C. DeMarco |
Cambridge
District Court |
Case
Coordinator
|
| Laura
Dupree |
Worcester
Probate & Family Court |
Case
Coordinator
|
| Theresa
Galindez |
Boston
Municipal Court |
Probation
Case Specialist
|
| Jane
G. Gaus |
Barnstable
County/Town of Plymouth Juvenile Court
|
Sessions
Clerk
|
| Dorothy
Lockhart |
Boston
Municipal Court |
Judicial
Assistant
|
| Winifred
C. Lyman |
Plymouth
County Juvenile Court |
Probation
Case Specialist
|
| Jose
A. Mejia |
Essex
Superior Court |
Sessions
Clerk
|
| James
F. Polin |
Suffolk
County Juvenile Court |
Associate
Probation Officer
|
| Michael
U. Smith |
Cambridge
District Court |
Court
Officer
|
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