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The Jewish Bar Association of 
Michigan (JBAM) will recognize 
the achievements of two revered 
judges at its annual awards 
banquet 6 p.m. Monday, May 
22, at the Townsend Hotel in 
Birmingham.
Receiving the Avern Cohn 
Lifetime Achievement Award 
will be Judge Marla Parker of the 
47th District Court 
in Farmington 
Hills. Judge Parker 
has been a longtime 
leading advocate 
for protecting those 
affected by domes-
tic violence.
JBAM will also 
present its Ruth 
Bader Ginsburg 
Champion of Justice 
Award posthu-
mously to Judge 
Jamie Wittenberg 
of the 44th District 
Court of Royal 
Oak/Berkley. Judge 
Wittenberg, who passed away last 
November, was admired for his 
integrity and kindheartedness. 
Also being honored as the 
JBAM Volunteer of the Year will 
be JBAM co-founder and former 
President Ellie Mosko. Receiving 
its Charles J. Cohen Esq. $1,500 
scholarship will be Loren 
Shevitz, a student at Wayne State 
University Law School.
The cost of the dinner is $36 
for JBAM members and $48 for 
non-members if reserved by 
May 12, After that, the price will 
be $48 for members and $60 for 
others. Judges are welcome to 
attend at no charge.
To RSVP, go to jlive.app/
events/3952. Join JBAM online 
at jewishbar.org. For inquiries, 
email JBAM President Nargiz 
Nesimova at nargiz.nesimova@
gmail.com. Judges may email 
Nesimova to get a compli-
mentary registration code. 

Judge 
Marla 
Parker

Judge 
Jamie 
Wittenberg

JBAM Lawyers to 
Honor Two Judges

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