The Judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association are presenting their 20th Annual Awards for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service. Maria Z. Vathis, the president of the Federal Bar Association, will act as Keynote Speaker.


The event will be held Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in the James Benton Parsons Memorial Courtroom, Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, 25th floor, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois. The event will begin at 1 p.m. and be immediately followed by a reception in the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse Museum and History Center on the 21st Floor.