On April 16, at a reception held in Chicago, First District Office Supervisor Debra Salinger was presented the Patrick J. Hughes award. Pictured in the photo above are Debra and First District Deputy Defender Alan Goldberg (left) and State Appellate Defender Michael J. Pelletier (right).

On June 12, at a reception held in Ottawa, Third District Supervisor Stephen H. Omolecki was presented the Patrick J. Hughes award. Pictured in the photo above are Steve (middle) holding his award, State Appellate Defender Michael J. Pelletier (left) and Third District Deputy Defender Peter A. Carusona (right).

On April 17, at a reception in her honor in Springfield, Fourth District Office Supervisor Arden J. Lang was presented the Patrick J. Hughes award. Pictured in the photo above are Arden (left) holding her award and, in the center, former First Assistant State Appellate Defender Patrick J. Hughes, for whom the award is named, and State Appellate Defender Michael J. Pelletier (right).

On April 25, at a reception in the Second District Office in Elgin, Supervisor Josette Skelnik was presented the Patrick J. Hughes award. In the photo above, Josette (center) is pictured with State Appellate Defender Michael J. Pelletier (left) and Second District Deputy Defender Thomas A. Lilien (right).

Second District Office Supervisor Paul J. Glaser was honored at a reception on April 25 in Elgin where he was presented with the Patrick J. Hughes award. Pictured above are Hughes award recipient Paul J. Glaser (center) with State Appellate Defender Michael J. Pelletier (left) and Second District Deputy Defender Thomas A. Lilien (right)

On April 26, at a reception in her honor in the First District office in Chicago, Pat Mysza was presented the Hughes award by Patrick J. Hughes. In the picture above, Pat Mysza (right) is shown receiving her award from Pat Hughes (left). Also pictured are State Appellate Defender Michael J. Pelletier (far left) and First District Deputy Defender Alan Goldberg (far right).