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Cook County State's Attorney
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Chicago, IL 60602
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

February 23, 2010

Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez recognized the accomplishments of Justice Bertina E. Lampkin and Justice Sharon Johnson Coleman of the Illinois Appellate Court with C.F. Stradford Awards.  The awards are given annually in honor of C.F. Stradford, a pioneering civil rights attorney and one of the founders of the National Bar Association.

Justice Lampkin served as an Associate Judge from 1987 to 1992.  During this time she was appointed an Assistant Supervisor of the Traffic Division.  In 1992 she was elected Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, serving as supervisor of the Domestic Violence courts and as a supervisor in the Criminal Division.  She was appointed to the Illinois Appellate Court in 2009.

Justice Coleman was elected to the Circuit Court of Cook County in 1996 and was retained in 2002 and in 2008.  In the Circuit Court, she served in the child protection division and the law division.  In 2008 Judge Coleman was elected to the Illinois Appellate Court.

In conjunction with the C.F. Stradford Awards, two local students are given $1,000 scholarships donated by State Farm Insurance.  This year’s student scholarship winners are Elizabeth Brent, 2009 graduate of Mother McAuley High School who is currently attending the University of Illinois in Champaign, and Ghaffar Ghenro, 2009 graduate of ACE Tech Charter High School who is currently attending Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.

The Stradford awards ceremony is held in commemoration of African-American Heritage Month and honors African-American attorneys who are outstanding professionals and citizens.

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