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<p>Abraham Lincoln had two careers; one as a lawyer and one as a politician—professions known for severe moral and ethical dilemmas. Given the events of the time, Lincoln faced new levels of dilemmas as he made decisions that helped start the Civil War and those that would finally end the conflict—and slavery with it.</p>
<p>All along the way, Lincoln had to navigate slippery gray areas where no simple right and wrong existed.</p>
<p>His moral struggles remind me of moments in my expert witness career where I have faced ethical crossroads. It’s never easy to decide when every option may have unintended consequences.</p>
<h2>Lincoln’s character</h2>
<p>Like most countries, we in the United States teach schoolchildren tall tales about our founders and national heroes, such as the myth of George Washington’s honest confession to cutting down a cherry tree. The perplexing thing about many Honest Abe legends is that they can be verified.</p>
<p>Lincoln was truly honest—to a fault for a lawyer or politician. His reputation for integrity spread throughout his community when he was a boy. The story about him walking miles to return six cents to a customer he accidentally overcharged while minding a store was, in fact, true.</p>
<p>Lincoln had a hard life as a child, much of it in poverty, with his family moving numerous times. He had only one year of formal education. His mother died when he was 9, his sister died 10 years later, and he never got along with his father. These experiences may have helped foster Lincoln’s sense of sympathy for others, a trait that attracted clients when he was practicing law but also heightened the moral questions he faced in representing some defendants.</p>
<p>For all his lack of schooling, Lincoln became known for his broad knowledge. Like other self-taught communicators of the day—such as the abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the poet Walt Whitman—Lincoln learned through personal reading. He absorbed values from the Bible and Aesop’s Fables and read about role models like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. This was the sort of schooling he would turn to throughout his two careers.</p>
<p>Growing up as a first-generation American in a tight-knit community, I often saw how adversity could bring out both the best and worst in people. So, I find it inspiring how Lincoln’s hardships shaped his empathy and sense of justice.</p>
<h2>Lincoln the lawyer</h2>
<p>Today, attorneys have years of training and detailed codes of professional conduct that examine the ethics of representing clients who might be culpable. But this was not the case in 1840s Illinois. No rules existed then, and as mentioned, Lincoln was largely self-educated.</p>
<p>When he began practicing law, Lincoln refused to take cases when he thought a prospective client was guilty or was pushing a false claim or defense. And when that belief arose after he began representing a client, problems arose with it.</p>
<p>In one oft-cited example, Lincoln lost all interest in a murder case after hearing testimony from a witness who convinced Lincoln his client was responsible. Lincoln’s longtime law partner William Herndon, who took over the case, admitted that the client’s behavior was “atrocious. The client was found guilty of manslaughter and imprisoned. And here, Lincoln’s sympathy set in. The honest lawyer felt so guilt-ridden, he petitioned the governor for a pardon and got it.</p>
<p>Herndon once famously said that two things were needed for Lincoln to succeed in defending a client: one was time and the other was belief that the cause was just. If either one was lacking, the case was lost.<br />
In my work as an entrepreneur at the intersection of business litigation and being an expert witness and economic consultant, I have faced situations that promised profits but could compromise my integrity. There have been times I’ve had to turn away opportunities that didn’t align with my values, even if it meant taking a professional risk.</p>
<p>For example, one time an individual approached us seeking to sue another, and it seemed they wanted to litigate out of personal vendettas rather than legitimate claims. They even said, “We don’t care about whether we win or not, we want to cause them harm.” They hadn’t tried arbitration or having a conversation. I always feel that if somebody is pursuing litigation or wants to engage us for the wrong reasons, we have a moral obligation to explore other solutions. This brings to mind Lincoln’s saying: “Just because it’s legally right doesn’t make it morally right.”</p>
<h2>Lincoln the president</h2>
<p>By the 1850s, the United States was far from united—one side demanded an end to slavery and the other defended it. Anyone entering the White House or Congress was walking into the center of the biggest debate in U.S. history. Abraham Lincoln proved up to the task.</p>
