CBA Record July-August 2024

CBA 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

A Grand Celebration of 150 Years of Championing Justice, Building Connections, and Making an Impact By Ann Glynn, CBA Public Affairs Director

2023-2024 CBA President Ray J. Koenig III and 2023-2024 Women’s Bar Association President Whitney K. Siehl

150th Anniversary Committee Co-Chair and CBA 2nd Vice President Judge Nichole C. Patton

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans

C BA members and community and civic leaders joined with the legal community in Union Station’s historic Great Hall for a grand celebration on May 10. Guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while mingling and dancing to big band music from the CBA’s Scales of Justice and Barristers Big Band. The evening featured inspirational remarks from 2023-2024 CBA President Ray J. Koenig III, 150th Anniversary Co-Chair Cook County Circuit Court Judge Nichole C. Patton, and Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joy Cunningham, and a celebratory toast from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. A highlight of the evening was the presentation of a new annual award to CBA Past President Robert A. Clifford by CBA Past President Timothy Tomasik. Named in Clifford’s honor, the Robert A. Clifford Champion of Justice Award will be presented annually to celebrate an outstanding member who champions justice in the Illinois legal community, just as Clifford has done throughout his distinguished career.

CBA Past Presidents from Left: Jesse H. Ruiz (2019-20), Steven M. Elrod (2018-19), Judge Maryam Ahmad (2020-21), Timothy S. Tomasik (2022-23), Kerry R. Peck (1999-2000), Aurora Abella-Austriaco (2012-13), E. Lynn Grayson (2021-22), Robert A. Clifford (2011-12), Jennifer T. Nijman (2002-03), Ray J. Koenig III (2023-24); Terry L. Mascherin (2010-11), Kevin Durkin (2006-07), Anita Alvarez (2009-10), Gordon B. Nash, Jr. (1990-91), John C. Sciaccotta (2024-25), Justice Joy V. Cunningham (2004-05), Daniel M. Kotin (2016 17), Patricia C. Bobb (1997-98), Terrence M. Burns (2001-02), Judge E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. (2008-09), and J. Timothy Eaton (2013-14), and CBA Executive Director Emeritus Terrence Murphy.

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