(CENTREVILLE) - A long time member of the St. Joseph County Court system is receiving a special award.
The St. Joseph County Bar Association has announced the 41st annual St. Joseph County Liberty Bell Award will be given to 3B District Court Administrator and Magistrate Tabitha Wedge.
Wedge has served the St. Joseph Countyv Courts nearly forty years. She began her tenure while a Senior at Centreville High School. Her service began with the 3B District Court in September of 1987, and since then she has served in a number of capacities in the District Court until she was appointed as Court Administrator and Magistrate in July of 2006.
Wedge is a Past President of the Michigan Association of Court Administrators, and also received the Court Administrator of the Year Award in 2014.
The Liberty Bell Award was created by the Bar Association on May 1, 1985. It is presented annually on Law Day to a non-lawyer, individual, or organization within the St. Joseph County community who has made an outstanding contribution to the community in one of the following areas:
Promoting a better understanding of our Constitution and Bill of Rights; Encouraging a greater respect for the law and the Courts; Stimulating a deeper sense of individual responsibility so that citizens recognize their duties as well as their rights; Contributing to the effective functioning of our private and governmental institutions; and Fostering a better understanding and appreciation for the rule of law.
The ceremony will be held in the Courtroom on the third floor of the Historic Court Building on Thursday, April 30 at 9 AM. The public is invited to attend.