<p>Upon taking office, Lincoln moved slowly and cautiously toward abolishing slavery. He didn’t have the constitutional authority to do so when he took office and trying to would have sparked a backlash. More importantly, Lincoln had an additional goal: keeping the nation from splitting into two. Allowing such a division would end slavery only in Northern states. An independent Confederacy, he believed, would prolong and expand slavery in the American South and potentially elsewhere by example. And even if or when an independent American South did eventually end slavery, the legal rights afforded to Black people would likely have been far less than in the North.</p>
<p>Other dilemmas Lincoln faced included debate over the Union’s treatment of Confederate civilians. Lincoln personally authorized harsher treatment than some Union leaders thought appropriate, but Lincoln was balancing one ill against another.</p>
<h2>Lincoln as a model</h2>
<p>What was Lincoln’s moral compass in treading through these gray areas? That answer has to be his sense of sympathy and belief in honesty. The combination of the two goes a long way.</p>
<p>In politics, common gray areas range from pushing campaign promises we know we can’t keep to conflicts of interest. In finance, they range from maintaining one’s fiduciary relationships to self-dealing and investing using insider knowledge. In real estate, they range from simple honesty to pushing a home sale that’s not right for the buyer.</p>
<p>What is our moral compass in such gray areas? I often ask myself, what would Abraham Lincoln do?</p>
<p>One Golden Rule was central to Lincoln’s moral philosophy: “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master.” For Lincoln, the Golden Rule may have been more about being than doing.</p>
<p>Adam Ludwin, a business and maritime trial attorney based in Palm Beach, Florida, shared this perspective on Lincoln in correspondence with me:</p>
<p>“The ethical obligations that contemporary lawyers face today parallel similar ethical dilemmas faced by Abraham Lincoln in the 19th century. Regretfully, legal professionals may misrepresent or omit case facts to favor their clients rather than submitting the best possible legal argument. Like Lincoln, I believe that honesty and integrity are required characteristics of any attorney. In our oath of office, we pledge to ‘employ to maintain the causes confided to me such means only as are consistent with truth and honor, and will never seek to mislead the judge or jury by any artifice or false statement of fact or law.’ Abraham Lincoln’s adherence to the Golden Rule guided how he best represented his clients through an earnest lens of moral, legal, and ethical considerations.”</p>
<p>As Lincoln wrote in notes for a law lecture: “If in your own judgment, you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer. Choose some other occupation, rather than one in the choosing of which you do, in advance, consent to be a knave.”</p>
<p>People in every profession should consider this advice.</p>
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<p><em>Sameer Somal is the CEO of Blue Ocean Global Technology and the author of CLE programs for the New York State Bar Association. He is an active litigation consultant and testifying subject matter expert witness on economic damages, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, and internet defamation.</em></p>
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<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James did not mince words after securing a landmark courtroom victory over the National Rifle Association (NRA) and three current and former senior leaders.</p>
<p>“This verdict is a major victory for the people of New York and our efforts to stop the corruption and greed at the NRA,” James said after the verdict. “For years, Wayne LaPierre used charitable dollars to fund his lavish lifestyle, spending millions on luxury travel, expensive clothes, insider contracts, and other perks for himself and his family. LaPierre and senior leaders at the NRA blatantly abused their positions and broke the law.”</p>
<p>The conservative pro-gun organization was found liable for improperly administering charitable funds, for ignoring whistleblower complaints, and for making false statements on regulatory filings.</p>
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<p>The brunt of the jury’s verdict after the six-week-long trial, however, was reserved for LaPierre and two of his top lieutenants.</p>
<p>The group’s high-profile former leader, who stepped down from his long-held position just days before the trial began, was found liable for financial misconduct and corruption — along with the NRA’s former treasurer and CFO Wilson “Woody” Phillips.</p>
<p>Additionally, Phillips and one of the group’s current top lawyers, John Frazer — who also still serves as the NRA’s corporate secretary — were found liable for failing to uphold certain duties nonprofit executives owe to their organizations under Empire State law.</p>
<p>LaPierre, who was the NRA’s CEO and executive vice president from 1991 until earlier this year, was found liable for $5.4 million in damages to the New York-based organization. He had earlier paid roughly $1 million back to the group and is still on the hook for some $4.35 million, according to the attorney general’s office.</p>
