George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award

The 2012 Honorable George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award was presented to Hon. Samuel L. Green, Former Senior Associate Justice, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department. Green was the first African-American outside of New York City elected to the Supreme Court and the first African-American justice appointed to sit on the Appellate Division, Fourth Department. He retired in 2011 as the longest-serving justice in the history of the Fourth Department. The Honorable Samuel. L Green Courtroom in Rochester was named in his honor in January 2012.

The Award was presented at a ceremony held at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City in conjunction with the Section’s Annual Smooth Moves CLE and networking event for attorneys of color.   Click Here to view the news release.