Beacon of Justice Awards
It is a tradition for the EJC to bestow Beacon of Justice Awards to state legislators and other community members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to expanding access to civil legal services in Massachusetts.
Below in a non-exhaustive list of past awardees:
- Representative Michael Day
- Representative Christine Barber
- Senator Joanne Comerford
- Senator Cindy Friedman
- Representative Ruth Balser
- Senator Cynthia Creem
- Senator Jamie Eldridge
- Senator Michael Rodrigues
- Representative Todd Smola
- Representative Aaron Michlewitz
- Representative Ronald Mariano
- Rahsaan Hall
- Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier
- Senator Sal DiDomenico
- Senator Vinny deMacedo
- Representative Marjorie Decker
- Senator Karen Spilka
- Representative Paul Donato
- Attorney General Maura Healey
- Justice Robert Cordy
- Senator William Brownsberger
- Representative Brian Dempsey
- Representative Patricia Haddad
- Representative Robert DeLeo
News
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