参议员德宾获芝加哥律师协会“约翰·保罗·史蒂文斯奖”： 表彰其数十年司法委员会工作
美国参议院民主党党鞭、参议院司法委员会首席民主党成员迪克·德宾10月20日在芝加哥获颁芝加哥律师协会“约翰·保罗·史蒂文斯奖”，以表彰他长期支持联邦司法体系，以及在参议院司法委员会数十年的工作。德宾在致辞中表示，能以伟大的史蒂文斯大法官之名获奖是莫大的荣幸；史蒂文斯教导他，政府有责任公平对待每一个人，他把这一信念带进了整个参议员生涯，包括在司法委员会推动确认高素质的联邦法官终身任命。
他还特别提到，自己在国会任期内一直坚定支持法律服务公司，该机构为数百万无力负担法律费用的美国人提供基本法律援助。该奖项设立于2000年，以出生于芝加哥的联邦最高法院大法官约翰·保罗·史蒂文斯命名，旨在表彰最能体现其公益与公共服务精神、致力于让司法制度对社区所有人公平可及的律师与法官；史蒂文斯在最高法院任职35年，2010年退休，2019年逝世。
Senator Durbin Receives Chicago Bar Association's John Paul Stevens Award
Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin received the Chicago Bar Association's John Paul Stevens Award in Chicago on October 20, honoring his decades of work on the Senate Judiciary Committee and his support for the federal judiciary. Durbin said it was a great honor to receive an award named for Justice Stevens, who taught him that government has a responsibility to treat everyone fairly — a belief he carried through his Senate career, including confirming highly qualified federal judges to lifetime appointments.
He also noted his longstanding support for the Legal Services Corporation, which provides basic legal aid to millions of Americans who cannot afford a lawyer. The award was established in 2000 and named for Chicago-born Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who served 35 years on the Court before retiring in 2010; he died in 2019.
It recognizes lawyers and judges who best embody Stevens's commitment to public service and to making the justice system fair and accessible to everyone in the community.
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