<p>Phillips and Frazer were found liable to the tune of $2 million each.</p>
<p>“[T]oday, after years of rampant corruption and self-dealing, Wayne LaPierre and the NRA are finally being held accountable,” James’ statement continued. “We will not hesitate to pursue justice against any individual or organization that violates our laws or our trust, no matter how powerful they are.”</p>
<p><a href="https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/summons_and_complaint_1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In August 2020</a>, the attorney general’s office sued the NRAA, LaPierre and the other defendants. The lawsuit sought dissolution of the group and alleged years of rampant fraud — including the use of the organization’s funds to sustain <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/six-craziest-allegations-in-new-yorks-lawsuit-against-wayne-lapierre-to-dissolve-the-nra/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LaPierre’s lavish lifestyle</a>.</p>
<p>In one such allegation that James’ office suggested was an example of the group’s endemic corruption, executives allegedly took helicopter trips to NASCAR races to avoid car traffic.</p>
<p><a href="https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/nra-cites-legal-technicality-in-attempt-to-void-new-york-ags-threat-to-dissolve-the-organization/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The NRA fought back</a> to have the lawsuit dismissed, paused, or transferred. <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/judge-denies-the-nras-effort-to-dismiss-pause-or-transfer-the-n-y-attorney-generals-suit-seeking-its-dissolution/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In January 2021</a>, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Joel Cohen shot down those efforts — paving the way for the eventual trial years down the line. Cohen put the kibosh on a similar request in <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/guns/you-get-one-crack-at-it-manhattan-judge-rejects-the-nras-latest-bid-to-dismiss-attorney-generals-lawsuit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">September 2022</a>. An effort by the NRA to countersue James’ office <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/manhattan-judge-dismisses-nras-countersuit-against-state-ag-gun-groups-witch-hunt-claim-is-simply-not-supported-by-the-record/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also failed</a>. As did <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/judge-dismisses-the-nras-bankruptcy-petition-calls-wayne-lapierres-conduct-nothing-less-than-shocking/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">last-ditch efforts</a> by the group to file for bankruptcy and attempt a corporate reorganization in seemingly friendlier Texas.</p>
<p>Aside from the money judgments in the case, a separate hearing before Cohen will now determine whether the attorney general’s office is entitled to non-monetary relief. James has pushed for an independent monitor to oversee the administration of the NRA’s assets, an overhauling of the group’s rules and bylaws relevant to their assets, and for LaPierre to be permanently banned from the NRA or from serving in any other executive role for a New York-based nonprofit.</p>
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<h2>At least 30 large law firms have announced leadership changes in the past year; is burnout to blame?</h2>
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<p>At least 30 large law firms announced leadership changes in the past year or so, corresponding to a period in which firms are focused on growth.</p>
<p>Law.com addressed reasons for the turnover.</p>
<p>“Some have suggested burnout could be to blame, or that some firms could have delayed leadership changes until after the pandemic, or that a generational transition was in order,” <a href="https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2023/12/19/turnover-in-big-law-leadership-manifests-as-great-growth-race-kicks-into-high-gear">Law.com</a> reports.</p>
<p>“Each firm’s leadership turnover is rooted in different causes, of course, but they all manifest in an era where firms have ‘never been more keenly focused on growth,’” the article reports, citing legal industry analysts.</p>
<p>One leader stepping down is Elliott Portnoy, the CEO at Dentons, who has announced that he plans to relinquish his post when his current term ends in November 2024. He remarked in an interview with Law.com that even one year on the job can seem like several.</p>
<p>“Without sounding too glib, law firm leadership feels a bit like dog years in terms of how they’re measured,” Portnoy said. “In fact, a full year is a pretty long time.”</p>
<p>Other firms recently announcing leadership changes include Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &amp; Katz; Boies Schiller Flexner; Proskauer Rose; Loeb &amp; Loeb; and Norton Rose Fulbright.</p>
