Honor Tracy Hamilton Award

Senate Resolution No. 1682 BY: Senator BRESLIN HONORING Tracy M. Hamilton, Esq. upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2019 Howard A. Levine Award for Excellence in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare by the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Children and the Law WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body that those who enhance the quality of life in their community and have shown a long and sustained commitment to the maintenance of high standards in their profession, certainly have earned the recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great Empire State; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Tracy M. Hamilton, Esq. upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2019 Howard A. Levine Award for Excellence in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare by the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Children and the Law to be celebrated at its Awards Reception and Ceremony on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in the Great Hall at State Bar Center in Albany, New York; and WHEREAS, Each year, the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Children and the Law presents the Howard A. Levine Award for Excellence in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare to recognize individuals who have done outstanding work to improve New York's child welfare and juvenile justice systems; Tracy M. Hamilton is one such individual; and WHEREAS, Tracy M. Hamilton earned her master's degree in public administration from SUNY Brockport; after graduating first in her class from SUNY at Buffalo School of Law, she joined the Rochester law firm now known as Nixon Peabody LLP as an associate; and WHEREAS, Tracy M. Hamilton then served as the Principal Law Clerk to Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Associate Appellate Court Justice David O. Boehm for five years; since 1998, she has held the title of Director of the Office of Attorneys for Children in the Fourth Department; and WHEREAS, A true asset to her profession, Tracy M. Hamilton was a board member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and the Independent Review Board of the Office of Children and Family Services Office of the Ombudsman, and a participant on the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Children and the Law; currently, she serves on the Statewide Attorneys for Children Committee; and WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individuals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our attention, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to honor Tracy M. Hamilton, Esq. upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2019 Howard A. Levine Award for Excellence in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare by the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Children and the Law; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Tracy M. Hamilton, Esq.