Save the Date:
September 9, 2016
The 70th Annual Franklin A. Polk Public Servants Merit Awards Luncheon will be held on September 9, 2016 at the Westin Hotel in downtown Cleveland. Over 450 people are expected to attend the luncheon to recognize the outstanding public service of the selected court employees.
The plan to honor deserving public servants was inaugurated in 1947 by the late Raymond D. Metzner, a past President of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association (CCBA). CCBA Past President Franklin A. Polk served annually as continuous chairman until 1986. Mr. Polk was involved with this program until his passing in 1991. In 1986, the Public Servants Merit Award was renamed the "Franklin A. Polk Public Servants Merit Award" to honor Mr. Polk's dedication and outstanding service to the CCBA and CCBF.
Each year city and county courts and government agencies are asked to nominate eligible recipients for their outstanding service to the legal profession, the general public, and our justice system. These merit awards are given for long and faithful service, devotion to duty, wise counsel, unfailing patience, and assistance to the public and members of the Bench and Bar of this county.
In 2009, the Cleveland Bar Foundation and Cuyahoga County Bar Foundation unified as the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation. The CMBF is honored and proud to continue this annual tradition providing an opportunity for celebration that is so meaningful to the judges, clerks, and court staff. The event welcomes over 400 or more attendees annually, including the judges and clerks of court who will accompany the honorees.
For more information about this annual event, or to get involved as a sponsor, please contact Mary Groth, Director of Development & Community Programs.