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EIGHTEEN
TRIAL COURT EMPLOYEES HONORED
FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE;
Employee of the Year is Court Officer in Springfield
Boston,
MA-
In recognition of their outstanding service to the courts
and to the public, Chief Justice for Administration and Management
Barbara A. Dortch-Okara today honored the 2002 Trial Court
Employee of the Year and the seventeen recipients of the 2002
Trial Court Employee Excellence Awards at the Rebecca Johnson
School in Springfield. The theme for this year's awards was
"Unsung Heroes."
The Trial Court Employee of the Year is Phyllis Ainsworth-Okamura,
Assistant Chief Court Officer at the Springfield Hall of Justice,
where she has worked since 1999. Ms. Ainsworth-Okamura performed
life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a litigant last
year, and helped develop emergency procedures for the Springfield
District Court Medical Response Team. In addition to supervising
18 court officers, she oversees the Springfield District Court
holding area, and conducts security training for court officers.
Officer Ainsworth-Okamura began her career with the Trial
Court in 1993 as a Court Officer at Hampshire Probate and
Family Court.
Chief Justice Dortch-Okara said, "Officer Ainsworth-Okamura
richly deserves this honor because of her exemplary professionalism
and excellent administrative skills, and for her willingness
to go beyond the call of duty to help judges, fellow employees,
and members of the public. All the award recipients, these
unsung heroes, nominated by their colleagues merit this special
honor for their selfless work and dedication."
A thirteen-member committee selected seventeen employees from
more than 100 nominations for the Employee Excellence Awards.
(See attached list.)
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.
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2002
Trial Court Employee Excellence Award Winners
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| Award
Recipients |
Court/Office
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Position
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| Miriam
Brady |
Orleans
District Court |
Case
Specialist
|
| Jane
Crowe |
Office
of the Commissioner of Probation |
Administrative
Assistant II
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| Annette
Fellows |
Suffolk
Juvenile Court |
Case
Specialist
|
| James
Gavaghan |
Suffolk
Probate and Family Court |
Operations
Supervisor
|
| Joseph
Hanrahan |
Worcester
Housing Court |
Court
Officer
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| Dorothy
Hopkins |
Boston
Municipal Court |
Head
Administrative Assistant
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| Paul
Johnston |
IT
Project
Administrative Office of the Trial Court
|
Lead
Court Analyst |
| Jon
Leconte |
Bristol
Probate and Family Court |
Probation
Officer
|
| Lynne
Lynch |
Essex
Probate and Family Court |
Operations
Supervisor
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| Dennis
Maietta |
Falmouth
District Court |
Assistant
Chief Probation Officer
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Maureen
McEachern
|
Somerville
District Court |
Assistant
Chief Probation Officer
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| Pauline
Passanisi |
Norfolk
Superior Court |
Judicial
Secretary
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| Kathleen
Mitchell |
Barnstable
County/Town of
Plymouth Juvenile Court
|
Head
Administrative Assistant |
| Karen
Nagle |
Lynn
District Court |
Case
Coordinator
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| Jean
Pepper |
Lynn
District Court |
Court
Interpreter
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| John
Raftery |
South
Boston District Court |
Court
Officer
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| Renee
Sherman |
Northern Berkshire District Court |
Case
Specialist III
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