<p>Brad Karp, the chair at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison, told Law.com earlier this year that he expects that extended terms for firm leaders will decline in popularity because the “burnout risk is too great and the pressures too significant.”</p>
<p>But Brad Hildebrandt, the chair at Hildebrandt Consulting, said he didn’t get the sense that leaders are leaving because of the overwhelming nature of the job. He knows many firm leaders who have decided to step down, he told Law.com.</p>
<p>With few exceptions, “all of these people are retiring or are on term limits. It wasn’t because they were tired or didn’t want to do” the job, Hildebrandt said.</p>
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	A total of 19 employees have received the 2023 Director’s Awards, which recognize employees who have exemplified the core values, issues, strategies, and goals of the Judiciary, as expressed in its <a href="https://www.uscourts.gov/statistics-reports/strategic-plan-federal-judiciary">Strategic Plan</a>.
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	The recipients were nominated by colleagues based on career achievements and contributions to specific projects that have benefited their home courts and the federal Judiciary as a whole.</p>
<p>The awards are “part of a longstanding tradition of recognizing outstanding performance, innovation, and dedication by employees throughout the Judiciary each year,” said Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. 
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	Eight awards were granted, some to multiple employees, in three areas: Outstanding Leadership, Excellence in Judiciary Services, and the Director’s Award for Extraordinary Actions.
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	The Director’s Award for Outstanding Leadership is given to managerial employees who have demonstrated exceptional leadership of a project of national significance. This can include exhibiting exemplary stewardship of resources; fostering innovations that improve service; increasing workforce productivity and conserving resources; promoting public access to and awareness of the role of the Judiciary; promoting safety and security, including cybersecurity; and enhancing public trust in the Judiciary.
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	Director’s Awards for Excellence in Judiciary Services recognize employees who have made specific contributions to improve efficiency, operations, or effectiveness. This may include outstanding contributions in areas such as administration, technology, court support, safety and security/cybersecurity, and legal services.
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	The annual award program had been suspended since 2020 because of COVID-19 disruptions. Here are the 2023 Director’s Award winners and their achievements.
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<h2 class="section__title">Outstanding Leadership</h2>
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	<strong>Aleksandr Usherenko, programmer and systems administrator for the Eastern District of New York</strong>, has helped devise a process that automatically feeds case outcomes into the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for firearms-purchaser background checks.
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	Under Usherenko’s leadership, the court developed software to extract case-disposition forms in all criminal cases from the Judiciary’s Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system and associated data from the Probation and Pretrial Services Automated Case Tracking System (PACTS) to create a package containing case, counts, PDF document(s), FBI number, Bureau of Prisons number, and other identifying information. The package is sent to the Department of Justice (DOJ).   
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	The DOJ matches the data received from the court and individual DOJ agencies with appropriate FBI systems to improve the ease and accuracy of criminal instant background checks.
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	His work, done in collaboration with the Justice Department, FBI, and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), has laid the foundation for a national pilot study involving eight to 10 district courts. Usherenko has developed software to simplify adoption by other courts, and the system could eventually help all 94 district courts meet the Judiciary’s obligations under the Fix NICS Act, which Congress enacted in 2018.
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	“The development of the Fix NICS program is a notable example of all three branches of the federal government working together to serve the American public,” wrote Brenna B. Mahoney, clerk of court for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY). “The system that Aleksandr Usherenko designed and developed will improve how case disposition information is collected and managed as part of the judicial process. … It will help to ensure the accuracy of the information that is used in background checks and NICS checks.”
