National Human Relations Award The Institute of Human Relations of the American Jewish Committee presents the National Human Relations Award to leaders of the business and civic community throughout the country who, through their skills, influence and dedication, have demonstrated their profound commitment to preserving our democratic heritage. Past San Francisco honorees include Philip J. Quigley, Chairman, CEO & President of Pacific Telesis; San Francisco Mayor Willie L. Brown; Peter Magowan, Chairman Safeway Stores; Paul Hazen, Chairman & CEO of Wells Fargo Bank; Walter H. Shorenstein, Founder and Douglas W. Shorenstein, Chairman and CEO of Shorenstein Company, LP.; Norimichi Kanari, President and CEO Union Bank of California, N.A. and Peter A. Darbee, Chairman, President and CEO, PG&E Corporation Distinguished Leadership Award The Distinguished Leadership Award is presented to someone in the Jewish community in recognition of his or her lifelong commitment and service to the San Francisco Bay Area. Past honorees include Edith Coliver, Arthur Zimmerman, William Lowenberg, Carl Pearlstein, Richard Goldman, Louis H. Heilbron, Richard Sideman, Joseph B. Durra, Steven L. Swig, Milton Jacobs, Ernest H. Weiner, Varda and Irving Rabin, Victor L. Marcus, Tad Taube, Nathaniel Schmelzer and Richard Johns. Distinguished Lifetime Service Award Honoring Ernest H. Weiner Presented for a lifetime of dedicated service not only to the American Jewish Committee but to the Jewish people and the state of Israel. After 38 years of dedication to the American Jewish Committee, Ernie has stepped down from his post as Executive Director of the San Francisco Bay Area/Northern California Chapter. Judge Learned Hand Award The Judge Learned Hand Award was established in memory of a legendary figure, Judge Learned Hand, Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1924 to 1951. Widely admired as a dean among American jurists, Judge Hand was famous for the extensive range of decisions, which he tendered in more than two thousand cases. The award is presented to outstanding leaders in the legal profession who exemplify the high principles for which Judge Learned Hand was renowned. Past honorees include The Honorable Thelton Henderson, Chief Judge, United States District Court/Northern District; Drucilla Stender Ramey, Executive Director and General Counsel of The Bar Association of San Francisco; Robert Raven, Senior of Counsel, Morrison and Foerster; The Honorable Charles Renfrew, Partner, LeBouf, Lamb, Greene, MacRae, LLP; Charles Clifford, Attorney, Heller, Ehrman, White and McAuliffe; Marsha Berzon, Partner, Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Berzon and Rubin; The Honorable Ronald M. George, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California; The Honorable Ming W. Chin, Justice of the Supreme Court of California; The Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel, Chief Judge of the US District Court for the Northern District of California; The Honorable Daniel Weinstein (Ret.), JAMS Mediator; The Honorable J. Anthony Kline, Presiding Justice, California Court of Appeal; Dennis Herrera, City Attorney of San Francisco; Jerome Falk, Jr., Partner, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk, and Rabkin; Jeffery Bleich, Partner, Munger, Tolles, and Olson; The Honorable Kathryn Werdegar, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California; Stephen V. Bomse, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Ann V. Brick, Former Staff Attorney, ACLU of Northern California Photos
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