Litigation

Retired MT Chief Justice Honored

By Peter Hardin

Retired Montana Chief Justice Karla M. Gray will be honored this week by the National Center for State Courts, when it presents her the 2009 Distinguished Service Award.

?Throughout her nearly 18 years of service to Montana?s highest court, and particularly during her eight years at its helm, Chief Justice Gray championed equal access to justice for all Montanans and spurred the legal community to pro bono service,? said Mary C. McQueen, NCSC president, in a statement.

?Her character, commitment to the highest ideals of the justice system, and hands-on approach to effecting change set an example for judges not just in Montana, but throughout the country.?

Justice Gray, who retired in December 2008, will receive the award Wednesday during the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators annual meeting in Vail, Colo., according to a Billings Gazette article. The NCSC is a partner of Justice at Stake.

Full post as published by The Gavel on July 27, 2010 (boomark / email).