SPECIAL EDITION-TRIAL DOGS, COVID AWARDS, AND ZOOM HEROES 2019-20

It's been quite a year for Justice in Travis County.  With the changing of the guard at the District and County Attorney's office, in 2021 there will be changes.  But before we plod forward, let's recognize the efforts from this past year.  Some of these awards will be pre-covid, some after.  The committee has spoken:

ANTORCHA DE JUSTICIA AWARD

Tom Weber (Posthumous)

Ira Davis (Posthumous)

TRIAL DOGS 2019-20

Ariel Payan

Russ Hunt

Margaret Chen Kircher

Steve Brand

Victoria Winkeler

Raymond Espersen

Richard Jennings

Andrea Austin

Victor Arana

Leonard Martinez

William Browning

Rob Shepherd

Brian McConnell

Kleon Andradis

WORKHORSE AWARD

Charles Popper

Cheryl Hindera

COVID AWARDS [Crisis Management]

Bradley Hargis -Technology Award

The Clerk's Office -Work Ethic Award

The Techshare Administrators - Information Technology Award

ZOOM AWARDS 2020

BEST QUOTES

"You're on mute!"

"Please mute your mic!"

BEST DRESSED ZOOMERS (at least from the waist up)

Andrea Jarero

Rick Flores

Cesar Rodriguez

Deniz Kadirhan

Lisa McCormick

BEST DRESSED JUDGES

All of them.  They all wore the same black robe.

BEST ZOOMER BACKGROUNDS

Delani Long-The fireplace kept us warm.

Bill Hines-From a boat? Whaa?

Nicolette Vaughn-Starbucks is a good place to do business.

BEST HEADBOARDS WHILE ZOOMING IN BED

No, not going there.

"CASTAWAY" AWARD

Jodi Sims - Where's Wilson?

"OUT OF THIS WORLD" AWARD

Johnny Urrutia - Houston, are you seeing this?

"ARROWHEAD" AWARD

Amber Farrelly - I need this like a hole in the head.

"GHOST" award

Samuel Rosen - Help from Beyond?