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The 6th Annual
Edwin Archer Randolph
Diversity Award |
LCD is proud to announce The Honorable Nina F. Elgo, Connecticut
Superior Court, as chair of The 2010 Diversity Award Committee. The committee,
made up of representatives from LCD member organizations, is responsible for
establishing criteria, reviewing nominations and selecting the Award recipient.
Judge Elgo was appointed to the Superior Court in May 2004 becoming the first
Asian Pacific American judge in Connecticut. She currently presides over
juvenile matters in the judicial district of New Haven. Prior to her
appointment, Judge Elgo was an Assistant Attorney General for fourteen years.
Judge Elgo serves on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Asian Pacific
American Bar Association. She is a member of the Judicial Council of the
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. She was honored in 2006 by the
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association Women’s Caucus as a “Trailblazer in the
Connecticut Judiciary”. Judge Elgo was also a recipient of the 2007 Connecticut
Bar Association – Young Lawyers Section Diversity Award. She is a member of the
Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court and a James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut
Bar Foundation.
The Award is given annually to an individual or organization who has
demonstrated the ability to influence change, while inspiring others to include
and advance lawyers of color in Connecticut and surrounding legal communities.
Past Committee Chairs include The Honorable Fleming L. Norcott, Connecticut
Supreme Court; The Honorable Antonio C. Robaina, Connecticut Superior Court; The
Honorable Lubbie Harper, Jr., Connecticut Appellate Court; Clinton L. Gardiner,
Esq., General Counsel Hamilton Standard; and The Honorable Vanessa Bryant, USDC.
Previous award recipients included John Rose, Jr., Amy Lin Meyerson, Toni M.
Smith-Rosario, The Honorable Alvin W. Thompson and Day Pitney LLP, all of whom
exemplify the true meaning for which the award was established.
If you would like to nominate an individual or organization, the Award
Committee’s criteria and nomination form can be accessed at the link below.
Nominations must be completed and returned to LCD, no later than February 26,
2010.
If you have questions, please contact Ann Coolidge Randall, LCD’s Program
Coordinator at 860-424-4339 or
arandall@lawyerscollaborativefordiversity.org.
I hope you will help us identify nominees and join us as we celebrate the
achievements of this year’s recipient on
May 5, 2010 at The Wadsworth Atheneum.
Best regards,
Carolyn Golden Hebsgaard
LCD Executive Director
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Carolyn Golden Hebsgaard
Executive Director |
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The Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity was formed by concerned lawyers to answer the call for diversity. Our current challenge is to increase the recruitment, retention and promotion of lawyers of color, not only as good social policy, but also as good business practice.
THE MISSION:
The mission of the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity is to unite the resources, energy and commitment of the State’s leading law firms, corporations, public sector entities, law schools and state bar associations in the joint mission of making Connecticut a more attractive place for attorneys of color and women to practice law and find satisfying professional opportunities.
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