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	Mahoney added that Usherenko “was able to build this necessary system while still performing his responsibilities as the only programmer in the EDNY, one of the largest and busiest district courts in the country.”
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<h2 class="section__title">Excellence in Judiciary Services</h2>
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	<strong>Kate Padbury, former supervisory staff attorney and current assistant circuit executive for court administration for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, and Adriana Dieringer, supervisory staff attorney for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals</strong>, greatly increased the court’s efficiency in processing cases, even as the office was reducing staff.
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	“By thinking outside the box and applying critical thinking to longstanding procedures, Kate and Adriana developed a well thought out plan,” wrote Kim B. Tycer, senior staff attorney for the Fifth Circuit, who nominated Padbury and Dieringer. “The results were miraculous.”
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	When Padbury and Dieringer assumed leadership of a new Quick Response Team, in late 2021, the court had 1,172 pending cases, which required an average of 12 months to process. By July 2022, the number of pending cases had fallen to 652, a decrease of 44 percent. Average processing time fell to four months.  
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	Working from a broad concept laid out by Tycer, Padbury and Dieringer developed case-specific checklists that enabled the team to use a streamlined writing process for select case types.  They identified case types amenable to the new process and worked to eliminate unnecessary language from the memoranda prepared for the court.  Padbury and Dieringer managed a team of 10 attorneys who used the checklists to more efficiently address the relevant legal issues in each case.  
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	“Simply put, Kate and Adriana replaced the lengthy, time-consuming briefing process with a technology-based, comprehensive checklist,” Tycer wrote. “The Quick Response Team’s success enabled the Staff Attorney’s Office to keep pace with the court and provide timely justice to all. … Kate and Adriana’s superior leadership directly caused these outstanding results.”
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<h2 class="section__title">Excellence in Judiciary Services</h2>
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	<strong>The CHAP Development and Support Team, of the District of Utah Bankruptcy Court</strong>, has provided national development and support to bankruptcy judges and courts with a streamlined, flexible interface for calendaring and managing cases. During the pandemic, the CHAP Team assisted nine new courts in adopting the browser-based software while also delivering new features to increase security and support public access to virtual hearings.
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	The court, which developed the Chambers Automation Program (CHAP) locally, was tasked in 2008 by the Judicial Conference Information Technology Committee to make the software available to other bankruptcy courts. Today, 200 judges in 62 bankruptcy courts manage their work and court calendars using CHAP. Additionally, 38 courts use the ChapMobile App (available in iOS and Android) to provide on-demand court calendars to the public.
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	“Over the past three years, the Judiciary has faced numerous unprecedented challenges that have resulted in an extraordinary workload increase for the CHAP Team,” wrote Joel T. Marker, chief judge of the District of Utah Bankruptcy Court, who submitted the nomination. “The CHAP Team’s dedication to going the extra mile places them in a league of their own.”
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	In addition to calendaring, judges and law clerks can create bench memos, notes, and access case dockets and claims registers. Being fully integrated with the CM/ECF system, it also enables courts to offer attorneys the ability to self-schedule hearings 24/7 within specified blocks of time.
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	“I hesitate to think where we would have been in trying to keep operating seamlessly during the pandemic (which I believe we achieved) without CHAP,” wrote Mary Ann Whipple, chief judge for the Northern District of Ohio Bankruptcy Court, in a letter supporting the nomination.
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	A total of 11 staff members were named as recipients of the Director’s Award. They were Brenda Dowler, CHAP support and training manager; Jonathon Hair, CHAP product/software development manager; and nine members of the CHAP development and support team: Heather Aslett, Nancy Carter, Kent Crockett, Andrew Groenewold; David Lemmon, Ian McMurray, Jeffrey Middleton, Scott Thackeray, and Jared Vanderhoff.
