JUDGES NIGHT 2023
Attendees enjoyed Greek appetizers catered by Artopolis, top-shelf cocktails, the latest Greek music spun by DJ Sounds of Greece, and the beautiful Calamos Hall and rooftop views at the National Hellenic Museum.
This SOLD OUT event featured:
- The Honorable Anna H. Demacopoulos, who received the Trailblazer Award for being a woman of integrity, who has broken glass ceilings and mentored dozens of members of our community
- The Honorable Justice Jesse G. Reyes, who was honored with the Socrates Dikastes Award for his professional accomplishments and long-standing support of the HBA
- Over 150 Judges from multiple jurisdictions, as our guests of honor
- Over 200 Members and Philhellenes, including attorneys and law students
- Record financial support from so many generous sponsors, without whom this event would not have been possible!
SOCRATES DIKASTES AWARD
The HBA would like to congratulate our Socrates Dikastes Award recipients.
The Socrates Dikastes Award is given annually at Judge’s Night to the judge who best exemplifies the principles pertinent to the bench as identified by the great Greek philosopher, Socrates. In his words, “Four things belong to a judge: to hear courteously, to answer wisely, to consider soberly and to decide impartially.”
Justice Jesse G. Reyes (2023)
Illinois Appellate Court, First District
Justice Mary K. Rochford (2022)
Illinois Appellate Court, First District
Judge Ruben Castillo (2019)
Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Judge Charles P. Kocoras (2018)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Judge Timothy C. Evans (2017)
Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Justice Mary Jane Theis (2016)
Supreme Court Justice of the State of Illinois, First District
Judge Marjorie C. Laws (2015)
Presiding Judge of the Sixth Municipal District of Cook County
Judge James P. Flannery, Jr. (2014)
Presiding Judge of Law Division in the Circuit Court of Cook County
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The HBA would like to congratulate our award recipients for their lifetime of service on the bench.
Hon. Nicholas Geanopoulos (Ret.) (2022)
Circuit Court of Cook County
Hon. George Bakalis (Ret.) (2022)
18th Judicial Circuit Court DuPage County
Judge James A. Geocaris (Ret.) (2019)
Presiding Judge of the Third Municipal District of Cook County
Justice Themis N. Karnezis (2016)
Illinois Appellate Court First District
Judge Arthur C. Perivolidis (2013)
Circuit Court of Cook County
