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District Court Judge Elissa Cadish has volunteered much of her time in service to the community including: mentoring students at the William S. Boyd School of Law; her work on the Executive Board for the Nevada chapter of the American Inn of Court; volunteering as an instructor at the State Bar of Nevada Young Lawyer’s Trial Academy; and volunteering as a judge for the Trial by Peers program. Judge Cadish serves on the Board of Directors of Jewish Family Service Agency of Las Vegas. She has also served on the Board of the Directors for Clark County Library Foundation, Clark County Bar Association and as President of Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys (SNAWA). Judge Cadish serves as the Chair of the Law-Related Education Committee of the State Bar of Nevada and heads-up the We The People Competition that teaches students about the importance of the Constitution. This work is the reason Judge Cadish was recently honored with the Liberty Bell award.  The awards are given in recognition to individuals in the community who uphold the rule of law, contribute to good government within the community, stimulate a sense of civic responsibility, and encourage respect for the law in the courts.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Brigid Duffy was also selected as recipients of the 2016 Liberty Bell Award. She  was honored for her volunteer endeavors including 16 years of volunteer service to train Court Appointed Special Advocates to be a voice for the best interests of Clark County’s foster children in dependency court.

The Annual Liberty Bell Award, a partnership between the Clark County Law Foundation’s Let Freedom Ring Committee and the City of Las Vegas, has been recognizing and honoring outstanding citizens since 1983. The Clark County Law Foundation is dedicated to providing community service programs throughout Southern Nevada that are integrated with law-related education.

The Judge Foley essay and poster contest winners were announced in conjunction to the Liberty Awards as part of the kick-off to Law Week.

Elementary School Submissions:

1)     90 posters

2)     32 Essays

 Essay  Winners:

1^st place – Bryannna Shepard; 4^th grade from Kesterson Elementary School; Mr. Donald & Mrs. O’Brien

2^nd place – Patrick Gonczarek; 4^th grade from Kesterson Elementary School; Mr. Donald & Mrs. O’Brien

3^rd place – Destinee O’Brien; 3^rd grade from Claude & Stella Parson Elementary School; Ms. Cole

3^rd place – Kyle Hanson; 3^rd grade from Claude & Stella Parson Elementary School; Ms. Cole

Honorable Mention – Aiden Schlientz; 3^rd grade from Claude & Stella Parson Elementary School; Mr. Korder

Honorable Mention – Brendan Burton Watkins; 4^th grade from Ruthie Deskins Elementary School; Mrs. Keller

Poster Winners:

4^th & 5^th grade poster winners:

1^st place –– Joshua Nicolaides; 5^th grade from Kesterson Elementary School; Mrs. O’Brien

2^nd place – Cristabel Guzman-Pool; 4^th grade from Hinman Elementary School; Mrs. O’Brien

3^rd place – Brendan Burton Watkins; 4th grade from Ruthie Deskins Elementary School; Mrs. Keller

Honorable Mention–Anthony Erbella-Apodaca; 5^th grade from Whitney Elementary School; Mrs. O’Brien

Honorable Mention–Ohlin Arellano; 4^th grade from Hinman Elementary School; Mrs. O’Brien

Honorable Mention–Andrew Pehrson; 4^th grade from Kesterson Elementary School; Mr. Donald & Mrs. O’Brien

Honorable Mention–Katrina Castillo; 4^th Grade from Whitney Elementary School; Mrs. O’Brien

Honorable Mention -Alondra Robledo; 4^th Grade from Kesterson Elementary School; Mr. Donald & Mrs. O’Brien

Honorable Mention- Patrick Gonczarek; 4^th grade from Kesterson Elementary School; Mr. Donald & Mrs. O’Brien

3^rd grade poster winners:

1^st place – Braylyn Moffet; 3^rd grade from Merryhill Elementary School; Mrs. Loos

2^nd place – Mariel Ramirez Bueno; 3^rd grade from Claude & Stella Parson Elementary School; Mr. Korder

3^rd place- Kyle Hanson; 3^rd grade from Claude & Stella Parson Elementary School; Ms. Cole

Honorable Mention–Jasmin Lopez-Guzman; 3^rd grade from Claude & Stella Parson Elementary School; Ms. Cole

Honorable Mention- Leslie Alcantar Rosales; 3^rd grade from Claude & Stella Parson Elementary School; Mr. Korder

Honorable Mention-Thomas Dadisman III; 3^rd grade from Claude & Stella Parson Elementary School; Ms. Cole

Honorable Mention- Rocio E. Rodriguez; 3^rd grade from Whitney Elementary School; Mrs. O’Brien

Honorable Mention-Analyn Rodriguez; 3^rd grade from Claude & Stella Parson Elementary School; Ms. Cole

Honorable Mention-Destinee O’Brien; 3^rd grade from Claude & Stella Parson Elementary School; Ms. Cole

Kindergarten, 1^st & 2^nd grade poster winners:

1^st– Barack Obama Burton Watkins; 1^st grade from Eisenburg Elementary School

2^nd– Brody Watkins; kindergarten from Ruthie Deskins Elementary School; Mrs. Locher

3^rd – Braxton Burton Watkins; 2^nd grade from Ruthie Deskins Elementary School; Mrs. Taylor

Honorable Mention – Belize Burton Watkins; kindergarten from Ruthie Deskins Elementary School; Mrs. Locher

Middle School Submissions:

1)     0 posters

2)     2 Essays

Essay  Winners:

1^st place – Steven Lee Jr., 7^th Grader from  Jim Bridger Middle School; Teacher is Amy White

2 ^nd place – Alli Nicolaides, 7^th Grader from Thurman White Academy; Teacher is Mrs. Deb O’Brien

 

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