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<h2 class="section__title">Excellence in Judiciary Services</h2>
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      <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-echo="//www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/styles/main_gallery/public/opt_uscourts_vanessa-armstrong1_0.png?itok=5AgF36qC" data-icon="" src="https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/all/modules/lazyloader/image_placeholder.gif" width="712" height="480" alt="Vanessa Armstrong"/><noscript><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/styles/main_gallery/public/opt_uscourts_vanessa-armstrong1_0.png?itok=5AgF36qC" width="712" height="480" alt="Vanessa Armstrong"/></noscript>    </figure>
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	<strong>Vanessa Armstrong, director of financial integrity for the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals</strong>, provides assistance and training to courts and federal public defender offices (FPDOs) in the Sixth Circuit and elsewhere in the Judiciary with audit preparation, financial and budget management, self-assessments, internal controls, process improvement, travel policy, and other areas related to management of public funds.
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	“The position is the only one of its kind in the Judiciary,” wrote Marc Theriault, Sixth Circuit executive, who nominated Armstrong. “Under Vanessa’s leadership, the position has become an integral support mechanism for Judiciary employees responsible for finance, budget, procurement, and internal controls. Since its inception, the program has grown from a circuit-wide position to one that has national reach.”
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	Armstrong, who previously served as district court clerk of court for the Western District of Kentucky, assumed her current position in January 2021.
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	She emails weekly updates and hosts online conversations with the AO subject matter experts. Armstrong credits the talent of and collaboration with AO employees for her ability to bring information to her constituents.
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	More than 1,000 Judiciary employees have signed up for Armstrong’s weekly updates, and her training videos were viewed 2,000 times in the previous year, Theriault wrote. Online conversations regularly have hundreds of viewers, on such topics as accountable-officer liability, self-assessments and cyclical audits, procurement, budget, and tenant alteration/cyclical maintenance delegations.
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	“Vanessa’s work is entirely focused on helping court units and FPDOs throughout the circuit (and in practice, the entire Judiciary).” Theriault wrote. “Vanessa’s work simplifying complex issues and explaining how to implement best practices to court users and FPDOs in a collaborative manner is the epitome of ‘Excellence in Judiciary Services.’”
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<h2 class="section__title">Excellence in Judiciary Services</h2>
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	<strong>Victor M. Rodriguez, IT support specialist for the Middle District of Florida</strong>, created a comprehensive mobile application providing judges and employees with essential security contact information and critical notifications in the event of weather emergencies, court closures, and other urgent situations.
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	“This app will greatly assist the district in keeping the judges and employees of the Middle District of Florida informed and therefore safer,” wrote Elizabeth M. Warren, clerk of court for the Middle District of Florida, who nominated Rodriguez. “The Middle District of Florida courthouses handle numerous elevator entrapments, weather emergencies, and various downtown safety issues during and after hours. But the affected judges and employees rarely have security contact information at their fingertips during a time of need, resulting in preventable stress and potential danger.”
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	By using the location data captured on cell phones, the app can display an interactive contact card with phone numbers for local U.S. Marshals, court security, and Federal Protective Services offices whenever employees are at or near the courthouse. Rodriguez carefully designed the security application so it can easily be retooled to help other districts disseminate security information. The application is compatible with both iOS and Android devices, ensuring a wider reach and accessibility for a wide array of users.
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	“Mr. Rodriguez is a shining example of what the Judiciary can accomplish with hard work, ingenuity, and dedication,” Warren wrote. “Mr. Rodriguez’s unwavering dedication, technical skills, and refinements finalizing the MDFL app have demonstrated to our court that he is an exceptional employee within the Judiciary both now and for future project initiatives.”
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<h2 class="section__title">Extraordinary Actions </h2>
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	<strong>Kadi Murray, intensive supervision specialist for the Middle District of Florida Pretrial Services Office</strong>, successfully prevented a suicide by a defendant who was under supervision and awaiting trial.
