Jewish Judges Association of Illinois Annual Award and Installation Dinner set for November 8

The Jewish Judges Association of Illinois will hold its 16th Annual Award and Installation Dinner on Thursday, November 8, in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive. The reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. Dinner is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.; dietary laws will be observed.

First District Appellate Court Justice Sheldon A. Harris will receive the Honorable Seymour Simon Justice Award at the event. United States Bankruptcy Court Judge Jack B. Schmetterer will receive the Honorable Illana Diamond Rovner Lifetime Achievement Award. Third District Appellate Court Justice Tom M. Lytton will receive the Honorable Richard J. Elrod Public Service Award.

Tickets for the event are $150 each; tables are available for $1,500. The last date to purchase tickets is November 1. Dinner Co-Chairs are First District Appellate Court Justice Robert E. Gordon, former First District Appellate Court Justice Marvin Leavitt, and Cook County Associate Judge Lauren G. Edidin.

Judge Edidin will be installed as President of the Association at this event. The Jewish Judges Association will also confer Special Recognition Awards on Hon. Carole K. Bellows, retired Cook County Circuit Court judge; Hon. Richard P. Goldenhersh, retired Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District; Hon. Alfred Levinson, retired Cook County Circuit Court judge; Hon. Hy J. Riebman, retired Cook County Circuit Court judge; Hon. John B. Simon, retired Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District; Hon. Leonard Levin, deceased Cook County Circuit Court judge; Hon. Milton Shadur, deceased United States District Court judge; and Hon. Alvin I. Singer, deceased Lake County Circuit Court judge.

To order tickets for the event, call (312) 593-8953.