The Ohio Supreme Court recognized three employees on March 12 for their professionalism and outstanding service to the Supreme Court in 2012 during a ceremony before Supreme Court justices and staff. The annual awards are the highest honors given to Supreme Court staff.

Those honored include: James Bumbico, who serves as a master commissioner in the Office of Legal Resources; Melissa Pierre-Louis, who serves as a program coordinator for the Dispute Resolution Section; and Stephanie Tansill, who serves as the court security manager in the Office of Court Security.

Each year the Supreme Court honors exemplary employees who have distinguished themselves in one of the three categories:

• Demonstrating superior achievement in the completion of a special project or assignment.
• Consistently displaying professional excellence in the performance of their regularly assigned duties.
• Displaying a positive attitude toward one’s work, fellow employees, and the constituencies of the Supreme Court.

An awards committee reviewed 34 nominations submitted by internal personnel and external colleagues and selected the honorees.

Administrative Director Steven C. Hollon noted that of the previous 33 professional excellence award winners, 24 still work for the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court also recognized 41 employees with 5-year, 10-year, 15-year, 20-year, and 25-year service awards.

This is the ninth year for the employee recognition ceremony.