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	“Her willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty prevented an outcome that could have been devastating for the defendant and his family,” wrote Suzanne Arwady, deputy chief pretrial services officer for the Middle District of Florida, who nominated Murray.
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	After midnight on Oct. 6, 2022, Murray received an alert that a defendant under location monitoring supervision had traveled outside of their residence without prior approval. She immediately began calling the defendant and his family to try and determine his whereabouts. Upon getting in touch with the defendant’s father, she was able to provide him with the defendant’s exact location using GPS mapping.
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	The defendant’s father arrived on the scene to find his son had doused himself in gasoline and handcuffed himself to the steering wheel of his vehicle with the intention of killing himself. Simultaneously, Murray called 911 and provided them with the defendant’s GPS coordinates while the defendant’s father described the situation to her. She worked with local law enforcement to have the defendant evaluated and taken to a hospital for medical attention.
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	“In our line of work, we often do not get a chance to see the impact we make on the lives of the people we supervise, but this situation demonstrates a direct example of how Intensive Supervision Specialist Kadi Murray made a difference and actually saved someone&#8217;s life,” Arwady wrote.
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<h2 class="section__title">Extraordinary Actions </h2>
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	<strong>Brent Willoughby, probation officer for the Southern District of Ohio</strong>, helped a man under supervised release overcome his alcohol addiction, and also helped improve trust between supervisees and probation officers systemwide.
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	During a Jan. 21, 2023, mentoring session for people under supervision, the man whom Willoughby helped get sober credited him for saving his life and encouraged those in attendance to “give your probation officer a chance by working to develop a trusting, honest relationship. Officers are here to listen, assist, and support.”
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	The man explained how Willoughby answered his late-night plea for help, dropping everything to rush over to meet him at a bar, while he was still under the influence. Willoughby listened to his troubles and developed a creative solution to get him home safely and address his substance abuse issue moving forward. The next day, Willoughby was at the man’s front door ready to help him get admitted into a treatment program.
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	“The individual’s testimonial was so powerful that it generated great conversations with those in attendance about what is possible between individuals on supervision and their United States Probation Officers,” said Deborah Williams, former federal defender for the Southern District of Ohio, who also attended the program.
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	“As a result of Brent’s extraordinary actions, the … individual is no longer abusing alcohol, which reduces the probability of engaging in new criminal conduct,” wrote Chief Probation Officer Mark Grawe and Deputy Chief Probation Officer Lisa Dopp, for the Southern District of Ohio, who nominated Willoughby.
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<h2 class="section__title">Extraordinary Actions </h2>
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	<strong>Auralea L. Prince, automation specialist for the Northern District of Ohio Bankruptcy Court</strong>, provided lifesaving CPR after a man’s car crashed outside her home, while she was teleworking.
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	On Dec. 2, 2022, in Dorset Ohio, Prince was participating in a virtual staff meeting when, “She saw a minivan race across her front yard and crash into a field next to her house, somehow narrowly missing two trees and a pasture fence,” wrote Donald P. Hinkson, deputy clerk for the Northern District of Ohio Bankruptcy Court, who nominated Prince.
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	She rushed outside to assess the situation and saw an older man get out of the car. When she called to the man asking if he was all right, he collapsed onto the highway. Prince hurried back to her house to dial 911 and ran back outside to help the collapsed man. Realizing he wasn’t breathing, she began administering CPR, continuing nearly 20 minutes.
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	When a volunteer firefighter took over CPR, Prince continued to update the 911 dispatcher. Ten minutes later, an ambulance crew arrived and was able to restore the man’s pulse using an AED, before taking him to a local hospital for further examination.
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	“Lee&#8217;s decisive actions in response to this medical emergency that unfolded in her front yard and while teleworking displayed her exceptional concern for the well-being of others and the preservation of life,” Hinkson wrote. “Putting her own personal safety at risk, she administered CPR in the middle of a state highway in an effort to save the life of a person she did not know.”
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