[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 754]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE 56TH ANNUAL PUBLIC SERVANTS MERIT AWARD RECIPIENTS

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 6, 2002

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, in honor of the 56th Annual Public 
Servants Merit Award of the Cuyahoga County Bar Foundation, I would 
like to salute the honorees by entering them in the Congressional 
Record. Each honoree has provided over 20 years of faithful service to 
the bench, bar, and public. These public servants will be honored this 
year with the distinguished Franklin A. Polk Servants Merit Award on 
February 8, 2002.

       Shannon Donahue, Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court, 
     Administrative Assistant to the Personnel Director. Nominated 
     by Hon. Timothy M. Flanagan, Administrative Judge.
       Judith McGinty, U.S. District Court, Cleveland Clerks 
     Office, Operations Specialist. Nominated by Hon. Paul M. 
     Matia, Chief Judge.
       Margaret Payne, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, Senior 
     Supervisor, Clerk's Office. Nominated by Hon. Peter Sikora, 
     Administrative Judge.
       Donna Owen, Ohio's Eighth District Court of Appeals, 
     Judicial Secretary. Nominated by Hon. Diane Karpinski.
       James Ruddy, Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts, Acting 
     Department Head, Pending Files-Civil Division. Nominated by 
     Gerald E. Fuerst, Clerk of Courts.
       Mercedes Sport, Ohio's Eighth District Court of Appeals, 
     Court Administrator. Nominated by Cuyahoga County Bar 
     Foundation, Public Servants Committee.
       Richard Sunyak, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, 
     Assistant Director of Operations. Nominated by Hon. Richard 
     J. McMonagle, Presiding Judge.
       Ron Tabor, Cleveland Municipal Court, Clerk of Courts, 
     Director of Criminal Division. Nominated by Earle B. Turner, 
     Clerk of Cleveland Municipal Court.
       Theresa Talbott, Cuyahoga County Probate Court, Psychiatric 
     Department. Nominated by Hon. John J. Donnelly, Presiding 
     Judge.
       Barbara Washington, Cleveland Municipal Court, Jury 
     Commissioner. Nominated by Hon. Larry Jones, Presiding & 
     Administrative Judge.

     

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