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President Schmucker Receives Merit Award

RENO, Nev. – The National Judicial College (NJC) President Chad C. Schmucker was presented with the Chief Justice Richard W. Holmes Award of Merit, the American Judges Association (AJA) announced Monday, Sept. 26 at its annual conference in Toronto.

The award has been presented annually by the AJA since 1971 to a judge for outstanding contributions to the judiciary. The award is named in honor of one of the AJA’s founding members, who served as Chief Justice of Kansas from 1990-1995.

Judge Schmucker has been NJC president for three years, advancing the College’s mission statement of education – innovation – advancing justice. Judge Schmucker has led the NJC back to pre-recession enrollment numbers and expanded the College’s reach to judges throughout the nation with additional web-based and off-site programs. Judge Schmucker previously served as a Circuit Court Judge in Jackson, Mich., and a Michigan State Court Administrator.

Previous recipients of the Chief Justice Richard W. Holmes Award of Merit includes: Chief Justice Warren Burger, Justice Sandra Day O‘Connor, Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye and former NJC Presidents V. Robert Payant and William Dressel.

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