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Sunday, October 22, 2006

Ind. Courts - Judge Gifford receives award

The Indianapolis Star has a report today I can't find online, but it is certainly worth recording:

Marion Superior Court Judge Patricia J. Gifford is the 2006 recipient of the Antoinette Dakin Leach Award, presented by the Women in Law Division of the Indianapolis Bar Association.

Gifford, who has served 27 years as a judge, is being honored for her professional and personal accomplishments.

Antoinette Dakin Leach (1859-1922) gained admittance to the Indiana Bar only after the Indiana Supreme Court overruled a lower court that had said a woman was "not a citizen in the sense that she could hold office and practice law." Leach became a successful attorney and a state and national leader in the suffragist movement.

"This award is very meaningful to me," Gifford said, "as it was voted on by my peers in the legal profession. I am truly honored."

According to the Indianapolis Bar Association website, Judge Gifford:
was honored at an October 12 luncheon as the 2006 recipient of the Antoinette Dakin Leach Award. She was introduced by Hon. William T. Lawrence, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, and David F. McNamar, McNamar & Associates.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 22, 2006 07:59 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts