Monroe Village Justice Forrest Strauss nominated for state public service award

Monroe — The Orange County Bar Association and the White Plains Bar Association have nominated Monroe Village Justice Forrest Strauss for the New York State Bar Association’s “Excellence in Public Service” award. The award recognizes a lawyer’s commitment to and performance of public service. According to the press release announcing the judge’s nomination, “Individuals must epitomize a commitment to the highest and noblest calling afforded by the legal profession: to preserve and protect the public and their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to service, honor and integrity.” Winners selected will receive their awards at a presentation scheduled for Jan. 24 during the state bar’ association’s annual meeting. Strauss, a past president of the Orange County Bar Association and the current president of the New York State Association of Disciplinary Counsel, has long been an active participant in the New York State Bar Association. He previously chaired the state Conference of Bar Leaders and currently serves as an elected Delegate At Large for the 9th Judicial District on both its Nominating Committee and its House of Delegates. “I’m grateful for the nomination and the recognition it represents,” Strauss said in the press release. “However, it is more a reflection of the excellence exemplified by the many talented, hard working and committed public servants I have the good fortunate to work with every day than anything else.” This is the fourth time that the Orange County Bar Association has nominated Strauss for the award. Award for Excellence in Public Service Previous Award Recipients 2011 Norman Goodman - New York County Supreme Court 2011 Jerome Lefkowitz - Public Employment Relations Board 2011 Frederick P. Schaffer - The City University of New York 2010 Hon. Patricia D. Marks - Monroe County Court 2010 Peter H. Schiff - N.Y.S. Dept. of Law 2010 Diane F. Bosse - N.Y.S. Board of Law Examiners 2009 Denise E. O’Donnell - N.Y.S. Division of Criminal Justice Services 2009 Anthony J. Annucci - N.Y.S. Department of Correctional Services 2008 Barbara F. Smith - Lawyer Assistance Trust 2008 Mark Davies - N.Y.C. Conflicts of Interest Board 2007 Murray M. Jaros - N.Y.S. Association of Towns 2007 Hon. Judith S. Kaye - N.Y.S. Court of Appeals 2007 Joan A. Kehoe - N.Y.S. Department of Agriculture & Markets 2006 Hon. Jonathan Lippman - Chief Administrative Judge 2006 David B. Klingaman - N.Y.S. Court of Claims (Posthumously) 2006 Office of the Staff Judge Advocate of the 42nd Infantry Division 2005 Robert J. Freeman - N.Y.S. Commission on Open Government 2005 Walter E. Mugdan - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2004 Jeffrey D. Friedlander - N.Y.C. Law Department 2004 Leonard J. Koerner - N.Y.C. Law Department 2003 New York State Office Of The Attorney General under the direction of the Eliot Spitzer 2002 Prof. Patricia E. Salkin - Albany Law School, Government Law Center 2002 Archibald R. Murray - N.Y.C. Legal Aid Society (Posthumously) 2001 Robert M. Morgenthau - N.Y.C. District Attorney 2000 Hon. Joseph W. Bellacosa - N.Y.S. Court of Appeals judge, 1987 - 2000