The Samuel J. Duboff
Memorial Award recognizes non-lawyers who make extraordinary contributions
toward improving the quality of justice in New York State. First
presented in 1986, the award is named for the late Samuel J. Duboff,
who served as Chair of Modern Courts' Executive Committee for 19
years. Mr. Duboff was a partner in the accounting firm of Ernst
& Whinney, and was a respected leader of many civic, social
service and civic and social service organizations. He was well
known for encouraging others to volunteer their time for community
service. Members of the Duboff family remain active in the court
reform effort: David B. Duboff is a member of the Board of Directors
of the Fund for Modern Courts.
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| Past Duboff
Award Recipients |
| 2009 |
The
Legal Project
Safe
Horizons |
| 2008 |
LIFT,
Elizabeth Hubbard |
| 2006 |
Volunteers
of VOICES OF WOMEN Organizing Project |
| 2005 |
Volunteers
of Sanctuary for Families' Center for Battered Women's Legal
Services Volunteers
of NAMI-NYS Criminal Justice Program |
| 2004 |
Volunteers
of inMotion; Prison Families of New York |
| 2003 |
The Law order
and Justice Society of Schenectady County and the Family Abuse
Court Services Program of Westchester |
2002
|
The accounting
firm of Eisner LLP and the financial services firm of Mellon
Trust of New York, LLC
|
| 2001 |
The
Capital District Court Monitors
|
| 1999 |
The
volunteers at My Sisters' Place in White Plains, New York
|
| 1998 |
The volunteers at the Children's
Centers in the courts of New York State. |
| 1997 |
The volunteers at the Jewish Board
of Family & Children's Services Court Liaison Program, and
the volunteers at the YWCA Visitation Center of White Plains
and Central Westchester. |
| 1996 |
Dolores Del Bello, law member
of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. |
| 1995 |
The City-Wide Task Force on Housing
Court |
| 1994 |
The Monroe County Court Monitors,
and the Rochester Churchwomen United's Task Force on Courts
|
| 1993 |
Pauline Feingold, volunteer affiliated
with numerous criminal justice and court reform panels, task
forces, and organizations. |
| 1992 |
Editorial writers, John P. MacKenzie
of The New York Times, and Leonard O. Halpert of the Buffalo
news. |
| 1990 |
The New York State Court Appointed
Special Advocates (CASA). |
| 1989 |
The League of Women Voters of
New York State and its Judicial Directors. |
| 1988 |
The Community Dispute Resolution
Centers Program. |
| 1987 |
Lillemor T. Robb, former Chair,
State Commission on Judicial Conduct. |
| 1986 |
The Dutchess and Westchester
County Court Monitors |
