The Ninth Annual Dinner of the Richard Linn American Inn of Court June 6th, 2015
Pre-Dinner Reception on the Peninsula Terrace
Hon. Richard Linn and Patti Linn greet Emeritus Member Harry Roper and Helen Roper
Hon. Richard Linn and Emeritus Harry Roper
2015-2016 Board and Judges: Front to Back (L-R): Hon. Rebecca Pallmeyer (President Elect), Hon. Richard Linn, Hon. Diane Wood, Hon. William Bauer, Secretary Carolyn Blessing; Linn Inn Alliance Liaison Debbie Wright, President Julie Katz, CLE Chair Tom Filarski, Hon. Frank Easterbrook, Hon. Matthew Kennelly (Immediate Past President/Judicial Counselor), Hon. James Holderman (Past President), Program Chair Amy Ziegler, Vice President Matthew Walch, Scholarship Chair Paul Margolis, Membership Chair Wasim Bleibel, First President/Founder Meredith Martin Addy, Past President/Founder/Executive Director Olivia Luk
Judicial Guests and Spouses Front to Back (L-R) Hon. Rebecca Pallmeyer (President Elect), Hon. Diane Wood (Speaker), Dr. Robert Sufit, Hon. Patricia Spratt, Hon. William Bauer, Patti Linn, Barbara Easterbrook, Leigh Kennelly, Paula Hudson Holderman, Hon. Richard Linn, Hon. Frank Easterbrook, Hon. Matthew Kennelly, Hon. James Holderman
Scholarship Chair Matthew Walch (Latham & Watkins)
Mark T. Banner Scholarship 2015 Recipient Jun Zheng
Dinner in the Grand Ballroom
Seated – Paula Hudson Holderman (Winston & Strawn, ISBA Past-President), Hon. James Holderman (Former Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois/Past-President), Jonathan Bedi (Assistant Public Defender, Cook County); Standing – Hon. Matthew Kennelly (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois/Past-President/Judicial Counselor/FBA President), Hon. Richard Linn (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), Olivia Luk (Niro Haller & Niro, Past President/Founder/Executive Director)
Hon. James Holderman, Hon. Richard Linn
Hon. James Holderman receiving Linn Inn Alliance Distinguished Service Medal 2015 from Hon. Richard Linn
Hon. Matthew Kennelly announcing Hon. James F. Holderman Ceremonial President’s Gavel
Hon. Matthew Kennelly receiving President’s Gavel for his service/post-roast by Hon. Rebecca Pallmeyer and Hon. James Holderman
President Julie Katz, Master Brent Hawkins, Emeritus Mark Feldman and Ann Feldman
Emeritus Edward Manzo (Husch Blackwell) and Margaret Manzo
Secretary Carolyn Blessing
Hon. Richard Linn and Heather Bennett
Emeritus Mark Feldman and Ann Feldman
Hon. Diane Wood (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit)
