On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Presiding Justice Hector D. LaSalle and the Associate Justices of the Appellate Division, Second Department, presided over a ceremony to present the Fourteenth Annual Milton Mollen Commitment to Excellence Award. The Court was joined by Norman St. George, First Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, Wavny Toussaint, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Term, Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, and other judicial leaders. Scott Mollen, Esq., son of Presiding Justice Mollen, also was present and addressed the award recipients and guests. The ceremony took place at the Courthouse at 45 Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights, New York.
The annual award is named in honor of former Presiding Justice Milton Mollen, in recognition of the achievements and efforts of the Unified Court System within the Second Department who have demonstrated the highest level of dedication, integrity and professionalism, qualities that are synonymous with those exemplified by former Presiding Justice Milton Mollen.
The recipients of the Fourteenth Annual Milton Mollen Commitment to Excellence Award are:
| Second Judicial District: | Daniel M. Allesandrino, Chief Clerk (Ret.; Posthumous)
Supreme Court, Kings County, Criminal Term |
| Ninth Judicial District: | Noreen Haddad, Resource Coordinator II
Supreme and County Courts, Dutchess County Problem Solving Unit |
| Tenth Judicial District: (Nassau) |
Steven Maffei, Esq., Principal Law Clerk
Matrimonial Center of Nassau County |
| Tenth Judicial District: (Suffolk) |
Susan D. Alexander, Principal Court Attorney Suffolk County District Court (Central Islip) |
| Eleventh Judicial District: | Charles Nocilla, First Deputy Chief Clerk
Supreme Court, Queens County, Civil Term |
| Thirteenth Judicial District: | Larry Godoy-Lenz, Court Interpreter
Supreme Court, Richmond County |
| Appellate Division: Second Department Ancillary Agency |
Adrienne B. Hairston, Senior Appellate Court Clerk
Appellate Term, Second Judicial Department |
| Appellate Division: Second Department |
Muriel L. Gennosa, Executive Director for Attorney Matters,
Counsel to the Committees on Character and Fitness Appellate Division, Second Department |
The Court extends its congratulations to the award recipients and thanks for their dedication and commitment to public service in the New York State Court System.