NYSBA Honors Two Family Court Reformers With Howard Levine Award
9.17.2026
By Jennifer Andrus
(L-R) Dawne Mitchell, NYSBA President Taa Grays, Christine Sabino Kiesel
The New York State Bar Association honored two family court reformers, Christine Sabino Kiesel and Dawne Mitchell, with the Howard Levine…
When the art collection of former Family Court judge and Olympic rower Paul Guest was offered at auction this week, its contents may well have raised some eyebrows. Sedate images and orthodox subject matter might seem fitting to the near monastic habits a judge…
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland 13 News did not begin this investigation expecting it to become an examination of the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court itself. Our investigative journalists were working on a story involving former Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze, whose…
Christchurch Senior Family Court lawyer, Erin Ebborn, has won the 2026 Access to Justice Award for her efforts to remove barriers to justice and advocate for a fair and sustainable legal aid system.
The annual award celebrates a New Zealander who has made an…
The $142 million building is 106,711 square feet on Governors Avenue The $142 million building is 106,711 square feet, about three times larger than the old courthouse, with improved security features The new Kent County Family Court building has opened on South Governors Avenue…
Jharkhand High Court set aside a Family Court order and granted interim custody of a four-year-old girl to her mother pending final custody proceedings. The Jharkhand High Court has set aside an order of the Family Court, Hazaribagh, which had rejected a mother's request…
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(DOVER, Del) – Kent County and the State of Delaware gave a sneak peek into the county’s new Family Court building Friday.
From the moment someone enters the building, the goal is to try and make the experience a little easier for families…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB+WAVE) — Less than a week into his 60-day stay at Louisville’s jail, former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin appealed his sentence. Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Angela Johnson ordered Bevin back to jail Sept. 4 to serve 60 days without bond on…
The Brisbane Family Court Registry came in for plenty of praise at a ceremonial sitting to mark the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia’s 50th anniversary last Friday.
The sitting, which followed equivalent ceremonies in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, had a range of…
The Bombay High Court recently expressed displeasure with a Pune Family Court for sermonising and setting out the so-called 'pious' duties of a wife towards her husband and handing over a minor boy's custody to his father. The High Court held that Judges must…